The iPhone Thread - The Airpods thread in disguise

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Duckman2008: Jan 6, 2010; TFW you see Flyers goaltending.; Grimey Drawer

Henrik Zetterberg posted:

Gold is the best color. Sorry

Hell yeah to this.

Bluetooth is fine for my VZ iPhone 7 on both music and podcast. The only issue I'll have is I'm using the MPow adapter in my car, and you def have to turn on the MPow first, make sure it beeps that it's paired, THEN play whatever, or phone just won't route to it. I'm pretty sure this is an issue with the MPow, because it had a similar issue with my iPhone 6S before I upgraded my phone.

# ? Dec 4, 2016 11:56

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 09:29

Khablam: Mar 29, 2012

e.pilot posted:

While we're on the topic of problems with the 7, is anyone else having GPS issues with their 7+? It will frequently say no GPS found or have terrible accuracy putting me on roads quite a ways from the road I am on.

This is what any iPhone does when the GPS unit is failing, Apple store it.

Epi Lepi posted:

My uncle is dumb as hell when it comes to technology but loves to throw money at it when it comes to gifts. He wants to buy a VR Headset for someone who owns an iPhone 6s

There's really no such thing. 'VR headsets' for an iPhone are just Google cardboard or a rubberised version of the same.
The effect and experience is very poor compared to an actual VR headset.
AFAIK playstation VR is the cheapest way to get into real VR.

# ? Dec 4, 2016 12:16

Skeezy: Jul 3, 2007

So I've got auto lock already set to 30 sec but I've noticed sometimes that at night while the phone is charging I'll get a notification and the screen won't switch off. It'll just stay bright and on until I actually go and shut it off myself.

What's the deal?

Edit: Actually I've noticed sometimes that the phone just won't go to sleep completely. The screen will dim but you can still futz with the phone. It's weird and tbh really annoying.

# ? Dec 4, 2016 16:12

POCKET CHOMP: Jul 20, 2003; me irl.

For me, iOS has tons of weird glitches like that. Best solution is to just restart the phone.

# ? Dec 4, 2016 17:21

Krispy Wafer: Jul 26, 2002; I shouted out "Free the exposed 67"
But they stood on my hair and told me I was fat; Grimey Drawer

I really enjoy the iPhone 5 glitch where the touchscreen becomes unresponsive when charging while in a case.

And especially how that continues with the SE. 3 generations, same glitch.

# ? Dec 4, 2016 17:32

Maneki Neko: Oct 27, 2000

Thanks 6s owners for clogging up all the repair appointments :mad:

Some kid ran into me while we were out yesterday and knocked my 7+ out of my hand shattering the screen into roughly 1 squillion pieces and there's no appointments at any nearby apple stores this week

# ? Dec 4, 2016 19:28

Biodome: Nov 21, 2006; Gerry

Get to the store within 15 minutes of when they open if you can, they can do a walk in appointment within 20 minutes if you're early enough, in my experience.

# ? Dec 4, 2016 19:29

Michael Scott: Jan 3, 2010; by zen death robot

Maneki Neko posted:

Thanks 6s owners for clogging up all the repair appointments

Some kid ran into me while we were out yesterday and knocked my 7+ out of my hand shattering the screen into roughly 1 squillion pieces and there's no appointments at any nearby apple stores this week

drat :/

How did you guys discuss what happened after your phone smashed? I assume you have AC+? I opted not to get AC+ so I'm afraid of something like that happening to me.

# ? Dec 4, 2016 20:22

BoyBlunder: Sep 17, 2008

Any case recommendations for iPhone 7? Currently using a official Apple silicon but don't know how it stands the test of time.

Also, that lightning-to-3.5mm dongle is frail as hell. I hope I don't miss the native 3.5mm jack too much

# ? Dec 5, 2016 02:13

e.pilot: Nov 20, 2011; sometimes maybe good
sometimes maybe shit

BoyBlunder posted:

Any case recommendations for iPhone 7? Currently using a official Apple silicon but don't know how it stands the test of time.

Also, that lightning-to-3.5mm dongle is frail as hell. I hope I don't miss the native 3.5mm jack too much

I've been a big fan of tech21 cases for years now.

Also check out the Anker Bluetooth earbuds, they're cheap a fairly good.

# ? Dec 5, 2016 03:06

Jose Oquendo: Jun 20, 2004; Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a boring movie

BoyBlunder posted:

Any case recommendations for iPhone 7? Currently using a official Apple silicon but don't know how it stands the test of time.

Also, that lightning-to-3.5mm dongle is frail as hell. I hope I don't miss the native 3.5mm jack too much

Apple Saddle Brown Leather Case.

# ? Dec 5, 2016 03:17

Josh Lyman: May 24, 2009

e.pilot posted:

I've been a big fan of tech21 cases for years now.

