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another password related reason to hate apple

12:28 Monday 23 November 2015 JST

Okay, so I just received in the mail my MOOV, a movement tracking device which can connect to my phone via BLE, Bluetooth Low Energy. Nice.

All excited to set it up, I see the app requires iOS 8.

Now, I've resisted many a fancy app which has had this requirement. I don't want to cripple my iPhone 4S with an "upgrade" to the OS which I don't really need.

https://arstechnica.com/apple/2015/09/ios-9-on-the-iphone-4s-a-stay-of-execution-nothing-more/

The above article title doesn't sound good for iOS 9, but at the end they're like "bah might as well do it" (my paraphrase)

So I clicked the fancy Install Now link on my phone.

I see the password dialog, anddddd can't paste my password into it.

Fuck you, Apple. Fuck you if you think this in any way is a smart design decision. Basically you want me to have a shitty password so that I can type it here? I can't use my password E4'h

This is like the 100th extra nail in the already decrepit coffin for my relationship with Apple.

I want a divorce, all my money back, plus damages for pain and suffering.

cause anyway

Is it not bad enough that I can only use 32 characters for my password? I'd love to know why they decided to add that crappy limitation.

our moov devices came in the mail

23:59 Monday 23 November 2015 JST

So anyway, I set up Lin's MOOV device on her phone, and I just tweeted to the MOOV team that I'll likely buy a new phone so I can use my MOOV device.

Turns out, I should just be able to switch my SIM card to new phone and not even tell my provider, so I can keep my unlimited data plan.