Apple: iPhone News and Discussion Thread
10-02-2012, 09:53 AM
Has anyone researched any dock charges? Something small and neat for the nightstand?
10-02-2012, 12:41 PM
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None out yet.
10-02-2012, 02:16 PM
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10-03-2012, 10:19 AM
Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this?
iPhone 5 users complain about purple photos
Some iPhone 5 users are complaining that a burst of purple is showing up in their photos -- and Apple seems to be acknowledging it's just part of how the camera works.
Since Apple's new smartphone was released just over a week ago, some of the millions of users have reported that, when a strong source of light is present in their photographs, the light takes on a purple hue.
The problem was first noted on the forums of online computer magazine Anandtech, where a thread discussing the issue had more than 180 comments Wednesday.
That user then posted two photos that appear to show the flare.
An e-mail from Apple appears to confirm that the purple haze isn't all in users' minds.
Tech blog Gizmodo quoted an e-mail from Apple support to a reader. He claims Apple support staff first said the discoloration shouldn't be happening but shifted after talking to Apple engineers.
"Our engineering team just gave me this information and we recommend that you angle the camera away from the bright light source when taking pictures," read the e-mail, as reported by Gizmodo. "The purple flare in the image provided is considered normal behavior for iPhone 5's camera."
A comparison by Mashable, a CNN content partner, studied similar images taken with an iPhone 5, an iPhone 4S and a Nikon D300. Some of the 5's images had a purple glow around light sources, while others didn't, Mashable reported. None of the images from the other two devices displayed the flares.
Some have speculated that the problem is caused by a sapphire cover that Apple added to the phone's camera.
"The new iSight camera in iPhone 5 features a sapphire crystal lens cover that is thinner and more durable than standard glass with the ability to provide crystal clear images," Apple wrote in promotional material for the phone.
Other iPhone 5 complaints have ranged from its aluminum casing scratching easily to light leaking from openings on the phone.
Some iPhone 5 users are complaining that a burst of purple is showing up in their photos -- and Apple seems to be acknowledging it's just part of how the camera works.
Since Apple's new smartphone was released just over a week ago, some of the millions of users have reported that, when a strong source of light is present in their photographs, the light takes on a purple hue.
The problem was first noted on the forums of online computer magazine Anandtech, where a thread discussing the issue had more than 180 comments Wednesday.
That user then posted two photos that appear to show the flare.
An e-mail from Apple appears to confirm that the purple haze isn't all in users' minds.
Tech blog Gizmodo quoted an e-mail from Apple support to a reader. He claims Apple support staff first said the discoloration shouldn't be happening but shifted after talking to Apple engineers.
"Our engineering team just gave me this information and we recommend that you angle the camera away from the bright light source when taking pictures," read the e-mail, as reported by Gizmodo. "The purple flare in the image provided is considered normal behavior for iPhone 5's camera."
A comparison by Mashable, a CNN content partner, studied similar images taken with an iPhone 5, an iPhone 4S and a Nikon D300. Some of the 5's images had a purple glow around light sources, while others didn't, Mashable reported. None of the images from the other two devices displayed the flares.
Some have speculated that the problem is caused by a sapphire cover that Apple added to the phone's camera.
"The new iSight camera in iPhone 5 features a sapphire crystal lens cover that is thinner and more durable than standard glass with the ability to provide crystal clear images," Apple wrote in promotional material for the phone.
Other iPhone 5 complaints have ranged from its aluminum casing scratching easily to light leaking from openings on the phone.
10-03-2012, 11:19 AM
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Nope 
but then again I'm not a 
and try to take pics with insane amounts of glare.
but then again I'm not a and try to take pics with insane amounts of glare.
10-03-2012, 11:28 AM
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lol Good ole Apple. "Purple photos? It's supposed to be that way!". I guess if it's software they'll admit its an issue but if it's hardware then don't ask questions 
10-03-2012, 11:41 AM
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No problems here.
10-03-2012, 11:48 AM
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Not quite as direct into the sun as the example.
But I shot this the other day. Nothing purple or even close to purple (as far as I can see)
But I shot this the other day. Nothing purple or even close to purple (as far as I can see)
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I'll try a direct shot later today.
