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Endless Mike posted:Was it timb? He gets a bit spergy about that sort of thing. I downloaded one of these battery life apps and it's saying my 6's battery is nearly half dead. What the gently caress. 1000/1751 mAh.
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various cheeses posted:I downloaded one of these battery life apps and it's saying my 6's battery is nearly half dead. What the gently caress. 1000/1751 mAh. If those are even remotely right, my 6S's is totally hosed in under a year, and given that it was at 20% yesterday after 4 hours with hardly any use, it might just be remotely right. So I have a Genius appointment on Thursday.
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Sep 24, 2016 15:17
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Were you guys keeping your phones plugged in all the time or something?
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Sep 24, 2016 15:33
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tuyop posted:Were you guys keeping your phones plugged in all the time or something? This isn't harmful to the type of battery in the iPhone. Cycling is what kills battery life with lithium batteries. Although I think Apple does recommend cycling them once in a while, I believe it's more for calibrating the controller. I kept my rMBP plugged in for nearly an entire year, had like 12 cycles on it, and the battery was good as new. You're thinking of NiCad batteries, those need to be cycled, but that's not what is used here.
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Pivo posted:This isn't harmful to the type of battery in the iPhone. Cycling is what kills battery life with lithium batteries. Although I think Apple does recommend cycling them once in a while, I believe it's more for calibrating the controller. I kept my rMBP plugged in for nearly an entire year, had like 12 cycles on it, and the battery was good as new. Keeping lithium ion batteries at >80% or <20% capacity for extended periods of time reduces the amount of cycles the battery gets in total (which is why they're shipped and stored at 80%). The weird battery magic in Apple's controllers seems pretty effective, I guess, but I've got an ancient 5S with like 89% capacity left and kind of try to keep it hovering around 50% so I'm curious what these guys did. And I know you've heard this before, I'm actually wondering what these people did, not starting a battery science war.
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Sep 24, 2016 15:53
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I dunno, I've just...used my phone. Charge it overnight or when it's getting low. I don't really think about it and don't really keep it plugged in all the time, no.
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Sep 24, 2016 15:56
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My launch 6S is reporting 1700/1715 mAh. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Could just be a dodgy battery. I have noticed that my battery life on both my iPhone and my iPad is shorter since upgrading to iOS 10 though. Nothing remotely like my phone dying after 4 hours though. I used to be at around 70-75% battery after my first day post charging, now I typically go to bed with the phone at around 50-60%.
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Sep 24, 2016 15:57
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I do keep mine plugged in overnight, and I've been using it as a gps in my car (while plugged in) more recently. I wonder if that accelerated its demise.
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various cheeses posted:I do keep mine plugged in overnight, and I've been using it as a gps in my car (while plugged in) more recently. I wonder if that accelerated its demise. It didn't.
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xzzy posted:It didn't. Well I'm getting my new fingerprint black 128gb in a couple weeks anyways. Hopefully it can hold on until then.
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Sep 24, 2016 16:20
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Got my 7 Plus. I can finally stop being a poor rear end bitch.
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Sep 24, 2016 16:26
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loving UPS. I had my delivery set to will-call so they would hold it at a UPS facility because I'm out of town this weekend. And guess what. They attempted Saturday delivery anyway. It says they will attempt redelivery on Monday at least.
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echobucket posted:loving UPS. I had my delivery set to will-call so they would hold it at a UPS facility because I'm out of town this weekend. And guess what. They attempted Saturday delivery anyway. It says they will attempt redelivery on Monday at least. Dude I spent like 20 minutes on the phone with them Tuesday. Got them to hold it at UPS and they still delivered it today anyway. My tracking poo poo even says "A delivery change for this package is in progress. / The receiver arranged to pick up the package at a UPS facility." They still ignored it. Now not complaining because my aunt happened to be house sitting at my out of town mothers house where it shipped to but seriously.
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LODGE NORTH posted:Got my 7 Plus. I can finally stop being a poor rear end bitch. A Netflix mini series will be out soon based on your iPhone saga. Did you make it a nice candle lit dinner before the unboxing?
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LODGE NORTH posted:Got my 7 Plus. I can finally stop being a poor rear end bitch. Welcome to the fold, brother
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Sep 24, 2016 17:32
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rage-saq posted:A Netflix mini series will be out soon based on your iPhone saga. No, but I took my pants off. Not sexually or anything, but because I was finally home.
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Sep 24, 2016 17:51
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the Plus went from feeling too big to just right.. I don't know how I lived life on a 4 inch.
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Sep 24, 2016 18:26
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Fragrag posted:Has anybody had a problem with their iPhone 5s being picky with how they're being charged? Not exactly the same problem, but my mom's 5S stopped recognizing the lightning connector no matter where I plugged it in. After trying to clean lint out of the port and still having the same issue, I read on some forum to try restarting the phone and that magically fixed it. So maybe restart the phone?
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Sep 24, 2016 18:31
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Hey just in case for you "clean out the port" guys, remember the plug contacts can get dirty, too.