Also check out the Anker Bluetooth earbuds, they're cheap a fairly good.

Do their d3o cases actually work?

# ? Dec 5, 2016 03:22

e.pilot: Nov 20, 2011; sometimes maybe good
sometimes maybe shit

Josh Lyman posted:

Do their d3o cases actually work?

No case is perfect but they do a drat good job for how fairly minimal they are.

# ? Dec 5, 2016 03:30

tuyop: Sep 15, 2006; Every second that we're not growing BASIL is a second wasted; Fun Shoe

e.pilot posted:

No case is perfect

I think many in this thread will beg to differ.

# ? Dec 5, 2016 03:31

Maneki Neko: Oct 27, 2000

Michael Scott posted:

drat :/

How did you guys discuss what happened after your phone smashed? I assume you have AC+? I opted not to get AC+ so I'm afraid of something like that happening to me.

It was a kid so she said "oh wow" and ran away. I've always 100% gotten my moneys worth out of applecare on any apple product I've ever bought, it's the only extended warranty that is an automatic buy for me.

Maneki Neko fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Dec 5, 2016

# ? Dec 5, 2016 05:41

Rick: Feb 23, 2004; When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

The Dave posted:

I'm in a huge clusterfuck with my wife's phone, really hoping someone here can help.

She did an encrypted backup and when restoring iTunes got the message that her backup was corrupted.

I found decipher back up tools which did eventually fix it, but all of her photos from 2016 are gone. I then downloaded a backup extractor by the same company and while all her 2016 photos are there in the backup, they appear corrupted or can't be viewed.

Does anyone know of any other programs that are good at unpacking an iPhone backup and maybe there's some Hail Mary way to fix these photos?

Thanks all.

This is a long shot, but do you maybe have a 2016 backup that isn't encrypted stored in time machine or (I forgot what the windows one was called, but it would work too)? You could restore to that backup, extract the photos, import them into iphoto or windows equivalent then sync them back. An older encrypted backup might work but I don't use encrypted backups so I don't know if itunes automatically makes periodic backups like it does for unecrypted.

# ? Dec 5, 2016 05:57

The Dave: Sep 9, 2003

Unfortunately there weren't any recent backups of the phone so she's just SOL. Apparently Apple has fixed this bug in 10.2 it's just really really frustrating to k or all the data is there but there's no way to get to it.

# ? Dec 5, 2016 06:07

The Gasmask: Nov 30, 2006; _{Breaking fingers like fractals}

Maneki Neko posted:

It was a kid so she said "oh wow" and ran away. I've always 100% gotten my moneys worth out of applecare on any apple product I've ever bought, it's the only extended warranty that is an automatic buy for me.

AC+ has been a lifesaver for me too - I'm not a fan of the appointment setup, and I was once told that I had to make an appointment while standing in an almost 100% empty Apple Store with no queue for repairs at all, but the majority of the time I've lucked out and had them do my repairs for free, not even using any of my AC+ things. I had my 5s fixed 4 times and only had to pay once, and that was for a busted screen.

Picked up a 7 plus a few days ago because my 5s wouldn't charge anymore and started thinking it had no SIM, and I'm seriously impressed. Everything from camera quality to battery life has blown me away, and while I wasn't sure I'd like the giant screen, it's not too unwieldy. And while I kinda felt this way with the 5s, the 7+ is the first iPhone I haven't wanted to jailbreak. A little more customization would be nice, but they've integrated nearly all of my most-used jailbreak tweaks (and with the rise of phone malware, I'm fine with the walled garden).

But, wtf did they do to Bluetooth?? I have to shut it on and off every time I want to use headphones/speakers, because it will connect but not allow output otherwise - and for the first time, I've had my headphones drop connection/stutter, along with random pausing of music when the phone is locked and sitting on a table. It's not a giant problem, but it didn't happen with any previous iPhones.

# ? Dec 5, 2016 17:43

buglord: Jul 31, 2010; Cheating at a raffle? I sentence you to 1 year in jail! No! Two years! Three! Four! Five years! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!; Buglord

It took me all of one day to get used to the screen size. Now the regular screens seem small, nevermind how tiny the SE looks.

Try out the camera in some night shots/indoor settings. It's kinda wild.

# ? Dec 5, 2016 17:49

carry on then: Jul 10, 2010; by VideoGames
(and can't post for 10 years!)

Dali Parton posted:

It took me all of one day to get used to the screen size. Now the regular screens seem small, nevermind how tiny the SE looks.

Try out the camera in some night shots/indoor settings. It's kinda wild.

It's good.

