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Hearing the people defending the 16GB model is always good for a laugh. How they don't see this as an upsell is beyond me.
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sudo rm -rf posted:Was it just an in-warranty fix for you? I don't have Applecare+, unfortunately. I bought the phone first week of October so it was still under primary warranty. They handled it as a normal warranty fix and didn't zap me for one of my two accidental damage strikes. I guess he had to open the phone up anyway to confirm whether the battery was hosed up, so even if I had dropped it or something and popped that out, it wasn't any extra effort to just reseat everything and close the phone back up.
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Sep 18, 2014 15:59
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So which is the best alternative keyboard so far? And do any of them not have predictive text? I hate that bar in iOS 8, even when minimized.
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Sep 18, 2014 16:18
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Bottom Liner posted:I hate that bar in iOS 8, even when minimized. Same. I wish I could just do without it. Both Swype and SwiftKey seem to have it with no option to remove.
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Sep 18, 2014 16:28
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DanManIt posted:Hearing the people defending the 16GB model is always good for a laugh. How they don't see this as an upsell is beyond me. I don't think anyone here is under the delusion that it's anything but a naked cashgrab. What's laughable is people thinking that a huge corporation should take a hit on its profit margins for an improvement to their product that will make a tiny fraction of its customers incrementally happier. It's at least tens of millions of dollars of profit at the cost of an insignificant PR hit. They'd be stupid not to try it this way.
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Sep 18, 2014 16:34
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Bird Law posted:Am I doing something wrong or does Hey Siri only work while plugged in and the screen is on? I was hoping it would work whenever it was plugged in. You also have to turn it on in settings. Funny, the first thing I tried is just completely broken. "Hey Siri, what's my next appointment?" and it just says "Checking..." and sits forever. Works fine in normal Siri. Edit: Submitted a radar on it. smackfu fucked around with this message at 16:53 on Sep 18, 2014 |
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Sep 18, 2014 16:43
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DanManIt posted:Hearing the people defending the 16GB model is always good for a laugh. How they don't see this as an upsell is beyond me. Does it count as defending if said person doesn't have any strong opinions about their phone's storage capacity? Like just about everyone I know with a 16GB iPhone? I mean I told my mom that Apple was oppressing her with a 16GB 5S and her response was "so?" -- does that mean she has successfully Defended Her Purchase? Nostalgia4Infinity fucked around with this message at 16:49 on Sep 18, 2014 |
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Sep 18, 2014 16:47
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Question Mark Mound posted:Still trying to get used to SwiftKey but it's severely slowed me down while I check it got my words right. Though I think what bugs me the most is that I can't hold down the keyboard button to get a list of all my keyboards. I can only tap it to go back to normal and then hold it for a list. Don't spend any time at all looking at the keyboard. Just look at the predictions and hit space to pick the default one (the one in the center). If you let it learn from your social network accounts and email, it'll be right 99% of the time. Just learn to trust the keyboard, let it do its thing, and eventually you'll be typing just a couple of letters and then hitting space to write whole words. As for the rest, I have a feeling it's a limitation of iOS that third party keyboards can't access the keyboard list. I don't switch keyboards anymore now (it used to annoy me that I had to every time I was writing in another language) so I hadn't even noticed that, but yeah it's annoying. Hopefully this will be addressed in future releases. The whole keyboard thing is still a bit buggy right now.
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Sep 18, 2014 16:54
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Man, the new mac address randomizer is not playing nice with the network at work. Who could have predicted that a random hardware address on a network that uses that information to place you into a guest or full access subnet would have issues? 
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Sep 18, 2014 16:56
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Does it count as defending if said person doesn't have any strong opinions about their phone's storage capacity? Like just about everyone I know with a 16GB iPhone? I think the correct response is for us all to march on apple's headquarters. Please invite your mother.
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Sep 18, 2014 16:57
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DanManIt posted:I think the correct response is for us all to march on apple's headquarters. Please invite your mother. That sounds like work, isn't there a change.org petition I can sign or a video on Upworthy to share on social media?
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Sep 18, 2014 17:02
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can I use this Health app to count calories while I jog? is it that simple?
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Sep 18, 2014 17:05
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ICHIBAHN posted:can I use this Health app to count calories while I jog? is it that simple? You can't use the health app for anything until at least October it seems.
