Ondrej Holzman When Scott Forstall on Monday featured Although iOS 6 stated that it will support even the iPhone 3GS, he did not mention what limitations the new mobile operating system will have on older devices. And that there really will be…
At the end of his presentation, Forstall flashed a picture on which it was written that iOS 6 can be installed on the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, iPad second and third generation and iPod touch fourth generation. However, it was clear to everyone in advance that not all features of iOS 6 will be enabled on older devices.
Everything is confirmed by a miniature note at the bottom stránky on Apple.com introducing iOS 6. "Not all features will be available on all devices," it says clearly, followed by a detailed listing of what those features are.
The best of course are the latest iOS devices, i.e. the iPhone 4S and the new iPad, on which you will be able to enjoy iOS 6 to the fullest. It is already worse with the iPad 2 and iPhone 4, and owners of the three-year-old iPhone 3GS will not enjoy the biggest innovations in the new system at all. It is clear that some functions cannot run on the devices in question due to hardware requirements, but somewhere it is simply clear that Apple does not allow them just on its own whim.
iPhone 4 owners will not be able to fully experience the new maps with Flyover and turn-by-turn navigation, which certainly did not please Apple. At the same time, iPad 2 supports maps without compromise. Siri and FaceTime over 3G will not work on both of these devices. Shared Photo Stream, VIP List or Offline Reading list allows Apple to use it on iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S and on the two latest generations of iPad.
If you're wondering how the iPhone 3GS is doing, then believe me, none of the above-mentioned features will run on it. Owners of the last Apple phone with a round back will "only" get a redesigned App Store, Cloud Tabs in Safari or Facebook integration in iOS 6. The fact is that for a three-year-old device, these steps are understandable. After all, it was even expected that the iPhone 3GS might not wait for iOS 6 at all, but the absence of some functions may surprise the iPhone 4, or rather its white version.
Be that as it may, the white iPhone 4 has only been on the market for a little over a year, and it doesn't seem entirely fair that Apple won't allow users who have been waiting months for the white phone due to manufacturing issues to enjoy all the features of the new system. However, Apple's goal is clear - it wants customers to buy new devices practically year after year, and the company makes money. However, the question remains how long it will entertain users.
iPhone 4 pro turn by turn support is "defunct", as it is. The article says the opposite
There is probably a mistake in the picture, there will be no FlyOver and navigation on the iP4. But I won't buy a 4S because of the maps, I'm happy with the four.
"Flyover and turn-by-turn navigation will be available only on iPhone 4S and iPad 2 or later."
Yes, we are sorry, a bug has crept in, turn-by-turn navigation will not work on iPhone 4.
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I am very curious about iOS6 download statistics. There are more negatives than positives, so I stick with five. Maybe another time…
When Apple broke away from Google by creating its own map data. Does this mean that after the release of iOS 6, Google Maps will end even on older devices, or on devices that will not include iOS 6? Will there be such an iPhone without maps?
So this is a joke right? /iPhone 4 owner/ …
Will Do Not Disturb be enabled on the iPhone 3GS?
As an iPhone 4 owner, the absence of Siri makes me sad, and FaceTime over 3G really sucks. :(
I drive this so there is no need to change to 4S.
Why is the iPod touch being forgotten everywhere? :/
If you mean the 4th generation, it's always the same with the iPhone 4.
so when I have an iP 3GS I don't even have to go to the six... it's not worth it
so when I have an iP 3GS I don't even have to go to the six... it's not worth it
I also have an iPhone 3GS, and it's definitely worth it, I won't mind these 6 features, but there are 194 (200-6) more :), and maybe a few more things will change in the next iOS 6 betas by the fall :)..
Yes, Ondra! I agree with you! I completely agree with your last sentence in the article: "The question remains, however, how long it will entertain the user."
I feel sorry for iPhone 4 users (including myself) who foolishly thought that if they paid CZK 14 for the phone, the support would still be full in a year... but no... In a year, it will be limited!