10-03-2012, 12:00 PM
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Took some direct light and some not so direct. No problems here, at least not like it's portrayed. Seems to be some pink in the clouds around the sun but come on, who takes pics like that? 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050913047/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050913047/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050918522/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050918522/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050911579/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050911579/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050917210/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050917210/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050910513/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050910513/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr
No blown out purple though
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050913047/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050913047/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050918522/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050918522/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050911579/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050911579/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050917210/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050917210/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050910513/http://www.flickr.com/photos/87741887@N07/8050910513/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/87741887@N07/, on Flickr
No blown out purple though
10-03-2012, 12:49 PM
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They really are just doing it wrong
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I was always told not to shoot into the sun.
It's the hipsters with their point and shoot in any direction methods.
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10-03-2012, 02:21 PM
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when digital cameras came out, i noticed people would shoot absolutely anything at any angle.
now that cameraphone image quality are as good and better than film quality, people shoot absolutely anything 20 times at every dumb angle...
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10-03-2012, 03:10 PM
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That's awesome, very few people shoot film anymore, I appreciate that However, that's for a different thread
You are right though, regardless of conditions, people seem to snap a pic of anything.
However, that's for a different thread You are right though, regardless of conditions, people seem to snap a pic of anything.
10-03-2012, 04:05 PM
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My 5 camera works great.
No issues here.
No issues here.
10-03-2012, 04:33 PM
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10-03-2012, 04:47 PM
Anybody else having this problem...
When I go into the App Store and search for an app I want, it will show the menu below with relevant results...I click on the one I want and then nothing. Just blank.
Someone posted this same issue a few days ago on the apple support forum and the solution someone gave was to restore the phone. Just wondering if anyone else has run into this and if there's any other way to fix it other than restoring the phone.
When I go into the App Store and search for an app I want, it will show the menu below with relevant results...I click on the one I want and then nothing. Just blank.
Someone posted this same issue a few days ago on the apple support forum and the solution someone gave was to restore the phone. Just wondering if anyone else has run into this and if there's any other way to fix it other than restoring the phone.
10-03-2012, 04:51 PM
...all in the trolls brain.....
10-03-2012, 06:28 PM
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Anybody else having this problem...
When I go into the App Store and search for an app I want, it will show the menu below with relevant results...I click on the one I want and then nothing. Just blank.
Someone posted this same issue a few days ago on the apple support forum and the solution someone gave was to restore the phone. Just wondering if anyone else has run into this and if there's any other way to fix it other than restoring the phone.
When I go into the App Store and search for an app I want, it will show the menu below with relevant results...I click on the one I want and then nothing. Just blank.
Someone posted this same issue a few days ago on the apple support forum and the solution someone gave was to restore the phone. Just wondering if anyone else has run into this and if there's any other way to fix it other than restoring the phone.
10-03-2012, 06:43 PM
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I could get $230 for my 4???? Wait I have 32gb.
We're yours unlocked?
We're yours unlocked?
10-04-2012, 08:13 AM
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No they weren't. I just saw a 32gb sell on eBay for $28X.XX and was unlocked.
You can call AT&T and they'll unlock your phone for free. I just did it on my 4th, waiting for the text/e-mail from Apple to get into the App store to finish the process.
You can call AT&T and they'll unlock your phone for free. I just did it on my 4th, waiting for the text/e-mail from Apple to get into the App store to finish the process.
10-04-2012, 09:22 AM
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Sklar just took this photo
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Web version of google maps supports street view now..
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10-04-2012, 10:46 AM
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I think the Purple is kinda cool.
10-04-2012, 11:15 AM
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10-04-2012, 11:42 AM
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10-04-2012, 03:42 PM
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Schlage and the like have had wifi doorlocks for ages now...
10-05-2012, 11:32 AM
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The splash one clips in? And the mini you have to slide in? Right?
I hate the slide in type.
I hate the slide in type.
10-05-2012, 12:16 PM
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Anyone ever had a case from Etsy?
10-05-2012, 12:32 PM
If you are looking for a slim case + belt clip + stand... (iPhone 5)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o03_s00_i00
vs
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o04_s00_i00
I have both, played with both... the $10 Mini is the winner, it's slimmer, feels better and I love how it looks.
I will probably return the Spash one.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o03_s00_i00
vs
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ls_o04_s00_i00
I have both, played with both... the $10 Mini is the winner, it's slimmer, feels better and I love how it looks.
I will probably return the Spash one.
10-05-2012, 12:59 PM
10-07-2012, 04:27 PM
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saw my friends iPhone5 yesterday.
Man that phone is really really light! And fast.
Man that phone is really really light! And fast.