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...Until 10/15 after which you'll have to buy a completely new phone to continue using it. They are taking away existing functionality that has been available t
by spinchange 15y ago
...Until 10/15 after which you'll have to buy a completely new phone to continue using it. They are taking away existing functionality that has been available to users for almost 2 years and relaunching it as the primary 'exclusive' feature on new, more expensive hardware.
It's also still throwing the same error as shown in the TC post for many users, myself included.
- dextorious 15y agoAny reason why you believe the Siri app sold previously is the EXACT same functionality as that inside iPhone 4S? For one, I believe the iPhone 4S version works offline too. If so, the "relaunching" part is not accurate, as you imply that what got relaunch is the SAME exact thing that was previously available.
- spinchange 15y agoI didn't say the original app had all the "EXACT" same functionality as what is in the iPhone 4S. It has a lot of the same basic functionality that I have used and would continue to use on my 3GS, except that I can't because Apple turning it off on all iPhone models except for the new 4S. (It already appears to be offline for me.) I don't disagree that the new implementation looks to be far more polished, tightly integrated, and probably just plain better than what I had. What I object to, is them taking it away and forcing an upgrade of hardware if I still want to use the same features I already have been. The "SAME," "EXACT" semantics are yours, not mine. I don't think I implied that either. They took an existing app away and the features are now only available on brand new hardware. That is a business and marketing decision, not a limitation of existing hardware.