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iOS 6: Do Not Disturb mode stays on after scheduled time - Apple support doc

Apple says DND in iOS 6 will start working right after January 7. What is going on over there?

iOS Apps From Google and Others Improve on Apple Defaults - AllThingsD

Liz Gannes:

Apple left low-hanging fruit for app developers with its surprisingly underdeveloped default apps and some recent screwups — but it did take years for these quality alternatives to emerge.

I’ve said it before and I wish I didn’t have to say it again: we need control over default apps in iOS. Apple’s defaults, including Mail, Safari, Contacts, and even Messages, are getting left farther and farther behind as new apps offer much better and more innovative experiences.

Ask Apple to fix this obnoxious problem at apple.com/feedback/iphone.html.

The Starbucks app scored Passbook support. It’s pretty neat.

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Finer Things in iOS:

iOS 6 supports the Wireless Emergency Alerts system

I received one of them over the summer while testing the developer betas, it’s a pretty nice system. I’m glad to see the industry finally implement something like this for the increasing number of people who, like my wife and I, haven’t used traditional broadcast media for a long, long time.

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Hey lookit that. iOS 6 fits more than 12 apps in a folder. Is this iPhone-5-only?

Passbook worked like a champ this weekend

I want everything remotely Passbook-related to just get gobbled up into Passbook now. Great app.

The Apple Maps transit experience is pretty great

Setting aside all the problems and challenges of launching a brand new maps service, I really like the way Apple Maps offers more options for transit planning.