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Apple is considering letting users make third party apps defaults, including to replace Safari and Mail, in iOS 14
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I can't think of any instances where I would use it but it still would be nice to have. Maps I guess might be a possibility, but honestly Apple Maps doesn't cause me problems.
I use the Outlook app for work email but I want that pretty separate so I don't think I'd change the default there.
I use the Outlook app for work email but I want that pretty separate so I don't think I'd change the default there.
You may be right, but it's email. I barely care about email. At least not enough to get a separate app for it.
That does not let them off the hook. It makes it all the more weird
My ideal digital life includes zero e-mails. Looking at my inbox, 99% of it would be better suited elsewhere.
No I agree. I'm sure the only reason they so it is because it's a more competitive market thanks to Chromebooks vs companies and consumers where they are the dominant platform.
Seriously, a guest mode for iPhone would be so smart to add. They could make it accessible from Control Center. Basically you go to the app you want to lock it to, like Phone, and open CC and tap the button and it would lock the app in place. You'd turn it off by tapping the icon again and entering your passcode or face/finger print. It'd at least be handy to have just in case.
You're hired!*
*(but you have to program it to be 3x more convoluted and give it a trendy name or you're fired!)
Sweet jesus. Apple users were locked into using Safari? I hope to never visit that circle of hell.
No locked into, just defaulted. And what's wrong with mobile safari?
Apple should just open up their OS more in general so people can do Android-esque things without jailbreaking. Home screen & lockscreen widgets, simple DNS changes without downloading extra apps, moving apps anywhere you want on the home screen, and so on.
Northern Wisconsin. Rural, but we take trips out east to see family. So we usually navigate the Chicago area and some bigger cities in NC. I actually have both apps fuck up more in rural areas tbh.
Yeah, I don't see anything wrong with it. I mostly use Chrome but Safari is fine.
Can't say I've literally ever felt a need for this, but good on Apple I guess.
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There's literally nothing wrong with mobile Safari, holy fucking hyperbole batman.
Are you talking about Guided Access?
Use Guided Access - Apple Support
Guided Access limits your iOS device to a single app and lets you control which features are available.
Gotta love people coming in here to shit on iOS when they obviously haven't used it in half a decade.
Same. I use Google Maps in CarPlay rather than Apple Maps because Apple Maps is basically where Google Maps was in 2009 functionality and accuracy wise - while somehow being even worse in basic design and UI. CarPlay itself, though, is leagues ahead of Android Auto IMO. It's a give and take.
There was talk that perhaps allowing multi-user support in tvOS 13 was Apple testing the waters for iPadOS 14.
This is like the exact opposite of my experience with those apps in CarPlay haha.
Can't say I've literally ever felt a need for this, but good on Apple I guess.
There's literally nothing wrong with mobile Safari, holy fucking hyperbole batman.
Are you talking about Guided Access?
Use Guided Access - Apple Support
Guided Access limits your iOS device to a single app and lets you control which features are available.
Gotta love people coming in here to shit on iOS when they obviously haven't used it in half a decade.
I'm referring to apps outside of the dock I want to be able to have my 4 apps in the dock and then any other apps be st the bottom of the screen only with nothing at the top . I have an iphone 11 pro max get out of here with that bullshit
Eh, doesn't really follow the design convention on iOS. It'd be weird to see apps in the bottom row only. I kinda dig that they don't allow this. But maybe they will one day.
Wow, this is actually a big deal.
Will make me consider their products more strongly in the future.
Will make me consider their products more strongly in the future.
A user-friendly easy to enable and disable version of it yes. Actually yeah, just make that feature easier to get to and we're golden.Are you talking about Guided Access?
Use Guided Access - Apple Support
Guided Access limits your iOS device to a single app and lets you control which features are available.
I use exactly zero Apple apps on my iPhone so this is great news. It's crazy to me that Apple doesn't allow this right now. They must have no confidence in their apps if their forcing people to use them. Here's a tip: Make good apps and people won't want to switch.
Hopefully, they'll also improve widgets. When I had an Android, my entire screen on the left was my Google Calendar and my entire screen on the right was NBA or NFL scores. That's not possible on my iPhone, which is just bizarre to me. I need customization!
Hopefully, they'll also improve widgets. When I had an Android, my entire screen on the left was my Google Calendar and my entire screen on the right was NBA or NFL scores. That's not possible on my iPhone, which is just bizarre to me. I need customization!
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I feel like Apple Maps has come a monumental way since it launched. It's my default now and actually trust it more than Google Maps. The only thing I'm angry is missing are multi-stop routing. It's such a weird thing to omit.
All of your apps on the bottom would make it much easier for one handed use. I love that you can do it on Android.
Why are you happy they don't allow it? You don't have to use a feature just because it exists.
lmaooo what did I fucking say? That's hilarious. To a T.
Long overdue. Its interesting to see Apple start to cave on a lot of the arbitary limitations of iOS, hopefully theres lots more to come.
Just be sure to check with your IT department, if you don't use Office 365 hosted Exchange anyway. Outlook for iOS and Android is great, but it does store your login credentials on an external server. It's the reason many companies I know don't allow it.
Default apps plus this are two out of the handful of things preventing me switching to an iPhone.
Allowing these would really tip the scales for me. As it is right now, I end up looking about once a year if it makes sense to switch to iPhone, but each time I find that I'd be giving up just enough in everyday usability that it makes no sense to switch.
