Changed iOS 9.1 systemName value should depend on deploymentTarget

Originator:derkjan
Number:rdar://22816950 Date Originated:2015-09-23
Status:Closed Resolved:Duplicate of 22665936
Product:iOS Product Version:9.1 (13B5110e)
Classification:Other Bug Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
iOS 9.1 introduces a breaking change in the value that it reports for [UIDevice systemName]. The value changes from iPhone OS to iOS.

1: Why in a .1 release ?? Doesn't make sense. For a major version change, I can understand.
2: This potentially silently breaks my apps if I simply update and don't go searching through all my code for "iPhone OS"...

Why not make this returned value depend on deploymentTarget ? Return iOS for deploymentTarget iOS 9 and later, and iPhone OS for earlier deploymentTargets ?
That seems like a much safer transition strategy to me. Raising deploymentTarget is a much more deliberate decision than updating my SDK.

Steps to Reproduce:
[UIDevice systemName]

Expected Results:
iPhone OS

Actual Results:
iOS

Version:
iOS 9.1: 13B5110e

Comments

Where is the response to this radar?

By yarden.eitan at Sept. 26, 2016, 11:08 p.m. (reply...)

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