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Sep 24, 2016 18:56
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Cables can also go lovely
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Avocados posted:I don't know how I lived life on a 4 inch.
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Sep 24, 2016 19:04
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Don't know how your girl does it either.
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fourwood posted:My launch 6S is reporting 1700/1715 mAh. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ My year-and-a-half-old 6 is reporting 1751/1751 mAh. I'm beginning to think these battery life apps are full of poo poo.
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Sep 24, 2016 20:24
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Cancelled my order and got a gold 7+ because three weeks is frankly not worth it just for a particular color. Used the dongle to connect the phone to the car radio. Feeling courageous already
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Sep 24, 2016 21:48
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The Rose Gold 128GB 7+ just came in stock near me, so I went ahead and reserved it. Pink, guy, who cares. I'll get a skin for the back maybe. My reservation is at 6PM, I don't have much experience with Apple Stores. Would it be a big deal to show up a hour or so early? I don't see why they'd have to spend THAT much time with me getting this iPhone up and going.
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Sep 24, 2016 21:52
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It's so surprising to me when people settle for colors on a 700 dollar device. You can't wait a week? This phone was super un-updated, too, so why the rush?
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Sep 24, 2016 21:59
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Could someone link that bluetooth dongle again in the thread. The Wirecutter has been recommending this Anker system but it's been out of stock for a few weeks now.
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89 posted:The Rose Gold 128GB 7+ just came in stock near me, so I went ahead and reserved it. Pink, guy, who cares. I'll get a skin for the back maybe. My reservation is at 6PM, I don't have much experience with Apple Stores. Would it be a big deal to show up a hour or so early? I don't see why they'd have to spend THAT much time with me getting this iPhone up and going. I showed up about 45 minutes early for mine and they saw me within 10 minutes
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Disappointing Pie posted:Could someone link that bluetooth dongle again in the thread. The Wirecutter has been recommending this Anker system but it's been out of stock for a few weeks now. People here have been suggesting the "Mpow Streambot." I have a Sony SBH-20 that costs twice as much, but it's tiny and works pretty well. I've never used the Mpow so I can't speak to whether the Sony is worth twice the cost.
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Sep 24, 2016 22:03
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I lost my dongle already.
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When I picked up my phone yesterday the employee helping me (who was normally a tech but helping with sales due to the crowds) mentioned that there is a known battery issue with the software where sometimes the phone can suddenly decide it has no charge left but if you plug it back in it shoots up to over 40%. She said that this can transfer between phones through the backups but that they can fix it if you take the phone in. So maybe try calling/going to an Apple store if you have a battery problem. Also it might be the cable going bad if the phone won't charge at all. I had that start happen a few weeks ago and switching cables (even using the same wall plug) solved it.
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rear end Catchcum posted:It's so surprising to me when people settle for colors on a 700 dollar device. You can't wait a week? This phone was super un-updated, too, so why the rush?
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Zero One posted:When I picked up my phone yesterday the employee helping me (who was normally a tech but helping with sales due to the crowds) mentioned that there is a known battery issue with the software where sometimes the phone can suddenly decide it has no charge left but if you plug it back in it shoots up to over 40%. She said that this can transfer between phones through the backups but that they can fix it if you take the phone in. I had this exact issue on a 6s and they swapped phones and now it's gone. Feelsgoodman
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I would return those Rose Golds if you're trying to get matte black. Those are restocking around the nation and should see some steady quantities throughout this week.
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picked up a 7 plus 256gb jet black today from my local store after getting an email last night from Apple saying it was here for one day only. it was worth the hassle and wait. I had a matte black 128 7 plus for the first week it was available, no regrets at all on the upgrade. The jet black has an incredible feel to it, it essentially is seamless in texture with the front glass. I disagree that it feels like a plastic 3G, and I used one for years. The metal warms to the touch and is super grippy - you can support its weight and use it with just 3 fingers without being worried about it sliding off. Visuals are subjective and I think the mirror shine looks amazing. I actually haven't been as impressed with a yearly iteration upgrade as I have with the 6s+ to 7+. They finally got everything right in terms of usability. It runs faster than my 2013 retina mbp with 16gigs of ram. the battery life now lasts the full day even with heavy usage.
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Jet black is my ideal, but I settled on matte since I'm sticking it in a case anyway. Plus I saw it at the store and it was covered in fingerprints, as expected. It sure it pretty when clean, though. Maybe next year!
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Sep 25, 2016 01:41
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My Apple Store was smart and had no Jet Black phones on display.
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Sep 25, 2016 01:42
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Incidentally, I went to the newly renovated Clarendon store and it's niiiiiiiice.
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Well you guys convinced me and I bought a saddle brown case for my 7+. Phone hasn't shipped yet but with my kid being delivered Monday I figured I wouldn't get out to the Apple Store any time soon. Man that is some nice looking leather. It really looks like it is a different leather from the other cases.
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