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If You Type 1+2+3 Into Your iPhone's Calculator on iOS 11, You Probably Won't Get 6 (qz.com)

Posted by msmash on from the great-software dept.

A reader shares a report: If you've upgraded your iPhone's operating system to iOS 11, try this: Go to the calculator app and quickly type 1+2+3. You likely won't get 6. You might get 23, or 24, or 16, or 32, or something else, depending on what buttons you tap and in what order, and, obviously, none of which is the right answer. It seems to be because of a new animation in the calculator app, where a button briefly fades to white when you press it. The result is that if you press an operator button (i.e., the plus sign) before the short animation finishes, the app ignores it. So, 1 + 2 + 3 accidentally gets read as 1 + 23.

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  1. You're typing it wrong. by aix+tom · · Score: 5, Funny

    Although I wonder if the fix would be just to be brave enough to just remove the calculator. Maths is an outdated technology anyway...

  2. Only apps can app apps! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Only LUDDITES want LUDDITE accurate numbers! Modern app appers want appy numbers that let them app apps while apping other apps!

    Apps!

  3. New Apple by DarthVain · · Score: 4, Funny

    Here is a 1200$ super computer that fits into your pocket! Unfortunately it can't do math.

  4. Re: Animation is cancer by Megane · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can we add smart quotes to that list?

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  5. Re:First CS assignment. by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 2, Funny

    It isn't a problem with it doing the math. It is a problem of capturing the key press. Being that the button decided to do some fancy animations I expect it just prevented the next plus button from being registered.

    It takes courage to provide an input buffer.

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  6. Re:First CS assignment. by fisted · · Score: 3, Funny

    But does systemd-calcd compute the right result when you IPC it the math term via dbus?

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  7. Re:First CS assignment. by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have the Win10 Creators Edition and the calculator gave me this result: "I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that".

    I knew Win10 was crap, but come on. My name's not Dave!

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