just read that iOS 8 will have third party keyboard compatibility. swype was literally the only thing i missed about android, and now it will be on iphone. plus all the other features posted within the last few pages.
cannot wait for september. new iphone and new carrier.
i have the beta and using the predictive keyboard and swipe as we speak.... most of the features i have used... havent tried handoff because my mac is govt... issued and i dont add do anything as far as software/programs outside of what dod says ( i mean stuff like facebook etc... yea but other then that) I used flyover just the other day out of boredom and wanted to see what was going on in nyc.... dont have any products/devices to try homekit.
Ive tried the vine/voice text message mode it sends put i guess cause most ppl dont have ios 8 it doesnt work...well they dont receive it. I know the picture mode work cause i took pictures of my cat and took pictures of my girls etc... and it did place them in separate folders without me asking. The block/blacklist mode works i used that this morning cause i had someone scam/spam call me about some you could win 100 buck visa gift card if you....
The forecast on notification/lockscreen works... the recent contact mode which basically is when you double click home to see all your apps that are rrunning... above them in that small space are like these chat heads/pictures of your contacts that you can press and it will give you the option of facetime/sms/mms/email etc..
the pop up notification works well... it feels the same as jailbreak and ive gotten so use to it, it just seems normal..same with quick reply. Ive tried the new stuff with siri..... And i spoke out to update angry birds epic and it did infact install the latest version. The traffic does speak out via apple maps. The new camera features work...
As far as the shared icloud storage, guest mode, sharing apps/music...havent tried cause i have no one to try it with. Siri works hands free but you have to say like hello, siri or hi siri you have a option to turn it on and off so you not talking and siri pops up and start searching looking for stuff in settings. Only thing is it only works when you have the phone plugged up.... but it works and its pretty cool.... and works with other apps. I do like the fact that i can say something like play latest single from such and such artist and itunes radio will start up and play. That or i can have/hear a song playing and ask siri like hey whose that artist or what song is that... and siri will tell you song/artist/album release... and ask do you wanna go to itunes and d/l song/album.
The hotspot works and so does the tether but you do gotta pay/charge so i could see jailbreak just to have it free. I can also see jailbreak for 3G Unrestricted for certain apps that only work on wifi or only work on 3g/lte...
I havent tried wifi calling/texting ala like google voice etc... because im on sprint and it doesnt offer the service. I do like the new usage as it tells you how much ram and battery consumption certain apps etc use.. You can also edit control center meaning you can add/delete quick apps ala like you can add a button for camera, siri, power off, settings,flashlight etc...The desktop/mobile page mode kinda works its hard to tell cause some sites wont i guess allow you to view in desktop mode... Still dont have something like safari upload/download.
I like the fact there isnt a limit to the amount of files/pictures etc.. you can send at one time in mail/imessage. I havent tried iwidgets cause i havent seen any in the appstore probably cause ios 8 is still in beta stages.
The new wallpapers kinda suck. They still have that parallax screen with the motion now they have some lame white to grey to smoke to black transition screen with like some little dots coming down like rain. You can change viewpoint and perspective of a picture wallpaper.
The camera mode to which you can snap pictures as you record a video ala like shutter pics works.. The set timer mode works. The feature that keeps the picture steady even if you kinda shaky/moving the phone works. The apple whatever the name is called thats suppose to be like icleaner is meh... all it does is give you a report of what is slowing the phone down..and it shows problems/issues with the phone and gives you the option to report it to apple. It doesnt clean it or anything like icleaner does. Still doesnt have the option to respring/reboot or safemode.
Most of the features do work pretty well and are pretty close to the jailbreak versions they are "inspired" by. I still could see myself jailbreaking for things like free tether, flex 2 to tweak apps and get free upgraded services, 3G Unrestricted for obvious reasons. The ability to go into safemode, reboot/respring. icleaner. Things like that...but going stock isnt a bad experience as it does pretty much what most ppl wanted/need the phone to do.
so much smoother
