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I usually hate case chat, but I've been thinking about getting one for my 6 as it's just too sippery. However, I have these Belkin docks that I use to sync it with my computer. I bought a case on Amazon and returned it because it wouldn't let it dock properly. (Also I have these friction stands that the case wouldn't cling to as well, but that's minor compared to needing to take the case off to sync it twice a day). My boss had a case that the bottom 1/2" just slipped off to let it dock, but I can't find one easily on Amazon with that feature.
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IUG posted:I usually hate case chat, but I've been thinking about getting one for my 6 as it's just too sippery. However, I have these Belkin docks that I use to sync it with my computer. I bought a case on Amazon and returned it because it wouldn't let it dock properly. (Also I have these friction stands that the case wouldn't cling to as well, but that's minor compared to needing to take the case off to sync it twice a day). My boss had a case that the bottom 1/2" just slipped off to let it dock, but I can't find one easily on Amazon with that feature. Was it Incase? Incase is the only case manufacturer I can think of that still does this.
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Jan 20, 2015 19:05
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Bottom Liner posted:I love the slim Spigen case. Had mine on the 6+ since day one and it's perfect. Do cases in general protect the front at all? I'm reading some reviews of Spigen cases and people say they have great protection for the back but the front is lacking.
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Jan 20, 2015 19:30
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No, the edges are pretty much flush with the front glass. I got the tempered glass screen protector from Tech Armor and it's a great combo with the slim Spigen.
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Jan 20, 2015 19:32
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Dream of Janney posted:I'm thinking about getting an iPhone 6 Plus today, and since I can't find a post on it in the thread, what are the generally recommended cases? Obviously want protection, but looking to minimize bulk too. The Apple leather case is really nice and has a bit of a lip at the front so you can set it screen-side down without the screen touching the surface. The leather adds just the right about of grip and the whole thing adds about 2 mm of thickness.
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Jan 20, 2015 19:51
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I love the Apple leather case on my 6 Plus as well.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:27
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Leather 6 casehaver here and I love it. Had a Spigen case before it and it felt too bulky. I'd prefer to go caseless but if I did, the phone was like a bar of soap. The Apple leather case is the perfect compromise.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:29
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Also using the leather case on the regular 6 because it was just too darn slippery. I used to go caseless on all my phones. It's slim enough to do the job and doesn't look ugly.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:30
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Another vote for the leather case.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:41
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I've gone caseless my entire iPhone career but could use an extra bit of grip so I'll probably try out an Apple leather case. Wish visually it was more similar to the old 5 cases though, the grain of the leather looks lower quality but that's pretty nitpicky.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:43
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I got the lifeproof for iphone6 because I put my phone in my pocket when I wade through saltwater. The phone is still thinner and lighter than my old iphone4, but it makes the 6 about as bulky as the 6+ (with no case). I also have an Incipio case of some sort which is great for getting in and out of pockets, but it's just as slippery as the phone with no case.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:47
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Thule is making cases for the iPhone 6 (not sure about the 6+), and I can confirm they are very nice. Don't add too much bulk but are very solid and protect well.
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Jan 20, 2015 20:55
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I have a broken 5s with an app on it that I really want to get at. Basically, I'm logged into an online account on that app, and nowhere else, and I can't remember the email I used to set up the account in order to recover it. The screen is broken but the phone clearly has something going on because it will still vibrate when the mute button is toggled and so on. I tried backing it up to my new phone and it seemed like it backed up everything onto my laptop, but I was unable to transfer anything to the new phone. I don't know why. I had to set it up as a new phone. The apps did transfer but none of the information stored in the apps went with them, and I lost all my pictures and video and contacts, etc. Is there any way to access the apps by hooking the phone up to a computer? Bypass the screen? Or should I look into buying a replacement screen?
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Jan 21, 2015 19:03
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I might be wrong, but there's bound to be a way to jailbreak that doesn't involve looking at the screen that you can also use to pull apps from the phone. If it's just the app's DATA you want before re-downloading the app on a new phone, use iFunBox (Win/Mac software) to look through your phone's file system and you can pull any app data from there. I've used that to back up data in the past.
