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The Grumbles posted:edit: Someone shared this in the previous thread, but the new image cut-out feature - how do you save those as transparent PNGS for use elsewhere? It kind of sucks that outside of iMessage it gets a white BG. I'm in the UK, so very few people I know use iMessage on the reg - it's all WhatsApp here. Unless it's changed recently, WhatsApp sends everything as jpegs. Maybe they'll change it now that the cut-outs are a thing? A way around it, I assume (I haven't tried yet) would be to use a third-party WhatsApp 'sticker creator' which would then let you send the cut-outs as stickers.
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I think the PC is just to give it a bit more sturdiness. I've dropped this many times and it's fine. Can take a beating. And they are cheap to replace if it gets bad. A long time ago I bought a white Apple one and it went to poo poo in the same amount of time (the silicone does start coming off) and thankfully found these instead of dropping more cash.
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Endless Mike posted:lol what It’s steel dude. Same reason why 9/11 was an inside job.
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101 posted:Unless it's changed recently, WhatsApp sends everything as jpegs. Maybe they'll change it now that the cut-outs are a thing? Yes, that's what I've been doing. But the issue is with iOS' cut out feature that it doesn't automatically save things with a transparent background but a white one. People were running into the issue in the previous iPhone thread when they were posting pictures of their pets, and someone listed a quick fix which I can't find.
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Duckman2008 posted:It’s steel dude. Same reason why 9/11 was an inside job. 
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doingitwrong posted:Apple Care + is my case. 
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Sep 15, 2022 15:09
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I have a toddler. A case and Applecare + is a prudent investment because a stray Lego block on the floor will gently caress up a phone falling screen first on it just as surely as it hosed up your foot to cause you to drop that phone. Case cuts the risk in half, AppleCare takes care of the rest. Danish caltrops I swear.
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Sep 15, 2022 15:26
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Is there a case that makes the back of the phone completely flat? Even the ones that are thicker than the camera bump still have a little lip around the camera hole that makes the back not totally flat.
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OldSenileGuy posted:Is there a case that makes the back of the phone completely flat? Even the ones that are thicker than the camera bump still have a little lip around the camera hole that makes the back not totally flat. The Merkury case for my 11 is flat on the back (.2-.5mm above the cameras), but the iPhone 11 has a lower profile camera bump, compared to the new poo poo.
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Sep 15, 2022 17:31
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101 posted:I don't personally like using leather things
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Sep 15, 2022 17:35
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Isn't it "vegan leather", so really it's cellulose and plastic?
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The Grumbles posted:Yes, that's what I've been doing. But the issue is with iOS' cut out feature that it doesn't automatically save things with a transparent background but a white one. People were running into the issue in the previous iPhone thread when they were posting pictures of their pets, and someone listed a quick fix which I can't find. It’s not Apple, it’s that places like WhatsApp, Discord and Imgur compress the image and remove transparency. The fix was to upload it to someplace like Dropbox that doesn’t mess with the images. FCKGW fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Sep 15, 2022 |
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My main use case for the cutout tool is Discord, which was initially showing the white background and I assumed it was just an automatic jpeg compression inherent with the way the app handled images, but someone suggested deleting and reinstalling Discord which worked perfectly. Now all my cat pics are transparent no matter where I post them.
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Mister Facetious posted:Isn't it "vegan leather", so really it's cellulose and plastic? No, it isn't which feels weird considering the ethos Apple usually tries to puts across
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American McGay posted:My main use case for the cutout tool is Discord, which was initially showing the white background and I assumed it was just an automatic jpeg compression inherent with the way the app handled images, but someone suggested deleting and reinstalling Discord which worked perfectly. Now all my cat pics are transparent no matter where I post them. Reinstalling just now worked for me as well; now i can just copy and paste directly instead of jumping through the share menus.
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FCKGW posted:It’s not Apple, it’s that places like WhatsApp, Discord and Imgur compress the image and remove transparency. I don't mean to be pendantic but I'm also going to be pendantic - I'd been saving the cutout to Apple photos, which seems to remove the transparency. Same if you save to Files (although Files also then has a tool that lets you make it transparent again... and export back to photos). So it is Apple being Apple.
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Sep 15, 2022 18:11
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It even sorta does multiple objects in an image
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Sep 15, 2022 18:33
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lol It's definitely doing some AI object scanning and not just basic edge detection. If you've got a pic with multiple people it will grab them both even though they're not near each other. 
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Sometimes it's all "seesh I don't know what's going on here, does this work for you?"
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American McGay posted:lol That’s a five-bagger.
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OldSenileGuy posted:Is there a case that makes the back of the phone completely flat? Even the ones that are thicker than the camera bump still have a little lip around the camera hole that makes the back not totally flat. I want to preface this by saying two things: 1) I have no idea what their cases are made out of 2) I've had a case from them for years across multiple phones and have never broken anything despite dropping it all the time But cases from Sonix (or at least the one I have on my iPhone 11 right now) are totally flat across the back.
