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CoasterMaster posted:I hope everyone that supports dropping the normal headphone jack for lightning headphones never needs to charge their device while listening to music. You can buy the Y-adapter for only $29!
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dantheman650 posted:Now that it's been a bit, what's the recommendation on updating to 8 or not on a 4s? It's not terrible but everything is noticeably slower and using my wife's 4s which is still on 7 feels like using a newer phone. I don't think the widgets and extensions are worth it really.
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CoasterMaster posted:I hope everyone that supports dropping the normal headphone jack for lightning headphones never needs to charge their device while listening to music. I never need to do that.
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Oct 4, 2014 13:34
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smackfu posted:I never need to do that. I do when I'm driving. 
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Oct 4, 2014 13:36
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You can finally verify if an iPhone you are buying or selling is locked or not: http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/10/avoid-buying-locked-iphones-with-apples-activation-lock-status-page/ This is long overdue.
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Oct 4, 2014 14:13
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I wonder why Ars is using the word "locked" to describe that when locking and phones have an entire other meaning.
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Oct 4, 2014 14:36
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Jumping into the headphone chat, they technically could make the phone almost as thin as they want and not have an issue. There is nothing saying that a 3.5mm plug has to be a complete cylinder. So long as you have contact points, the jack itself could be split and only connect on two sides.
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Oct 4, 2014 14:40
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CoasterMaster posted:I hope everyone that supports dropping the normal headphone jack for lightning headphones never needs to charge their device while listening to music. It would have two lightning holes.
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Oct 4, 2014 15:16
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Just make the phone so thin you can actually insert it into your ear canal.
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Oct 4, 2014 15:21
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withak posted:It would have two lightning holes. That's really stupid and would never happen.
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Oct 4, 2014 15:26
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I think the phone won't get that much thinner to the point where this is a problem.
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Oct 4, 2014 15:28
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withak posted:It would have two lightning holes.
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Oct 4, 2014 15:29
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Bottom Liner posted:That's really stupid and would never happen. Yes it would.
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Oct 4, 2014 15:29
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Bottom Liner posted:That's really stupid and would never happen. Yeah replacing one hole for another makes no sense.
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Oct 4, 2014 15:43
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TIL iPhone has a lightning hole
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Oct 4, 2014 16:03
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Actually, the phone already has 2 lightning holes depending on how good you are at math
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Oct 4, 2014 16:09
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The loving phone doesn't need to be any thinner.
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Oct 4, 2014 16:26
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GENDERWEIRD GREEDO posted:The loving phone doesn't need to be any thinner. But you know it will get thinner anyway
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GENDERWEIRD GREEDO posted:The loving phone doesn't need to be any thinner. I can't wait until I have to deal with creases in my phones.
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Oct 4, 2014 16:47
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I have a friend with a 5 that's been experiencing really rapid battery drain (like 4 hours to go from 100% to 20%, screen off) for some time. I think she has an issue with her power button not working as well. It's the end of her contract so she figures she'll get a 6 anyway. The phone works, is she eligible for the various trade-in offers even at a reduced price? She's with AT&T but I don't know if the Apple store has anything equivalent. I also thought that there was a certain battery issue that Apple was doing free replacements on. Is it the swollen battery thing? Because I was thinking that she could get a new one, flip it, then get a 6.
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lovely battery and non-working power button is exactly the condition my 5 was in before I got the 6. Traded it back to ATT for $200 credit no questions asked.
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Mecca-Benghazi posted:I have a friend with a 5 that's been experiencing really rapid battery drain (like 4 hours to go from 100% to 20%, screen off) for some time. I think she has an issue with her power button not working as well. It's the end of her contract so she figures she'll get a 6 anyway. The phone works, is she eligible for the various trade-in offers even at a reduced price? She's with AT&T but I don't know if the Apple store has anything equivalent. There is a recall on both the battery and the power button for iphone 5. You can take it in and they will fix it for free if it qualifies. https://www.apple.com/support/iphone5-battery/ https://www.apple.com/support/iphone5-sleepwakebutton/
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Oct 4, 2014 17:51
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Mecca-Benghazi posted:I have a friend with a 5 that's been experiencing really rapid battery drain (like 4 hours to go from 100% to 20%, screen off) for some time. I think she has an issue with her power button not working as well. It's the end of her contract so she figures she'll get a 6 anyway. The phone works, is she eligible for the various trade-in offers even at a reduced price? She's with AT&T but I don't know if the Apple store has anything equivalent. If the battery is swollen at all, take it in and they will most likely replace it regardless of warranty. I just got mine replaced for lovely battery/swollen battery. They'll give you just the phone from refurb stock.
