Apple released iOS 6 yesterday, bringing several noteworthy features such as Facebook integration, an improved Safari Browser, Apple’s new Maps application, Mail enhancements, and the digital wallet application dubbed PassBook. Many have been signing the praises of iOS 6, but the reaction hasn’t been very positive for some iOS users. Reports of poor Wi-Fi connectivity, short battery life, Map data problems have surfaced.
If you’ve had some problems, take comfort in knowing you’re not alone. Here’s a short list of complaints users have made after updating their iDevices to iOS 6.
Maps:
One of the most controversial changes within iOS 6 is Apple’s new Maps application which relies on Apple’s own technology of satellite imagery rather than depend on Google’s information. According to Apple, the new Map app now features fully 3D maps with terrain features, and it also details buildings and street signs.
However, many users are complaining about the lack of public transit routes, its street view capabilities, and inaccuracies in turn-by-turn navigation.
There’s was one incident reported today that places a big concern over the 3D imagery. The report states that on Apple’s map 3G imagery, it wrongfully labels a park named “Airfield Park” in Dublin, Ireland to be an airport. That caused the Irish government to immediately issue a warning to Apple to fix the issues before any pilot accidentally crashes into the park.
There have been other incidents reported of missing data in maps and of mislabeled city names and streets.
Since Google Maps is no longer available in iOS 6, users have been advising others to visit the Safari browser and search Google Maps online instead.
Google, has yet to confirm if they will release a new Google Maps app for iOS 6. However, some reports claim that Google has already submitted the applications to Apple’s App Store.
Wi-Fi connectivity issues:
Many iPhones and iPad owners are having some bad experiences when trying to connect to WiFi networks. Others report say that some iOS users have even lost their ability to connect their iPhone 4S and iPads to any networks at all. There were 14 pages of discussion about this on Apple’s support site at the time this was written.
Some claim Apple has fixed the issue already, but there are still a number of users having WiFi problems. One forum member suggested users try out the following solutions:
- Restart Your iPhone - Sometimes a simple reboot may rectify the issue. Press and hold the SLEEP/WAKE button on the top. Swipe to power off the iPhone. After that, turn on your iPhone again.
- Forget the Network - Remove your current Wi-Fi network in the Setting and re-configure it. Go to Settings -> Wi-Fi. Select the existing network and tap “Forget this Network”.
- Reset network settings - Go to the “Settings Menu” in your device, then head to General and follow to Network. Then try selecting Reset Network Settings.
PassBook:
One of the most exciting things about iOS 6 is the addition of Passbook. According to Apple’s website, it will act as a virtual wallet meant to hold ticket boarding passes, gift cards, movie tickets, and other digital contents.
Some have joked about Passbook asking “What does it do?” Due to a present bug in iOS 6, it doesn’t seem to do anything. Some users are having problems connecting to the Apple’s App Store to search for any compatible applications.
When users finally connect to the App Store, the list of apps might be considered quite small at the moment. We are hopeful the app selection will be expanded in the upcoming weeks.
Please, let us know in the comments below about your good or bad experiences when using iOS 6 on your iPhone or iPad. And if you haven’t updated your device to iOS 6 yet, make sure to read our article on installing iOS 6 on your iDevice.
After updating my iPhone 3GS and iPod touch 4g to iOS 6 the auto lock feature seems to be working only sometimes,especially if we leave passbook open in the background.
Well, Passbook doesn’t work at all. No directions on how to scan things in. I finally got to sign in with Walgreens and now the app is locked on the Walgreens card.
Game center has closed me out of Scrabble totally. Error message about finding app store. I finally fixed that with the date changing trick. Panorama camera is awesome once you figure out how to actually get it to work! Maps voice only works occasionally so far, which is pretty frustrating when you are actually driving! Spell check actually is better! It can decipher 3 words run together and finally seems “intuitive”! Love not having to enter my password so often, but I am a “need to know” person. I want to know what the parameters are for entering your apple password. Actually, I need to know all the changes parameters!
Filled with regret over updating. You would think that when they send you a notification to upgrade, hey have already tested it throughly andnot letting you test it without the option of downgrading. First thing is the youtube gone….i understand that if for iphone you can download the free one, but what do we ipad users do now? Watch he iphone version is like bad quality ever.
My facebook cannot support more than one user, so we always need to log off add a new user and so on…before my wife had a preregistered account and me too at the same time…apple does know that families use the ipad together as well, or dont they?
Facebook when it comes to using it….ive tried and tired but each time i want to chat or send message ….it freezes, closes, opens up again, black screen, then closes again…i need to reopen it afterwards and it start all over ahain as soon as i want to chat or send messages… Its slowww like a trutle and takes so much time in refreshing….
I dont know about the 3d maps people are talking about on theinternet because all i have is the same maps i used to have and no 3Ds anything…
I wish i could return back to previous version…if i reset everything , ou think it will rest factory settings as well and return to older version of Ios?
Will they ever fix all these bugs?
Ever since i downloaded ive been experiencing minor problems with connectivity which i dont really mind. But now, just 2 days after the update, my sleep/wake button is completely glitched. It won’t even let me keep my phone turned off, it doesn’t work half the times i press it, and it will just start to do it automatically so that i can’t actually do anything on the phone. If anyone knows how i can fix this or if this is happening to anyone else it would really help
Here are the other bugs that i noticed after installing iOS 6 in iPad 2:
1. The battery charge remains at 100% all the time
2. The “lock rotation” does not work all the time. When you switch off the iPad, and then switch it on once again, the lock rotation does not work.
Thanks.
The spell check feature no longer works. It shows you the correct word to use, but when you try to use the new correct word, it does not work.
Adding new contacts no longer gives me the option to create a custom label for phone numbers, email, etc. likewise, all my custom labels I’ve previously created are no longer available as options either. Strangely, editing contacts added before iOS 6 still gives me all my custom labels and still offers the option to create new custom labels.
Sky news keeps crashing and keeps repeating itself and freezing ,also the do not disturb turns itself off every day.
why my ipadmini is freeze ,when i save any image in gallery.it gives icloud space error and hang my device?
I never had a passcode on my ipod touch however when i updated with the iOS6 it asked me for one. I tried to reset but still asks me to enter passcode. Any ideas on how i can get into my ipod again??