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Jan 21, 2015 19:35
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As far as passworded data and stuff, they're supposed to be backed up if you choose to encrypt the backup. Sometimes an app will store data in a way that doesn't get backed up though, you'd probably need one of the apps mentioned above for that. For mirroring the screen there's two ways off the top of my head but they require hardware, specifically either AppleTV or a Mac running Yosemite. AppleTV route might be a pain on there though cause you gotta swipe up for control center, tap the AirPlay button, and select the AppleTV. On the Mac you'd connect the phone with USB cable, open up QuickTime Player, then do "new movie recording", and the iPhone shows up as a live source. Course control wise either way you still have to tap the iPhone screen itself, but at least you'd know what's on screen. japtor fucked around with this message at 19:50 on Jan 21, 2015 |
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Jan 21, 2015 19:48
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:I have a broken 5s with an app on it that I really want to get at. Basically, I'm logged into an online account on that app, and nowhere else, and I can't remember the email I used to set up the account in order to recover it. If you're on Windows, you can use AirParrot and AirPlay from your phone to your desktop. If you're on OS X, you can use AirServer to do the same thing. Alternatively, if you're on OS X, you can use Quicktime to view the screen. http://www.tekrevue.com/tip/record-iphone-screen-quicktime/
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Jan 21, 2015 20:10
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Yeah, I don't know what exactly counts as "data" from the app - I just want to be able to open it, and look at my login information, so I can figure out what email address I made up when I registered the account and get the password reset. Airparrot looks like it might do the trick - you really don't have to do anything on the phone itself to manipulate the apps, or even set it up? Does it just recognize the phone automatically somehow? And yeah, I just have a rather old netbook, iphone, and ipad. I thought of hooking the phone up to the TV via an HDMI but then I realized I don't have like a remote control or anything to actually open the app with. Thanks for the help!
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Jan 21, 2015 20:47
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So, dilemma time for me. My work has offered the employees a mobile phone for private (semi) private use. What we can chose between is a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 or a iPhone 6 Plus. My wife already got a Note 3, and I do like the size of it - as far as I can see, boththe phones offered from work are roughly the same size. So, what should I chose?
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Jan 21, 2015 20:59
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Kidney Stone posted:So, dilemma time for me. Are you heavily invested in the android ecosystem? Get the android. Are you invested in Apple (do you have a MacBook/iPad/whatever?) get the iPhone. Benchmarks and reviews pull toward the iPhone for lots of reasons, but as a user you would be happiest with whatever you're familiar with or invested in. If you're totally agnostic to ecosystems, then most reviewers and people in this thread will obviously recommend the iPhone. It's a premium device.
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Jan 21, 2015 21:09
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IUG posted:I usually hate case chat, but I've been thinking about getting one for my 6 as it's just too sippery. However, I have these Belkin docks that I use to sync it with my computer. I bought a case on Amazon and returned it because it wouldn't let it dock properly. (Also I have these friction stands that the case wouldn't cling to as well, but that's minor compared to needing to take the case off to sync it twice a day). My boss had a case that the bottom 1/2" just slipped off to let it dock, but I can't find one easily on Amazon with that feature. Search for "slider" cases for two-piece designs like that.
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tuyop posted:Are you heavily invested in the android ecosystem? Get the android. Are you invested in Apple (do you have a MacBook/iPad/whatever?) get the iPhone. Well, I am using a MacBook Air at home - only using Google Calendar as my calendar, but I'm sure that can be synced with iOS, so that shouldn't be a problem.
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Jan 21, 2015 21:44
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Kidney Stone posted:So, dilemma time for me. Due to some poor life choices, I had been using an Android phone (LG G3) since last July. Get the iPhone 6+, I just switched back to a 6 this week and the difference in user experience is large.
