Apple iPhone Thread

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

I am betting this is because I’m left handed and typically hold the phone in my right hand, so that doesn’t really happen to me. Or at least rarely.

[Lobwedgephil 1139]

10 hours ago, TKthunder2 said:

Yep, big fan of the XS.  Losing the button and Touch ID took some time but now that I’ve adjusted I have only 1 complaint...and it’s that I take a shit ton of unintentional screenshots, that setup isn’t optimal.

Yeah when the X came out I was taking several accidental screen shots a day, they updated the software to make it more difficult to do, but I still take one a month or so. It used to be worse. 

[Hate 20145]

Hell, I would do that on my 7+. I ha e yet to do it on this one. I haven’t gotten a case for it yet, so I’m nervous as hell about dropping it. These phones are ridiculously slick.

[Jkwellborn 6741]

I’m getting the Xs max or what in a week. Do I need a life proof type case?

[Lobwedgephil 1139]

10 minutes ago, Jkwellborn said:

I’m getting the Xs max or what in a week. Do I need a life proof type case?

Do you need that, no. But it is a very expensive phone if you break it. 

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Apple leather cases are nice. Really nice texture. They do patina over time and get darker, like a wallet. Expensive though.

I haven’t found another case I like as much. The real carbon fiber ones are neat but cost as much or more.

[Jkwellborn 6741]

Do you need that, no. But it is a very expensive phone if you break it. 

Every iPhone I’ve had has been in one. I just want to make sure it doesn’t affect the screen and stuff. It seems like the touch screen doesn’t work quite right sometimes with the case on

[Lobwedgephil 1139]

18 minutes ago, Jkwellborn said:

Every iPhone I’ve had has been in one. I just want to make sure it doesn’t affect the screen and stuff. It seems like the touch screen doesn’t work quite right sometimes with the case on

Gotcha, no idea as never used those cases, haven't seen reports of any issues though. 

[rage-a-holic 4471]

What model used Ipad should I be looking at in the $175-200 range for a girl that knows nothing about Ipads but absolutely has to have one? It won't be used for anything besides stupid crap you can do on an iphone and will most likely be dropped and broken within a month.

[Lobwedgephil 1139]

You can get the current generation iPad for 249. 

[UnivTex34 1763]

5 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

What model used Ipad should I be looking at in the $175-200 range for a girl that knows nothing about Ipads but absolutely has to have one? It won't be used for anything besides stupid crap you can do on an iphone and will most likely be dropped and broken within a month.

I'd look for an iPad Air or iPad Air 2. I'd guess those could be had for cheap these days. The iPad (6th Gen) may be had the cheap as well, as they start new at $249.

Edited April 30, 2019 by UnivTex34

[pearlandhorn 3274]

Just got the iPhone XR on Sunday. The lack of a home button takes some getting used to. Apple store gave me $250 for my iPhone 7 which was cool.

[UnivTex34 1763]

1 minute ago, pearlandhorn said:

Just got the iPhone XR on Sunday. The lack of a home button takes some getting used to. Apple store gave me $250 for my iPhone 7 which was cool.

you are still new. Once it clicks, it is very hard to go back to the button. Took about a week for me.

[William_Cannon 86]

Anyone have issues with Apple Watch calendar draining their battery running in background?

[William_Cannon 86]

Anyone have issues with Apple Watch calendar draining their battery running in background?

Deleting the account and adding it back fixed the problem. There must have been a corrupted item that was forcing re-synchs

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2740]

Got the XR last week.
WTF happened to half my ITunes?
Songs are still on my old phone but not on the new or in my library?

[deft 6879]

Sounds like a iCloud settings issue. Just spitballing though.

 

[Hate 20145]

Got the XR last week.

WTF happened to half my ITunes?

Songs are still on my old phone but not on the new or in my library?

 

Anything you purchased from ITunes will have to be downloaded again.

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2740]

These were songs I transferred from CD long ago. Just strange they would disappear with a new phone and stay on the old one.

[deft 6879]

We’re you making backups to a computer or only in the cloud? Did you have iTunes Match? Does that still even exist?

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2740]

I had originally transferred them all from my computer to the 6. Now the only thing on my computer is what I’ve bought. I’ll have to do some digging as this makes no sense to me especially since they are still on the old 6.

[Hate 20145]

He’s asking where you which one did you use to restore your phone? iCloud backup or local backup on a PC.

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2740]

Cloud.

[Buzzrock 14941]

After a couple months with my XR I think I’d rather have a 8 Plus or a XS. I really miss the 2X zoom button for the better camera. There is no way to zoom one-handed on the XR. And I’m ambivalent on Face ID. It’s nice for passwords but it’s slower than Touch ID and doesn’t work if I’m wearing sunglasses and a hat.

Battery life is good though.

[4th&Five 41590]

Turn off the "Attention" settings for Face ID.  I was having the same sunglasses issue before i did that.

[Buzzrock 14941]

Yeah but that’s less secure and I’m paranoid

[Buzzrock 14941]

What's everyone's experience with wireless charging? It seems to kinda suck. I have a charging pad on my night stand and that's convenient, but I've tried two wireless charging car docks and they can't keep up with the battery when I'm using Waze and Spotify, which is pretty much every time I'm in the car. Are there better options, or should I just go back to my magnet mount and plug/unplug each time?

