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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Computers => Topic started by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on September 13, 2016, 06:09:24 pm

Title: Apple releases iOS 10 and watchOS 3
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on September 13, 2016, 06:09:24 pm
https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/13/apple-releases-ios-10-watchos-3/

Also gets rid of "slide to unlock".
Title: Re: Apple releases iOS 10 and watchOS 3
Post by: Just_Victor on September 13, 2016, 06:12:29 pm
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on September 13, 2016, 06:09:24 pm
https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/13/apple-releases-ios-10-watchos-3/

Also gets rid of "slide to unlock".

We don't have nearly enough Apple sycophants around here.  [/sarcasm]

Title: Re: Apple releases iOS 10 and watchOS 3
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on September 13, 2016, 06:14:17 pm
Quote from: Just_Victor on September 13, 2016, 06:12:29 pm
We don't have nearly enough Apple sycophants around here.  [/sarcasm]



Yeah, is Swordmaker or whoever still at FR? Does he ever post anything non-Apple related?
Title: Re: Apple releases iOS 10 and watchOS 3
Post by: Oceander on September 13, 2016, 11:16:28 pm
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on September 13, 2016, 06:09:24 pm
https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/13/apple-releases-ios-10-watchos-3/

Also gets rid of "slide to unlock".

So how do you unlock it?  Is it going to be thumbprint/fingerprint only?
Title: Re: Apple releases iOS 10 and watchOS 3
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on September 14, 2016, 12:13:34 am
Quote from: Oceander on September 13, 2016, 11:16:28 pm
So how do you unlock it?  Is it going to be thumbprint/fingerprint only?

Home key and passcode.
Title: Re: Apple releases iOS 10 and watchOS 3
Post by: Oceander on September 14, 2016, 11:39:26 am
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on September 14, 2016, 12:13:34 am
Home key and passcode.

Both at the same time, or one or the other?
Title: Re: Apple releases iOS 10 and watchOS 3
Post by: Gefn on September 14, 2016, 11:54:48 am
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on September 13, 2016, 06:09:24 pm
https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/13/apple-releases-ios-10-watchos-3/

Also gets rid of "slide to unlock".

Too many bugs right now - haven't upgraded on my iPhone

I like the home key and since it's just me i don't use the password until I'm at family events.
Title: Re: Apple releases iOS 10 and watchOS 3
Post by: Gefn on September 14, 2016, 11:56:57 am
Quote from: Oceander on September 13, 2016, 11:16:28 pm
So how do you unlock it?  Is it going to be thumbprint/fingerprint only?


If its this- I may go back to a 2000 flip phone.
Title: Re: Apple releases iOS 10 and watchOS 3
Post by: Oceander on September 14, 2016, 12:01:43 pm
Quote from: Freya on September 14, 2016, 11:56:57 am

If its this- I may go back to a 2000 flip phone.

I have an iPhone 6 and after the last update I can open it with either method (I just don't need to do both at the same time).  It's not that bad using the thumbprint - sometimes it's handy.
Title: Re: Apple releases iOS 10 and watchOS 3
Post by: Gefn on September 14, 2016, 12:17:37 pm
Quote from: Oceander on September 14, 2016, 12:01:43 pm
I have an iPhone 6 and after the last update I can open it with either method (I just don't need to do both at the same time).  It's not that bad using the thumbprint - sometimes it's handy.

I have an iPhone 6plus  I never used the thumbprint. And I made the Apple Genius guy turn off the password, but he showed me how to turn it on if I needed to do that. I do really like my phone. It's even pink! :)

The thumbprint for some reason scares me oceander, I don't know why.
Title: Re: Apple releases iOS 10 and watchOS 3
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on September 15, 2016, 02:12:03 pm
Quote from: Oceander on September 14, 2016, 11:39:26 am
Both at the same time, or one or the other?

Passcode is optional I think. It would be "home key" and then passcode I believe.
Title: Re: Apple releases iOS 10 and watchOS 3
Post by: Oceander on September 16, 2016, 01:26:11 am
Quote from: Freya on September 14, 2016, 12:17:37 pm
I have an iPhone 6plus  I never used the thumbprint. And I made the Apple Genius guy turn off the password, but he showed me how to turn it on if I needed to do that. I do really like my phone. It's even pink! :)

The thumbprint for some reason scares me oceander, I don't know why.

After Apple fought tooth and nail to avoid having to create a backdoor into the iOS code I have some hope that my info on the iPhone will be reasonably safe.