Guys, not anymore, I'm done. Btw. I'm not sorry for the map function either, neither is siri, but facetime via 3G, as someone already wrote, really pisses me off!!!
Have a nice day but guys….let's start thinking if we are interested in being manipulated :-) I realized today that no more…as long as there is support for the iPhone 4 I will be loyal as soon as they cut it, like min. I'm finishing the 3G year, my dear :-))
Yes, Ondra! I agree with you! I completely agree with your last sentence in the article: "The question remains, however, how long it will entertain the user."
I feel sorry for iPhone 4 users (including myself) who foolishly thought that if they paid CZK 14 for the phone, the support would still be full in a year... but no... In a year, it will be limited!
Guys, not anymore, I'm done. Btw. I'm not sorry for the map function either, neither is siri, but facetime via 3G, as someone already wrote, really pisses me off!!!
Have a nice day but guys….let's start thinking if we are interested in being manipulated :-) I realized today that no more…as long as there is support for the iPhone 4 I will be loyal as soon as they cut it, like min. I'm finishing the 3G year, my dear :-))
So good luck with Android, where support ends before the phone comes out :-))
So good luck with Android, where support ends before the phone comes out :-))
Well, if you can. JB so Facetime via 3G is not a problem! I know it's tied to JB, but that's probably not a problem;-)
It's strange, so far I've seen everywhere that Siri on the iPad 2 will be…
Golden android…. I have an iPhone 4 and an SGS2 and I think I will be heavily considering purchasing Apple devices in the future :(
Golden Android? Aren't you crazy? I have it with Samsung and the support is 10x worse! I already wrote it somewhere. When I bought the Galaxy S it was a flagship with Android 2.1 full of bugs. The same month 2.2 came out which just fixed the outrageous bugs and Samsung kept promising and delaying every month. I received the update after 3/4 years, and that was version 2.3, which, in addition to fixes, also brought a little something new (nothing extra like gestures, Siri or navigation) and which I received only after another year in the service department. So support officially lasted a year delayed by Samsung to two. And if you think that there were some extra features like in iOS, that's a mistake, rather just fixes for an imperfect one like in Windows. If Android was with significantly new functions, then only on a new foun! You buy a phone with the features it has because you want it that way. What Apple does is somehow extra, understand it. Software is more than hardware at certain stages. A lot of TVs would also support 3D, and maybe someone will add it to your TV?
Try to look at it from the other side... In the fall, I will definitely buy a new iPhone BUT I won't be able to use it properly because the developers have to always deal with people who have a 4-year-old phone and provide support for it as well... If I give money for a phone, I will I want to use it fully and apart from a few exceptions, there aren't many applications/games that would fully use the potential of the new iPhone... Take it back to the days when we all had nokia/erikson... Has anyone had that phone for 4 or 3 years??? I remember that those phones changed like on a treadmill, so I'm not tired of this crap from everyone "why don't you fully support my 3-year-old phone" ... no other company simply does it ... phones that don't have siri, or all but the 4S will OBVIOUSLY not have navigation ... there are dozens of navigation in the appstore, so download those and you're equipped... won't you have facetime over 3G? call via skype and equipped with…. In addition to these 3 functions, the 6GS will have another 194, so there is nothing to download either!
Sorry for the spelling.)
I'm a four-wheeler and I use Navigon, so the lack of navigation bothers me only in principle, although who knows what data I'll get here in "Eastern Europe" according to Apple. I take 3D just for show, moreover, it will be at most in Prague, as I see it. But the turn-by-turn navigation, I don't want to believe that the iP4 couldn't handle it there, it already smacks of Apple's strategic decision. And I hate it when Apple tries to cover up such important things, I expected it until now.
