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Gary · Oct 08, 2014, 10:46:08

Quote from: Lance on Oct 08, 2014, 09:44:03
Yes they are in collections, but the collections are in order aren't they? And you can easily scroll through an overview of all collections by year. So does not everything get added to collections?

It gets added to recently added and collections, the thing is if people send me pics I have no idea what year they were taken so older images where added to collections when updating to iOS8, not recent added, you have to remember lance I have memory issues with my medication, so remembering when a photo was taken is generally not easy. I have pics going back years and instead of having one place to look for ones that friends sent, I now have to look though collections as the metadata of when they took the image makes it a guessing game. I knew where all my images where in camera roll. Now I have to hunt though collections for older ones that iOS 8 relegated at update, look in recently added for new ones, select favourite ones which helps a bit, delete old ones from the recently deleted folder, its cluttered I feel. Thats just my view, I liked camera roll, it was simple.

Simon · Oct 08, 2014, 11:38:42

The phrase, "If it ain't broke...", springs to mind.

Then again, the photos app on this HTC isn't anything to write home about.

Steve · Oct 08, 2014, 13:27:00

On Android depending whether you choose to use Google or not, you end up with Gallery or whatever they wish to call it and online Photo. On line Photo is where Google creates your stories and enhances some of the pictures it likes. Not quite sure how it decides that but I've had some quite surprising and positive results but not they're for this thread.

Simon · Oct 08, 2014, 13:30:13

Lol! I'm trying not to imagine!

No, my photos are not with Google, at least, not to my knowledge. I'm trying to keep as much away from Google as possible.

Steve · Oct 08, 2014, 13:53:46

I don't mind Google having them they are private so cannot be viewed by anyone except me unless they've nicked my log in details , the one advantage is that they are backed up. Sadly my photos are backed up to 3 cloud sites now, Google, Lookout and Sony.

Gary · Oct 09, 2014, 10:10:04

Rumour mill is new iPads this year will maybe have 2Gb ram, if so that's my gadget upgrade and ill wait for iPhone 6S, my iPad 4 is running slow on iOS 8. I have found out turning off Spotlight search in Safari speeds safari up, but generally its a dog on my iPad 4. Where as my 5S runs iOS8 very well.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1798439

Technical Ben · Oct 09, 2014, 18:55:49

Quote from: Steve on Oct 08, 2014, 13:27:00
On Android depending whether you choose to use Google or not, you end up with Gallery or whatever they wish to call it and online Photo. On line Photo is where Google creates your stories and enhances some of the pictures it likes. Not quite sure how it decides that but I've had some quite surprising and positive results but not they're for this thread.

Possibly an army of workers on the internet? Or that AI that's apparently running it all by it's self now...

zappaDPJ · Oct 09, 2014, 19:15:29

I have noticed Safari doing odd things on my iPad since the last update. It has a tendency to throw the occasional fit and continually redraw a page. It also seems to have developed a strange lag on content rich pages. You can see it's loaded the content but it just sits there doing nothing instead of rendering it. 10 seconds later and it's there, drawn in a instant

Steve · Oct 09, 2014, 19:36:31

That's what I'm seeing as well.

Gary · Oct 10, 2014, 10:30:00

For me turning off 'spotlight suggestions' in Safari has helped, its slowed the the JetamEvents logs in the diagnostic and useage section log too. Its still slower than iOS 7 but I think 8.1 which is being worked on now will help a lot and fixes bluetooth issues and the massive amount of the stacks+backboardd errors too. Definitely interested in new ipads this year if the rumours are true on the hardware side. iOS8 though seems to have been really rushed, out it feels like a beta in places..

zappaDPJ · Oct 10, 2014, 13:34:57

Spotlight Suggestions was off by default for me and the only errors I can see appear to be due to unavailable thermal data

There's definitely something not right, it's struggling to retrieve cached data on a page scroll. It's also shutting down on me (Safari). I thought it was me being careless but I think it's the app crashing.