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Sep 18, 2014 17:10
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:That sounds like work, isn't there a change.org petition I can sign or a video on Upworthy to share on social media? iDevice Bucket Challenge
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Sep 18, 2014 17:14
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xilni posted:You can't use the health app for anything until at least October it seems. It does work with somethings like the motion chip that is built in the iPhone 5S. It has been counting my steps and mileage today.
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Sep 18, 2014 17:29
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ICHIBAHN posted:can I use this Health app to count calories while I jog? is it that simple? HealthKit is just a data store that other apps can put health data in and out of. The Health App is then a barebones interface on top of it that shows some graphs and allows you to enter data manually. So, you would generally still need a dedicated running app to track you jogging calories. The promise of HealthKit is more like this: the running app could ask HealthKit for your height and weight to accurately count those calories, without asking you for the data. (HealthKit in turn would get your weight from the Withings scale app.) The running app could then put the exercise calories back into HealthKit and your calorie tracking app like LoseIt could pull them out automatically. You don't have to have many-to-many app integration, just many-to-HealthKit and HealthKit-to-many. Every app has to be updated for that, and all those updates are held up currently.
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Sep 18, 2014 17:38
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I'm considering an iPhone this gen, but I'm curious about one thing. How do they typically compare when it comes to reception? My house is in a weak spot with my carrier. With a Galaxy S4 I got a weak, but useable signal. With my current Nexus 5 I regularly lose signal completely. I have an IP phone so bad reception at home isn't a big deal, but it would be nice if it could stay connected.
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Sep 18, 2014 17:41
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Aphrodite posted:I'm considering an iPhone this gen, but I'm curious about one thing. You can make calls via wi-fi now so the iPhone would be great for you.
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Sep 18, 2014 17:43
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DanManIt posted:Hearing the people defending the 16GB model is always good for a laugh. How they don't see this as an upsell is beyond me. I thought it was to a) keep the price down as low as possible in developing markets like China, India and Brazil, where having the latest phone is more important than having more storage but wages are much lower and b) for next year so that they don't have to retool when they release the 6Ss and need a budget phone offering.
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Bottom Liner posted:You can make calls via wi-fi now so the iPhone would be great for you. Oh? Is that an OS level feature? My carrier actually offers free wifi calling through their app but it's not available to corporate accounts.
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Sep 18, 2014 17:45
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Bottom Liner posted:You can make calls via wi-fi now so the iPhone would be great for you.
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Sep 18, 2014 17:45
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xzzy posted:Man, the new mac address randomizer is not playing nice with the network at work. It's only (supposed to be) randomized when it's scanning for networks, not when you actually connect. Which isn't to say that won't make some equipment freak out. That's a given.
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Sep 18, 2014 17:52
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My 6 leather case arrived today. It feels a bit big compared to a 5/5S but I imagine I'll get used to it. Definitely couldn't imagine using a bigger phone one-handed though. The wake/lock button move was a great decision.
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Sep 18, 2014 18:01
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How "tough" is the leather? Is it more flimsy or sturdy?
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Sep 18, 2014 18:03
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:*with carrier support. Ahh, of course. I don't expect Rogers to support something they want you to use their version of, then.
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Sep 18, 2014 18:06
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Yeah I got my 6 case yesterday and I'm a little hesitant about how big this is going to be with one hand. Hopefully I'm not prone to dropping the phone trying to balance it with one hand.
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Sep 18, 2014 18:08
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HortonNash posted:I thought it was to a) keep the price down as low as possible in developing markets like China, India and Brazil, where having the latest phone is more important than having more storage but wages are much lower and b) for next year so that they don't have to retool when they release the 6Ss and need a budget phone offering. The 4S was the emerging markets budget phone. I believe the 5C is fulfilling that role now, meaning that the old 30-pin adapter is finally dead.
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Sep 18, 2014 18:10
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The era of one-handed use is over for everyone with medium sized hands or smaller. I have pretty small hands and I can't use my Nexus 5 (same size as iPhone 6) one handed. I don't really miss it at all, it's a good trade off.