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Jan 21, 2015 21:47
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Kidney Stone posted:Well, I am using a MacBook Air at home - only using Google Calendar as my calendar, but I'm sure that can be synced with iOS, so that shouldn't be a problem. You'll see a lot of benefits (messaging from computer, handoff, seamless file transfer with airdrop, etc) if you get the iPhone. Macs and iPhones play well together. And google apps and integration work fine on iPhones except for push from gmail and Google now.
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I don't know how you all use the iPhone 6+. Isn't is monstrously large? It seems like it would always stay noticeable in your pocket.
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Bob Shadycharacter posted:Yeah, I don't know what exactly counts as "data" from the app - I just want to be able to open it, and look at my login information, so I can figure out what email address I made up when I registered the account and get the password reset. If you just need the email you might be able to get it from one of the app data things. You'd basically go into your phone through the desktop app, look for your app on the phone and download all the data in there. Hopefully your email would be in one of its preference files or something inside (although that seems like bad data security practice, so I'm not sure how likely it'd be in this case).
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Michael Scott posted:I don't know how you all use the iPhone 6+. Isn't is monstrously large? It seems like it would always stay noticeable in your pocket. Yeah, people have different preferences or something. IDGI
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Kidney Stone posted:So, dilemma time for me. One of the biggest things that keeps me in the iOS ecosystem, more so than the fact that I use Apple computers, is that I've spent however much money on apps for the iOS system already. I'm curious about Android, but I can't see myself moving to that platform given that fact. So I'm not sure where you fall with that, but that could help you make a decision between the two phones.
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Kidney Stone posted:So, dilemma time for me. As a poster in the iPhone thread in which you posted, I recommend the iPhone.
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Jan 22, 2015 02:37
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I switched back to iOS for the iPhone 6. Android has come a long way and the OS is pretty great now, but on average Android apps are steaming poo poo compared to iOS versions or equivalents.
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Jan 22, 2015 02:57
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Kidney Stone posted:So, dilemma time for me. Why does your work require a ginormophone?
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Sebadoh Gigante posted:Why does your work require a ginormophone? big business, big phone
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noirstronaut posted:big business, big phone Executives will turn on anyone in meetings if they detect weakness or a tinyphone.
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Sebadoh Gigante posted:Why does your work require a ginormophone? Doesn't require a ginormophone, but we've got a yearly budget which needs to be used - if not, we'll get cut with the same amount in the new financial year.
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Jan 22, 2015 06:38
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If you're just trying to spend a lot of money and don't want a huge phone, why not just get a 128gb regular iphone 6?
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Kidney Stone posted:Doesn't require a ginormophone, but we've got a yearly budget which needs to be used - if not, we'll get cut with the same amount in the new financial year. Those are just bizarre choices since they're both like the biggest phones you can get. If it was solely a budget issue why not just give all the higher ups MacBooks, iPads, and their choice of 128gb Apple phones?
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tuyop posted:Those are just bizarre choices since they're both like the biggest phones you can get. If it was solely a budget issue why not just give all the higher ups MacBooks, iPads, and their choice of 128gb Apple phones? My job gave me all of these things + a retina 5k heh
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Jan 22, 2015 06:58
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Kidney Stone posted:Doesn't require a ginormophone, but we've got a yearly budget which needs to be used - if not, we'll get cut with the same amount in the new financial year. Do you work for the government?
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Bouchacha posted:Do you work for the government? Indeed I do - a small branch of the Danish one, 10 people.
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So if you're doing an out-of-warranty swap do you need to set up an appointment or can just any of the regular blue shirt nerds take care of it?
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Sobriquet posted:I switched back to iOS for the iPhone 6. Android has come a long way and the OS is pretty great now, but on average Android apps are steaming poo poo compared to iOS versions or equivalents. THIS. I just test drove a Note 4 for the last 27 days and I couldn't wait to get back to my iPhone 6. While the Note itself ran fine,(size wise it was too large for my tastes) the apps are lovely. Nearly all of my normal apps were full of ads and ran like poo poo on Android.
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