I wouldn't download navigation for 6.funciam, I have a better one than the one integrated into the apple system, and the other things are different alternatives, so you don't have to download them, and 3Ss owners can also be happy that there will be some support for such an old phone, in fact, I am he didn't even expect iOS3 and android to go to 6G at all???? There, after a year, the dog shits on you, so if you want an android, please, you won't be any better off, but it's your choice
And something like someone wrote here that Siri or FaceTime via 3G is wrong. I wonder if Siri has somehow seen it, because if you don't know English, you won't even think about it, but typically people in the Czech Republic follow the password I don't see it, but I want to have it! !!! But that's also the case in Slovakia, I don't want to talk about only single people anymore FaceTime via 3G as vision is miserable and that's only because today's data tariffs in the Czech Republic with a max fup of 2GB per month are very little when using FaceTime at least 30 minutes a day fup I'll see it in two weeks. So I don't understand why people are downloading when there are different alternatives. I can see the navigation from Apple, maybe for a test, and I can't see FaceTime over 3G at all, even with 2GB of fup and Siri?? although I know English well, but without road and Slovak, Siri has no potential and visibility in the Czech Republic or Slovakia
I wonder if 3GS users will also get a nice parting gift in the form of a brutal slowdown like Apple did for the iPhone 3G with iOS 4.
so where do i sign this? exactly like that, on the one hand, a kind of exclusivity of the device and the function defended by insufficient performance, and on the other hand, iPhone 3G and iOS4, unfortunately, I have to use it because some of the applications I use do not run on 3.1.3. iPad 1 and iOS 5.1 also noticeably slowed down, laggy... I don't like this approach at all
iOS 5.1 works fine on iPad 1, the only thing that sometimes limits it is less RAM, it was worse only with 5.0
That's why it's better not to install iOS6 yet and wait for the user's reaction. I even have an iPhone 3G with the official iOS 3.1.3 at home. The phone is already usable for calls and sms, but at least it's faster than a 3G with iOS 4... and I didn't upgrade it just because of that. because I was abroad at the time and there was no time to upgrade, and after reading the reviews at the time, I preferred not to upgrade and bought a newer phone that my friend still uses today. it's only good because I still go there to upload new applications, which is very important, but we'll wait for the reaction of the 4Gs users, I'll upload iOS3 and when it's running, how will we upgrade the 6Gs too, not before
after updating to iOS 6 on my new iPad my wi-fi doesn't work, I tried reinstalling it but still the same problem. Does anyone have the same problem as me???
You have ios6??? I want it too, but I can't download it without the developer's credit, because your WiFi doesn't work, it's probably because you have a beta and not a sharp version, so those problems can be expected
And the latest version of the iPod touch.. (I was just looking at the picture)
Personally, I find the truncated firmware on the iP4 to be absurd, pointless and, above all, unjustified in terms of hardware. And as the owner of this device, I'm totally pissed. And I think it is already more than clear that the next generation of iP will not be a miracle. When they have to secure sales by exclusivity on some kind of software, as was the case with SIRI at iP4S. Well, as I say, I'm outrageously pissed off, and if everything really turns out like this, then the next generation of iP will miss me by a long way.
I think you could logically expect that not everything will work on older devices.. like when iOS 4 arrived and of course on my iPhone 3G at the time it didn't show percentages for the battery and the background behind the icons.. etc... so I doubt that the 3GS would handle iOS6..
Since when is the iphone 4 only on sale for a year? The iPhone 4S will be on sale next year. Only apple has always thought of owners of older devices. It doesn't go on forever, see the iPhone 3GS, which has been on sale for about 4 years. The author should think a little about what nonsense he writes in the last paragraph.
The white iPhone 4 was released on April 28, 2011, which is a year and less than two months to the day. Next time get your facts straight so you don't write nonsense in the comments…
Well, as an IP4 owner, I'm also pissed off....as for navigation, I'm quite sorry, as for Siri, I didn't even expect that (no microphone, etc.), but as for FT via 3g, I'm pissed off, because this is not fair. yes, apple limits the functions of everything so that people buy a new phone, but this is not exactly fair, because already at the introduction of the ip4, Jobs introduced FT and pointed out that it will soon support 3g, we had to wait for about two years, which is quite a long time, but since it was already announced with ip4, everyone said that it is only a matter of time before it goes over 3g, so if they don't allow it, I will probably contact support, or some petition...
Is it worth updating to iOS 6 on a new iPad?