By now, iPhone users should be scrambling to get a taste of the
promised ecstacy iOS 8, the latest operating system for mobile devices,
after Apple released it early Wednesday (PHL time).
However, before iPhone owners connect to WiFi to download the new OS,
they have to be warned: there's a lot of agony to go through.
First is the requirement for up to 5 GB space on the iPhone, which
required most users to delete cherished photos, videos and other media
content, tech site Mashable said.
"Apple released the update Wednesday, sending customers in a blind fit
of rage upon realizing they'd have to delete apps, photos and music —
basically everything they have ever been and ever will be — to make room
for the software upgrade," it said.
Mashable cited rants on Twitter
about the upgrade process, including Digg.com editor Josh Petri, who
said: "If you have enough space to update to iOS 8 who are you?"
Petri also noted added Apple apps like "Health" that cannot be deleted.
"In order to download IOS 8 you must delete every app in your phone and sacrifice your first born child," tweeted Ryan Schultz.
More agony for iPhone 4S users
The woes don't end there for users of the iPhone 4S, once the high-end version of the popular smartphone some years back.
Ars Technica said the iPhone 4S won't quite get features that need newer hardware, such as AirDrop and TouchID.
Worse, it said the 4S uses 2.4GHz-only 802.11n Wi-Fi, has no LTE, and
uses an Apple A5 chip that is no match for the 5S' A7 chip, let alone
the A8 in the iPhone 6.
Even worse, the 3.5-inch screen on the 4S will appear "cramped" with iOS 8, it said.
"If you don't mind (or actively prefer) your 4S' screen size, by all
means, continue to enjoy it. You'll just have to do more scrolling than
you do on and iPhone 5 or an iPhone 6," i said.
The benefits
All those issues aside, iOS 8 promises new things, including replying
to text messages immediately from iOS notifications, and having an
easier time sharing to other services.
Owners of devices running the new iOS can also use third-party keyboards, Quartz.com said.
"And our favorite feature: You can now minimize an email you’re writing
by swiping down—to look through other emails, or copy some text—without
losing your work," Quartz.com said.
Also, iOS 8 should be one more step toward Apple Pay, the new mobile payment system for iOS devices. — Joel Locsin/VC, GMA News
source: gmanetwork.com
