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Can you give some examples? Things being broken in life is usually one or more of: - lack of time to implement (this would be great but we have three people on

Can you give some examples? Things being broken in life is usually one or more of: - lack of time to implement (this would be great but we have three people on a team, and five features to deliver...) - lack of people who care enough and have the resources to fix it (this would be great, but manager has other priorities that are more important at the moment) - conscious choice as expression of philosophy or style (like flat UI) - conscious technical trade off (like on-device photo analysis) What are some of the things you think are wrong and would be easy to solve? Openradar links would be useful too :)

_jal 8y ago
So, my single biggest daily aggravation: I turn off bluetooth/wifi frequently.[1] There is no way to make the &%*#ing thing stop whining about lack of wifi - it literally waits until I'm trying to do something else to throw up a shitty dialog trying to annoy me into turning it on. I turn connectivity off for a reason, and no, Apple does not know better in this instance. It is incredibly user-hostile and irritating, and I hope the engineer that wrote that code gets pink eye[2]. [1] I know, I'm a weirdo. Trying to explain how I'm Doing It Wrong will lead me to ignore you. [2] I kid. It is really annoying, though.
- deleted 8y ago
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- saagarjha 8y ago
  Presumably, you're trying to do something that requires a network connection when it prompts you? If that's not a case the behavior is likely a bug.
- jaegerpicker 8y ago
  I don't think you are doing it wrong but in 90% of the cases that's on the app developer. The OS usually doesn't ask for wifi randomly but many apps do. They check for connectivity and if wifi isn't available they prompt the user. It's not hard code to write but it shouldn't be used often. I'm actually writing similar code right now but for a pretty good reason, I'm working a feature that might use the presence of a wifi network to indicate proximity to an IoT device.
- colejohnson66 8y ago
  Under Settings > Wi-Fi, turn off “Ask to join networks”
lern_too_spel 8y ago
Above all else, I can't develop for my own device without rebuilding weekly. I can't run real Firefox. I can't route all calls through Google Voice. I can't run CarPlay without a head unit. I can't open all map links in my preferred maps app. I can't create restricted accounts for my kids. It's essentially unusable as a "smart" phone. Any claims about privacy fall apart after investigation. Google will still get my location on iOS if I use Google Search, exactly as it does on Android.
- jaegerpicker 8y ago
  You can deny Google Search location services and iOS blocks far more tracking cookies than Android, so I don't think you can support that claims about privacy falling apart.
  - lern_too_spel 8y ago
    You can also disable location in Google Search on Android, in addition to switching to entirely different search providers and assistants. On Android, you can block tracking cookies in all apps, not just the web browser — without having to "jailbreak" your phone (relying on a rootable security vulnerability) or even unlock the bootloader. For somebody who is seriously privacy-conscience, Android is strictly better. All claims about privacy appear to stem from using fewer Google apps by default. Those default apps (like Safari and Siri) are inferior to their Google equivalents for most users, and for the people who don't want to give Google information, Android users can choose to use non-Google apps as well (like Firefox and local assistants and maps).
    - jaegerpicker 8y ago
      That's not at all were all the claims come from. You can block all ads without jailbreaking on iOS and iOS collections an order of magnitude less tracking data[0] than Android. Apple has pioneered the differential privacy algorithm's on top of that. Apple has a ton of features pointed at user privacy especially in the latest version of Safari. Android is in no way strictly better for privacy and saying so is irresponsible IMO. [0] https://digitalcontentnext.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DCN-Google-Data-Collection-Paper.pdf https://digitalcontentnext.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DC...
emsy 8y ago
All valid point and I would add ignorance to it. They simply don’t know or care. I file radars when applicable, my gripes are more general: - No universal 3D Touch puts it in a weird spot. I like 3D Touch! Why not say we equip all models with 3D Touch, similar to when they made ips display the standard even for entry level MacBooks. -prohibiting self signed applications. You have all the right to keep Steam Link off your shop, but not off my device. And if I had the desire to install Alex Jones’ app I would like to do that. You’re not my mom Apple. I’m still hoping the EU will fix this at some point. -iTunes. I use it. It’s awful. If they would at least kill it off I’d know not to use it anymore. -Seriously lagging behind in standards like PWAs, wireless charging or NFC. -iMessage and Airdrop are awesome. Too bad I can rarely use them because the majority around me use Android.