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Sep 18, 2014 18:12
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smackfu posted:HealthKit is just a data store that other apps can put health data in and out of. The Health App is then a barebones interface on top of it that shows some graphs and allows you to enter data manually. It's a really good promise and I like it mostly because I already have a Fitbit and Runkeeper to track my steps and runs. Being able to tie all of that information together in a single app would be neat. Also being able to keep a record of your medical tests (cholesterol blood sugar oxygen level etc) on your phone would make it a lot easier to go from doctor to doctor without having to swap charts constantly (an actual problem I have). Additionally I have a heart condition that I am on medication for. The healthkit app allows you to put a medical emergency card on your lock screen (the emergency dial 911 screen) so that paramedics can see all the medications I am on, my blood type, my condition, plus my doctor and my family contact. Not trying to be all apple fanboy abut it but I am a major fan of that app right now. (even if it isn't even really working yet)
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Mr. Fix It posted:I don't think anyone here is under the delusion that it's anything but a naked cashgrab. What's laughable is people thinking that a huge corporation should take a hit on its profit margins for an improvement to their product that will make a tiny fraction of its customers incrementally happier. It's at least tens of millions of dollars of profit at the cost of an insignificant PR hit. They'd be stupid not to try it this way. I think what's really laughable are the people taking it super-personally. Reasonable people can argue about whether it's a good or bad idea, but it's silly when you get all angry and/or foamy at the mouth about it. Aphrodite posted:I'm considering an iPhone this gen, but I'm curious about one thing. IIRC anandtech has considered previous iPhones to be one of the best at cellular antenna reception. If you're in a really bad signal area though, there's only so much the phone can do. You'll probably have to charge a bunch at home and/or use wifi calling if your carrier supports it (tmo US/EE UK only for now iirc).
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smackfu posted:You also have to turn it on in settings. I have Allow Hey Siri toggled on, really weird that my phone won't do this. I just assumed it wasn't part of Hey Siri yet though it did seem really useless if the screen has to be on. I'll restart phone and try again.
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Sep 18, 2014 18:59
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Bottom Liner posted:So which is the best alternative keyboard so far? And do any of them not have predictive text? I hate that bar in iOS 8, even when minimized. Happy Noodle Boy posted:Same. I wish I could just do without it. Both Swype and SwiftKey seem to have it with no option to remove. You can remove that bar completely by holding down the globe key and unchecking "Predictive". I believe it can also be accessed under Keyboard Settings
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Dr. Remulak posted:You can remove that bar completely by holding down the globe key and unchecking "Predictive". I believe it can also be accessed under Keyboard Settings Thanks for this. Predictive text means jack poo poo to me considering how fast I type already. There's no time to stop and hunt for what next word my phone thinks I want to type when I'm already thinking and typing way faster than that.
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Is it  to be hesitant to give swiftkey access to my gmail account? I am dubious to give a free app that access. What is their revenue stream other then selling my info to marketers?
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The Dave posted:Yeah I got my 6 case yesterday and I'm a little hesitant about how big this is going to be with one hand. Hopefully I'm not prone to dropping the phone trying to balance it with one hand. Star War Sex Parrot posted:My 6 leather case arrived today. It feels a bit big compared to a 5/5S but I imagine I'll get used to it. Definitely couldn't imagine using a bigger phone one-handed though. I've been stewing over which screen size would be the better choice when heading to the ATT store early tomorrow morning. These two responses kind of seal the deal that the 6 is a better choice than the 6 plus. Can either of you link to which cases you went with to get an idea of how much added bulk it might add? I'm thinking that the 6 Plus will be the perfect media consumption device for web browsing and watching random videos here and there. I do a lot of that, but I also want a phone that's comfortable to wield in my day-to-day, fit in my pocket, and not look ridiculous holding up in the air to take photos/videos.
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Dr. Remulak posted:You can remove that bar completely by holding down the globe key and unchecking "Predictive". I believe it can also be accessed under Keyboard Settings Thank you so drat much.
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Xenomorph posted:Getting an iPhone 6 with 16GB? Pay just ~15% more to get 400% storage capacity. ($650/16GB -> $750/64GB) No, it's 50% more since most people buy phones subsidized. Even more in states that charge sales tax on the unsubsidized price.
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FCKGW posted:No, it's 50% more since most people buy phones subsidized. Even more in states that charge sales tax on the unsubsidized price. That's a shallow way of looking at the true cost of the phone. If you're buying a subsidized phone, it's actually [subsidized price]+[24*monthly rate]. Tacking on an extra $100 to that is a non-negligible but still very small increase.
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Is there any way to download all songs from iTunes match for a particular playlist? I really don't feel like tapping the download button 200 times. Some googling seems to suggest that there used to be a way to do this in iOS 6 but it was removed for 7 and was never re-added. Any suggestions? Edit: what the gently caress the button is right at the top of the playlist. How did I miss that?
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