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On every other leather case I’ve tried the buttons are mushy as poo poo, no one seems to make nice metal buttons to go with the leather cases so it’s Apple cases for life.
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Mister Facetious posted:Isn't it "vegan leather", so really it's cellulose and plastic? No it's real leather, at least in so far as it's made of tanned animal hide. It's just ridiculously cheap and thin it may as well not be. quote:This case is made with high-quality, supple leather to protect your iPhone. Leather is a natural material and, like a fine leather belt, it may show creases, marks or a patina over time. 101 posted:No, it isn't which feels weird considering the ethos Apple usually tries to puts across *To my knowledge alligator is the only animal slaughtered explicitly for its skin.
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Sep 15, 2022 21:12
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I like the Bullstrap cases if you need something that’s not Apple. They cost like $90 which is pretty nuts imo. I find the Apple ones okay but with the newer ones I find that the leather kinda gets sticky or weird or something after a while. I don’t remember this being a thing with the leather cases on the 11 and earlier.
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Sep 15, 2022 21:15
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How do I make sense of the “Maximum Capacity” readout on the Battery Health setting page? My XR reads 85%. Does that mean, all things being equal, my phone has 15% shorter battery life against another XR with a new battery if they’re performing the same battery drain benchmark?
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Sep 15, 2022 21:22
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It is extremely lol that people will pay 4 figures for a phone and then balk at spending more than £30 for something to protect that 4 figgy device.
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Sep 15, 2022 21:30
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Most people I know are trading in their current iPhone for the new model for $200~.
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History Comes Inside! posted:It is extremely lol that people will pay 4 figures for a phone and then balk at spending more than £30 for something to protect that 4 figgy device. Man, if I could play some of my daily calls to all of you. Tbf, most people are normal, but man are there some crazy people out there.
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Sep 15, 2022 21:36
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I actually have a disgusting addiction to buying cases. I have a ton for the 13 Pro 
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buglord posted:How do I make sense of the “Maximum Capacity” readout on the Battery Health setting page? Nope! It’s not linear, it follows its own weird battery magic science. Typically people find iPhone batteries useless in the low 80s.
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Soul Glo posted:Nope! It’s not linear, it follows its own weird battery magic science. Typically people find iPhone batteries useless in the low 80s.
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Soul Glo posted:Nope! It’s not linear, it follows its own weird battery magic science. Typically people find iPhone batteries useless in the low 80s. The real question now is whether I replace my battery now or soldier on until Fall 2023 to replace the entire phone.
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buglord posted:For a long time I thought it was linear, but Apple’s definition of a battery being “consumed” at 80% felt a little odd to me, so I’m glad I asked. My battery has seemed less robust this year, the degradation felt more than “15%”. If you’re at 85% you will be going nuts by next year. I would replace the battery.
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American McGay posted:Define people. No
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85% is really low considering the phone starts at 100%... How long does it take to get to that number? I think my iPhone was 90-something before I reset it.
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ThermoPhysical posted:85% is really low considering the phone starts at 100%... How long does it take to get to that number? I mean I’ve had this XR since launch day. Sept 2018. And I’ve used it extensively each day because I’m a little goon. If I replace the battery, does it help at all with resale value? I figure Apple doesn’t care as long as the phone turns on and the glass isn’t cracked. Would I have luck on Swappa next year? Or sell it on Craigslist (while wearing a stab resistant vest)
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Sep 15, 2022 22:40
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Apple won't care about battery percentage but any random buyer on swappa will.
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Bummed about the camera reviews compared to the 13 Pro. I upgrade solely for camera and it just doesn’t feel worth it this year given other new features are pretty meh. Better but not really moving the needle like the 13 did. Cancelled my preorder. Still have 100% on battery health and I’ll just save the scratch this year.
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Cozmosis posted:Bummed about the camera reviews compared to the 13 Pro. I upgrade solely for camera and it just doesn’t feel worth it this year given other new features are pretty meh. Better but not really moving the needle like the 13 did. Cancelled my preorder. Still have 100% on battery health and I’ll just save the scratch this year. I agree with you but am on the fence about upgrading to 14 Pro from 13 Pro. I am on iPhone Upgrade Program  so that is a factorSeeing in the reviews (particularly MKBHD's as usual excellent review) the Always On Screen is hilariously bright, and there is (currently) no way to adjust the brightness, only an on/off toggle. I guess I am going to make fun of anyone's phone I see on a table or whatever in the coming years with that turned on, at least in my head, though I imagine at some point they will add the feature to adjust, maybe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdLShOCvVeM
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Okay, the new Lock Screen is great, but can someone explain the difference between ‘duotone’ and ‘colour wash’ because both filters seem identical?
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