_jal 8y ago

So, my single biggest daily aggravation: I turn off bluetooth/wifi frequently.[1] There is no way to make the &%*#ing thing stop whining about lack of wifi - it literally waits until I'm trying to do something else to throw up a shitty dialog trying to annoy me into turning it on. I turn connectivity off for a reason, and no, Apple does not know better in this instance. It is incredibly user-hostile and irritating, and I hope the engineer that wrote that code gets pink eye[2]. [1] I know, I'm a weirdo. Trying to explain how I'm Doing It Wrong will lead me to ignore you. [2] I kid. It is really annoying, though.

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saagarjha 8y ago
Presumably, you're trying to do something that requires a network connection when it prompts you? If that's not a case the behavior is likely a bug.
jaegerpicker 8y ago
I don't think you are doing it wrong but in 90% of the cases that's on the app developer. The OS usually doesn't ask for wifi randomly but many apps do. They check for connectivity and if wifi isn't available they prompt the user. It's not hard code to write but it shouldn't be used often. I'm actually writing similar code right now but for a pretty good reason, I'm working a feature that might use the presence of a wifi network to indicate proximity to an IoT device.
colejohnson66 8y ago
Under Settings > Wi-Fi, turn off “Ask to join networks”

lern_too_spel 8y ago

Above all else, I can't develop for my own device without rebuilding weekly. I can't run real Firefox. I can't route all calls through Google Voice. I can't run CarPlay without a head unit. I can't open all map links in my preferred maps app. I can't create restricted accounts for my kids. It's essentially unusable as a "smart" phone. Any claims about privacy fall apart after investigation. Google will still get my location on iOS if I use Google Search, exactly as it does on Android.

jaegerpicker 8y ago
You can deny Google Search location services and iOS blocks far more tracking cookies than Android, so I don't think you can support that claims about privacy falling apart.
- lern_too_spel 8y ago
  You can also disable location in Google Search on Android, in addition to switching to entirely different search providers and assistants. On Android, you can block tracking cookies in all apps, not just the web browser — without having to "jailbreak" your phone (relying on a rootable security vulnerability) or even unlock the bootloader. For somebody who is seriously privacy-conscience, Android is strictly better. All claims about privacy appear to stem from using fewer Google apps by default. Those default apps (like Safari and Siri) are inferior to their Google equivalents for most users, and for the people who don't want to give Google information, Android users can choose to use non-Google apps as well (like Firefox and local assistants and maps).
  - jaegerpicker 8y ago
    That's not at all were all the claims come from. You can block all ads without jailbreaking on iOS and iOS collections an order of magnitude less tracking data[0] than Android. Apple has pioneered the differential privacy algorithm's on top of that. Apple has a ton of features pointed at user privacy especially in the latest version of Safari. Android is in no way strictly better for privacy and saying so is irresponsible IMO. [0] https://digitalcontentnext.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DCN-Google-Data-Collection-Paper.pdf https://digitalcontentnext.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DC...

emsy 8y ago

All valid point and I would add ignorance to it. They simply don’t know or care. I file radars when applicable, my gripes are more general: - No universal 3D Touch puts it in a weird spot. I like 3D Touch! Why not say we equip all models with 3D Touch, similar to when they made ips display the standard even for entry level MacBooks. -prohibiting self signed applications. You have all the right to keep Steam Link off your shop, but not off my device. And if I had the desire to install Alex Jones’ app I would like to do that. You’re not my mom Apple. I’m still hoping the EU will fix this at some point. -iTunes. I use it. It’s awful. If they would at least kill it off I’d know not to use it anymore. -Seriously lagging behind in standards like PWAs, wireless charging or NFC. -iMessage and Airdrop are awesome. Too bad I can rarely use them because the majority around me use Android.