Apple: iPhone News and Discussion Thread
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Mizouse (10-29-2015)
The implementation on the phone is significantly better on the watch. The watch leaves the function as a wild card and you never know when you can use it or not.
Was messing with my Dad's new 6s last night for just a minute. Force touch does seem cool. Took a couple pictures but couldn't tell a difference in quality by just looking at them on the phone screen.
Woke up this morning to my touch screen that would not work. Couldn't turn the phone off normally because I couldn't swipe to power it down. Hard reset it 4-5 times but that didn't make a difference. Finally I had to go on iCloud through my laptop and delete my phone and restore it. That did work but it wiped out my photos since the end of August (my backup is done via connecting phone to laptop, which I obviously hadn't done since the end of August) Thank goodness for Flickr auto backup. All my pics are saved there..
Woke up this morning to my touch screen that would not work. Couldn't turn the phone off normally because I couldn't swipe to power it down. Hard reset it 4-5 times but that didn't make a difference. Finally I had to go on iCloud through my laptop and delete my phone and restore it. That did work but it wiped out my photos since the end of August (my backup is done via connecting phone to laptop, which I obviously hadn't done since the end of August) Thank goodness for Flickr auto backup. All my pics are saved there..
you couldnt plug in your phone first and attempt to back it up before restoring? also are you not using icloud drive or photostream?
btw, overall decently happy with ios 9.1, seems alot more stable than ios 8. so far safari hasnt crashed on me yet. facebook app loads much faster now and doesnt crash either.
and its so great having a consistently working camera
btw, overall decently happy with ios 9.1, seems alot more stable than ios 8. so far safari hasnt crashed on me yet. facebook app loads much faster now and doesnt crash either.
and its so great having a consistently working camera
I probably should have, I guess the touchscreen doesn't have to work for it to update.
I was having trouble with icloud backup for some reason, I can't remember exactly what it was. My Apple expert buddy was supposed to come over and help me get all my devices dialed but that never happened. I would like to have everything synced together between ipad phone and my pc laptop. My life would probably be better with an Apple laptop, plus I am really done with the way the screen looks on mine.
My phone worked for a few minutes and now the touchscreen isn't working. Touch ID does, but no tap or swipe. This shit is broken.
I was having trouble with icloud backup for some reason, I can't remember exactly what it was. My Apple expert buddy was supposed to come over and help me get all my devices dialed but that never happened. I would like to have everything synced together between ipad phone and my pc laptop. My life would probably be better with an Apple laptop, plus I am really done with the way the screen looks on mine.
My phone worked for a few minutes and now the touchscreen isn't working. Touch ID does, but no tap or swipe. This shit is broken.
My biggest complaint about apple to date is that iOS 9 has glitches the shit out of my 6 Plus.
That said, I'm fed up. So, I'm in the middle of backing up my photos/videos to hard drive (already on the cloud) and will blow the phone away and start fresh. That should fix it.
That said, I'm fed up. So, I'm in the middle of backing up my photos/videos to hard drive (already on the cloud) and will blow the phone away and start fresh. That should fix it.
My biggest complaint about apple to date is that iOS 9 has glitches the shit out of my 6 Plus.
That said, I'm fed up. So, I'm in the middle of backing up my photos/videos to hard drive (already on the cloud) and will blow the phone away and start fresh. That should fix it.
That said, I'm fed up. So, I'm in the middle of backing up my photos/videos to hard drive (already on the cloud) and will blow the phone away and start fresh. That should fix it.
That being said, I have the "AT&T Next" plan, where i'm not in contract, and paying monthly for the (full price of the) phone. I'm at a point where the amount I owe is a bit less than what the phone is actually worth. I owe about $300 on it right now, I can either buy out the phone and re-sell it, or my friend who services my account (He owns an AT&T Authorized store) offered to buy out my phone for me, give me a 6S, and cover the taxes (about $67) for me...meaning I can get into a 6S for $0 out of my pocket, and he may also give me a few bucks to compensate too, and I usually raid his accessories wall too and steal some cases, chargers, screen protectors, etc... Granted I could probably get about $425-$450 for the phone, I'd be willing to give up a few bucks to not have to deal with the headache of trying to sell it, though I haven't decided if I'll give it to him or buy it out and sell it myself.
Is the 6S worth the upgrade if it's essentially costing me $0 to do it?
I bought my 6 plus outright. Im under no sort of contract or plan. I could upgrade whenever. But dropping more coin on another phone isn't what I need to be doing. Just need the OS to get its shit together on the regular 6.
Those I know who got the 6S say they've had no issues.
I bought my 6 plus outright. Im under no sort of contract or plan. I could upgrade whenever. But dropping more coin on another phone isn't what I need to be doing. Just need the OS to get its shit together on the regular 6.
I bought my 6 plus outright. Im under no sort of contract or plan. I could upgrade whenever. But dropping more coin on another phone isn't what I need to be doing. Just need the OS to get its shit together on the regular 6.
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Mizouse (11-01-2015)
I bought it outright too...But I'm paying every month in my contract, under the promo AT&T and other carriers are offering as an incentive to be without contract and to be able to upgrade whenever. My friend mentioned that he had phones in stock, and I hesitated...when I decided to do it, he was out and had to order more phones. I waited like a week for it, and during that time, it seemed like he was trying to discourage me from doing the switch...Says people were complaining about network and microphone issues with the 6s...hear anything about that? I'm trying to get out to him today to pick up the new phone...just undecided if I should buy it out myself and sell it, or just give him the phone...
I was finally going to upgrade from my 5 to the 6s, but maybe I should hold off a little while longer.
Anybody hear anything else about that battery issue? Something like Samsung batteries had 1 or 2 hours less uptime than the other company that was making the batteries?
Anybody hear anything else about that battery issue? Something like Samsung batteries had 1 or 2 hours less uptime than the other company that was making the batteries?
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Steve Jobs would never...
Well some people actually don't want a large phone. I know my mom is like that. She doesn't like the size of the 6/6S.
For me honestly, as much as I love smart phones, I hate how bulky they all are.
That said I don't think I can ever go back to a smaller screen size smart phone.
For me honestly, as much as I love smart phones, I hate how bulky they all are.
That said I don't think I can ever go back to a smaller screen size smart phone.
I remember when people said the 5 was the perfect size for one-handed usage. "I would never get a huge phone". Anything to justify the almighty Jobs' decision-making.
Steve Jobs would never...
Steve Jobs would never...
I actually like the iPhone 6S+ so much that I got one. After using MBPs, I see why people like them so much. Doesn't mean I can't dislike Apple as a company.
I doubt Jobs would have kept the sub 4.5" form factor if he was still around. If he did, I would never, ever consider an iPhone.