Steve · Oct 10, 2014, 15:52:01

Mines been better since I did a factory reset and then reloaded a backup, it doesn't take too long. In fact it's the first time this iPad has actually been connected to a computer in nearly two years.

zappaDPJ · Oct 10, 2014, 16:07:39

I might give that a try

Gary · Oct 10, 2014, 21:34:59

Quote from: zappaDPJ on Oct 10, 2014, 13:34:57
Spotlight Suggestions was off by default for me and the only errors I can see appear to be due to unavailable thermal data

There's definitely something not right, it's struggling to retrieve cached data on a page scroll. It's also shutting down on me (Safari). I thought it was me being careless but I think it's the app crashing.

odd mine was on by default. I may reset my iPad as Steve has suggested. If next week more powerful ones are announced I'll grab one as this is slow now two years is not great really.

Steve · Oct 11, 2014, 07:30:02

I'm still getting an unresponsive touchscreen on a random basis for searches conducted from the address box in Safari, the results are displayed from Google but cannot be accessed. Searches conducted within Google itself however are fine.

Gary · Oct 11, 2014, 08:07:31

Quote from: Steve on Oct 11, 2014, 07:30:02
I'm still getting an unresponsive touchscreen on a random basis for searches conducted from the address box in Safari, the results are displayed from Google but cannot be accessed. Searches conducted within Google itself however are fine.

8.1 is rumoured to be out in October to support Apple pay

That may cure a lot of bugs. I'm not having any issues with the touch screen on my iPad 4 in the address bar, Steve. Maybe try using it as set up from new to see if that cures the issue.

Steve · Oct 11, 2014, 08:31:19

Sadly it's random and not even key word specific, keyword search results are displayed but the links are occasionally inaccessible. Shame really as it ruins the browsing experience when you have to use the phone or the laptop to find what you want.

I shan't be buying a new iPad until I'm convinced they've sorted their OS out.

Steve · Oct 12, 2014, 18:42:47

I'm getting cross with this IPad now,I'm sick to death of search requests causing Safari to crash. I may try setup as new device as a final test. I can see another Sony purchase on the cards certainly the Z3 is a lot quicker than my current IPad and a lot less hassle.

Simon · Oct 12, 2014, 19:05:40

Apple should provide a way to revert back to the previous OS on older devices. I'm sure the poor experience with older hardware is purposeful to make you upgrade the device.

Steve · Oct 12, 2014, 19:08:29

Indeed Simon or buy something else.

Simon · Oct 12, 2014, 19:14:40

Well, I did, and you have. I wonder how many others have? I really feel that Apple have dropped the ball this year.

pctech · Oct 12, 2014, 19:46:37

Quote from: Simon on Oct 12, 2014, 19:14:40
Well, I did, and you have. I wonder how many others have? I really feel that Apple have dropped the ball this year.

Or the Apple has fallen from the tree?

Gone rotten?

Steve · Oct 12, 2014, 19:47:05

I think the competition have probably in many ways caught up. Two years ago Apple were streets ahead in terms of tablets probably less so with phones, but now I think the differences are much more subtle and for me blind faith has never been enough. Time will tell I shan't be making a hasty decision.

pctech · Oct 12, 2014, 20:07:27

Apple made tablets and phones cool and desirable at a time when people wanted something more from a phone but couldn't put their finger on it.

I'm wondering if Apple are putting manufacturers under so much pressure to reduce cost per unit in order to increase their margin that quality is being compromised.

Perhaps they are preparing themselves for the time when the iPhone doesn't sell that well anymore which maybe why they bought Beats, in the hope of securing a guaranteed revenue stream?

zappaDPJ · Oct 12, 2014, 20:17:12

I'm also getting really annoyed with Safari. I keep getting a white screen returned on a search which I'm fairly sure is linked to the same issue I get when I scroll a page (white space, no content). Pages also jump around like the proverbial cat on a hot tin roof. I'm now not sure if the page is being redrawn or just moved/paged in memory but it's happening a lot.

I would definitely go back to 7.x if I could.