[YChang 3462]

What's everyone's experience with wireless charging? It seems to kinda suck. I have a charging pad on my night stand and that's convenient, but I've tried two wireless charging car docks and they can't keep up with the battery when I'm using Waze and Spotify, which is pretty much every time I'm in the car. Are there better options, or should I just go back to my magnet mount and plug/unplug each time?

Wireless is great for convenience at my desk but in the car running navigation and apps... go back to the wired option.

[deft 6879]

Wireless is great for convenience at my desk but in the car running navigation and apps... go back to the wired option.

^este. Great for nightstand or desk, not so much for car. Navigation drains my battery like crazy.

[Zepol87 9191]

Yep only use wireless for overnight charging or office now

[Anastasis 23485]

Having a wireless on the nightstand is great. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13523]

Interesting that Apple reintroduced the iPod.  Basically a scaled back iPhone without the cell network.  However with apps, you can basically use it as a phone as long as you have a connection to WiFi. 

[YChang 3462]

Interesting that Apple reintroduced the iPod.  Basically a scaled back iPhone without the cell network.  However with apps, you can basically use it as a phone as long as you have a connection to WiFi. 

Plus it’s a lower cost device for current and upcoming services.

[Lobwedgephil 1139]

7 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

Interesting that Apple reintroduced the iPod.  Basically a scaled back iPhone without the cell network.  However with apps, you can basically use it as a phone as long as you have a connection to WiFi. 

Probably will be a big seller for people with kids that don't want to go the phone route, and cheaper then an iPad. 

[Nice Guy Eddie 13523]

I was reading a review that said that an iPod could end being a more secure device by moving away from the cell towers.  basically using a secured messaging app like Signal and a Google Voice account gives you more security than the basic iphone setup.  Almost turns the iPod into a burner phone.  

Not to mention that the iPod is smaller and lighter and cheaper than an iPhone.

[crash_davis 23115]

moving away from cell towers won't make it any more secure.  you're just replacing the cell provider with an isp.  the government has your isp covered too.

and the same apps who spied on your on iphone will spy on you with the ipod.

[Dolemite 143]

On 5/10/2019 at 6:45 PM, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

Got the XR last week.
WTF happened to half my ITunes?
Songs are still on my old phone but not on the new or in my library?

Lots of problems with that. Buddy lost 4 years of photos he thought were backed up to icloud which included his two daughters (no pix) college years were gone, daddy gong.

Edited May 30, 2019 by Dolemite

[SDG 3319]

Not iPhone related but I think this is the best place to ask.  I have an Apple Watch series 1 that pretty much use exclusively for the workout app.  I find that often times when I use it for any activity that requires gps such as running or biking it tends to freeze or have to restart. When it does this it usually takes about 30 seconds which is added to the activity’s time.  Back when I was still under warranty Apple swapped my watch out twice but the problem still exists (it must be software related).  I’ve pretty much just had to deal with it...  My questions are;  is this still a problem with the series 3 or 4 and does the workout app function better overall?  I don’t want to buy a new one if it’s still a shitty user experience.  

[deft 6879]

I’ve never had that problem with my s3 watch.

[YChang 3462]

Not iPhone related but I think this is the best place to ask.  I have an Apple Watch series 1 that pretty much use exclusively for the workout app.  I find that often times when I use it for any activity that requires gps such as running or biking it tends to freeze or have to restart. When it does this it usually takes about 30 seconds which is added to the activity’s time.  Back when I was still under warranty Apple swapped my watch out twice but the problem still exists (it must be software related).  I’ve pretty much just had to deal with it...  My questions are;  is this still a problem with the series 3 or 4 and does the workout app function better overall?  I don’t want to buy a new one if it’s still a shitty user experience.  

 

 

Hmmm... to add to deft’s comment—never had that problem with my S1 or S3 watch.

 

[Lobwedgephil 1139]

This might resolve itself as apple is revamping the health app, so assuming workout apps, etc. But won't be out until September. Never had this issue on my watch either. 

[atomheartbevo 89799]

Watching the WWDC stream.  

Adding menstruation tracking to WatchOS and the iPhone activity tracker.  

Win for the married men?

[atomheartbevo 89799]

They are claiming to have worked on iOS 13 from top to bottom to boost system performance everywhere.   Will believe it when I see it.  

They are really doubling down on privacy and security.  This is going to piss off a lot of governments at all levels.    Impressed with the masked ID/email addresses and the amount of data scrubbing involved.   

Edited June 3, 2019 by atomheartbevo

[Lobwedgephil 1139]

Watching as well, pretty impressed with what I have seen so far. Was expecting to be bored. Apparently iPad getting its own OS as well, guess we will see. 

[atomheartbevo 89799]

Sending unknown callers straight to voicemail without any intervention. I like that.   

[atomheartbevo 89799]

Don’t have the money, but that new Mac Pro is amazing.   

[SDG 3319]

Any word on a new watch or iPhone 11?

[atomheartbevo 89799]

[atomheartbevo 89799]

26 minutes ago, SDG said:

Any word on a new watch or iPhone 11?

Mostly software announcements and the new Mac Pro.  

[atomheartbevo 89799]

https://apple.com has the video and all the announcements.   

macOS Catalina https://www.apple.com/macos/catalina-preview/

iPadOS https://www.apple.com/ipados/ipados-preview/