http://tidbits.com/ A new version of the free TidBITS News app will require iOS 6, so if you ever want to use it on a device restricted to iOS 4.2 or iOS 5, download a copy now if you haven’t done so already. en-us Copyright 2012 TidBITS Publishing Inc. Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) http://tidbits.com/images/tb_logo_152x55.png http://tidbits.com/ 55 152 TidBITS badge http://db.tidbits.com/article/13446?rss#comments_16961 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:43:28 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13446#comments_16961 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13446?rss#comments_16958 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 12:25:00 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13446#comments_16958
When do get around to posting 1.5, please be sure to include a HEADLINE 'above the fold' indicating that it's only compatible with iOS6. That will help keep iOS5 users from accidentally blowing away the 1.4 version they require.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13446?rss#comments_16946 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:19:00 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13446#comments_16946 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13446?rss#comments_16917 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 06:00:37 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13446#comments_16917
The only people who will be unable to take advantage of TidBITS News on an iOS 4.2 or iOS 5 device (which are getting scarcer and scarcer) are those who have never downloaded version 1.4 before 1.5 comes out. Since 1.4 has been out for almost 2 years, and since we've alerted all current readers to download within the next few weeks, I just can't see too many people being in a situation where they suddenly want version 1.4 without having gotten it during its 2-year run.

It's not as if it's a commercial app, and Apple doesn't prevent you from downloading it even if you don't currently have the necessary device, so anyone who ever thinks they might want it should go get it now, just in case.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13446?rss#comments_16910 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:21:20 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13446#comments_16910 My experience is different than yours. I have lost older versions of apps several times. iTunes will happily download a new version onto my Mac (wiping out the old one), oblivious to the fact that I still need the old version on one of my synced iDevices. That leaves the only instance of the old version resident on the iDevice. If I should ever have to delete the app on the iDevice and reinstall (to clear a bug, recover the entire device, etc), I'm screwed.

Of course, if one has a backup (and I do), one can go back in time to find the old version of the app that iTunes deleted. Except when Time Machine sparsebundle suffers a verification failure (like it does every few months), wipes out the entire backup history, and starts over from scratch.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13446?rss#comments_16908 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:07:23 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13446#comments_16908
Increasingly, Apple's behavior exhibits a belief (wish) that everybody upgrades their iDevices as soon as each release comes out. Apple has overlooked the fact that in some parts of the world (like mine), we are locked into THREE YEAR iPhone contracts. We can't update to a new iPhone (and iOS) every two years without paying exhorbitant fess to break the cellular contract. That means a larger proportion of users with older devices that can't (practicably) be updated when every new iOS comes out. I hope you won't similarly abandon that segment of the community the way Apple has.
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Nor does the article suggest that this might happen. It's not about the newer version of the app overriding the older version on your device; it's about *obtaining* the older version in the first place.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13446?rss#comments_16873 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 21:01:13 EST http://tidbits.com/article/13446#comments_16873