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Oct 4, 2014 17:57
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Has anyone found that since updating the Apple Store app they've permanently got the outlined location arrow on their status bar?
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Question Mark Mound posted:Has anyone found that since updating the Apple Store app they've permanently got the outlined location arrow on their status bar? Star War Sex Parrot fucked around with this message at 18:40 on Oct 4, 2014 |
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Oct 4, 2014 18:28
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Going further - you can go into Settings > Privacy > Location Services and anything with a purple arrow is what's currently using your location. Be sure to check System Services, too, if you're curious.
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Oct 4, 2014 18:59
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I wouldn't even turn off the iBeacon thing for the App Store since in theory it's not burning any extra energy that the phone isn't using already (unless you leave Bluetooth off). In the case of the Apple Store app, the outlined arrow just means "hey this app is specifically on the lookout for iBeacons" but it's not using GPS as far as I know.
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Oct 4, 2014 19:03
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Outline arrow indicates any sort of passive location checking. The same thing happens if you set up a geofence in Reminders or turn on Google Now. It basically just hooks into the periodic location check the phone already does and raises an event if it's close enough to the specified region, so there's very little extra power consumption, if that's what you're concerned about.
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Oct 4, 2014 19:52
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carry on then posted:Outline arrow indicates any sort of passive location checking. The same thing happens if you set up a geofence in Reminders or turn on Google Now. It basically just hooks into the periodic location check the phone already does and raises an event if it's close enough to the specified region, so there's very little extra power consumption, if that's what you're concerned about. Kind of annoying to have it there if you don't plan on going to an Apple store in the next 8-10 months.
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Kailtor posted:Kind of annoying to have it there if you don't plan on going to an Apple store in the next 8-10 months. 
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Oct 4, 2014 20:10
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Do people normally just leave Bluetooth on all the time? Unless I'm in someone's car who has Bluetooth connectivity I have no need for it and leave it off.
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Oct 4, 2014 20:18
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ShoogaSlim posted:Do people normally just leave Bluetooth on all the time? Unless I'm in someone's car who has Bluetooth connectivity I have no need for it and leave it off. I don't notice a difference, so yes?
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Oct 4, 2014 20:21
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ShoogaSlim posted:Do people normally just leave Bluetooth on all the time? Unless I'm in someone's car who has Bluetooth connectivity I have no need for it and leave it off. Uh you need Bluetooth for airdrop so of course I leave it on all the time!
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Oct 4, 2014 20:22
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ShoogaSlim posted:Do people normally just leave Bluetooth on all the time? Unless I'm in someone's car who has Bluetooth connectivity I have no need for it and leave it off.
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Oct 4, 2014 20:29
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Why does it sometimes take like 20 attempts to drag an app to another home screen jesus christ
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ShoogaSlim posted:Do people normally just leave Bluetooth on all the time? Unless I'm in someone's car who has Bluetooth connectivity I have no need for it and leave it off. Powering the screen up to turn it off and on when required probably uses more battery than just leaving it on.
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I literally never use bluetooth for anything, and I hate seeing the little icon on my screen so I leave it off, but yeah it pretty much has a negligble effect on your battery life.
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Gandhi Theft Auto posted:Why does it sometimes take like 20 attempts to drag an app to another home screen jesus christ Do you have Parkinson's disease OP?
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I use it such a rare amount and I dislike the icon being there so I never have it on. When I upgrade to Yosemite I suspect I'll use Airdrop a lot more so I'll leave it on. Also, none of my friends are nerdy enough to have any idea what Airdrop is.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:It's been like that since iOS 7 came out. It's using background services to look for Apple Store iBeacons. Just turn off its location priviledges or turn off iBeacon support in the app itself.
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