# ? Dec 5, 2016 18:04

Ethereal: Mar 8, 2003

Maneki Neko posted:

Thanks 6s owners for clogging up all the repair appointments

Some kid ran into me while we were out yesterday and knocked my 7+ out of my hand shattering the screen into roughly 1 squillion pieces and there's no appointments at any nearby apple stores this week

I'm so annoyed. I scheduled an appointment for the battery replacement a week in advance and when I get there they had already run out of batteries. Wtf is the point of an appointment for a specific program if it won't reserve you the inventory and service? Why couldn't they just cancel/reschedule me instead of wasting my time.

# ? Dec 5, 2016 19:30

e.pilot: Nov 20, 2011; sometimes maybe good
sometimes maybe shit

Ethereal posted:

I'm so annoyed. I scheduled an appointment for the battery replacement a week in advance and when I get there they had already run out of batteries. Wtf is the point of an appointment for a specific program if it won't reserve you the inventory and service? Why couldn't they just cancel/reschedule me instead of wasting my time.

The appointment system is 100% automated, the apple store doesn't know what your issue is (even if you type in why you're visiting) until you show up for the appointment.

source: used to work there

# ? Dec 5, 2016 21:47

skooma512: Feb 8, 2012; You couldn't grok my race car, but you dug the roadside blur.

Trying to buy AppleCare for an hour and their poo poo is down. Lol

# ? Dec 5, 2016 21:56

Weedle: May 31, 2006

skooma512 posted:

Trying to buy AppleCare for an hour and their poo poo is down. Lol

Buy it over the phone. The website has never worked in my experience.

# ? Dec 5, 2016 22:00

monster on a stick: Apr 29, 2013

I'm getting a bit frustrated at the general lack of not giant Android phones and looking at the refurbished 6s or maybe even a 7. Is there anything I should know before trying to drink the Apple flavoraid?

# ? Dec 6, 2016 06:49

Rick: Feb 23, 2004; When I was 17, my father was so stupid, I didn't want to be seen with him in public. When I was 24, I was amazed at how much the old man had learned in just 7 years.

monster on a stick posted:

I'm getting a bit frustrated at the general lack of not giant Android phones and looking at the refurbished 6s or maybe even a 7. Is there anything I should know before trying to drink the Apple flavoraid?

Mess around with one in the store to make sure you like it first and can do all the things you need to do.

# ? Dec 6, 2016 08:03

buglord: Jul 31, 2010; Cheating at a raffle? I sentence you to 1 year in jail! No! Two years! Three! Four! Five years! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!; Buglord

monster on a stick posted:

I'm getting a bit frustrated at the general lack of not giant Android phones and looking at the refurbished 6s or maybe even a 7. Is there anything I should know before trying to drink the Apple flavoraid?

Maybe read the iOS release summaries on macrumors.com for the past couple of years. iOS and Android aren't as different as they used to be five or six years ago. Apple even allows custom keyboard software now. Are there any things you do on your current android that you think you'll miss out on? The only thing I still really miss from android are icon packs. But other than that it's been a smooth transition.

# ? Dec 6, 2016 08:24

Honj Steak: May 31, 2013; Hi there.

I recently switched and the only major thing I miss is file management / being able to attach files to an email from the app. Everything else is fine and reliable, although I wouldn't consider iOS better than stock Android. Hardware-wise it's much better than any Android phone I had.

# ? Dec 6, 2016 10:01

Quantum of Phallus: Dec 27, 2010

Honj Steak posted:

I recently switched and the only major thing I miss is file management / being able to attach files to an email from the app. Everything else is fine and reliable, although I wouldn't consider iOS better than stock Android. Hardware-wise it's much better than any Android phone I had.

Can you not attach files from iCloud Drive?

# ? Dec 6, 2016 11:53

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
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Looks like Awful.app updated with iMessage stickers! Now I just need to know more people who use iMessage...

# ? Dec 6, 2016 12:33

mattfl: Aug 27, 2004

Question Mark Mound posted:

Looks like Awful.app updated with iMessage stickers! Now I just need to know more people who use iMessage...

This, this is the best thing that's ever happened.

# ? Dec 6, 2016 14:18

Nostalgia4Infinity: Feb 27, 2007; 10,000 YEARS WASN'T ENOUGH LURKING

monster on a stick posted:

I'm getting a bit frustrated at the general lack of not giant Android phones and looking at the refurbished 6s or maybe even a 7. Is there anything I should know before trying to drink the Apple flavoraid?

Step one: stop equating making a consumer choice with joining a cult. It makes you seem goony as gently caress.

"Hmmm, I think I'll take myself down to the fruit stand, chug the kool-aide and get myself a new daily driver that suits my needs."
:goonsay:

"Sir this is an Arby's."

# ? Dec 6, 2016 14:22

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

Question Mark Mound posted:

Looks like Awful.app updated with iMessage stickers! Now I just need to know more people who use iMessage...

Yes but can you rotate the phone without the app freezing yet?

# ? Dec 6, 2016 14:33

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
Dancing Godzilla

xzzy posted:

Yes but can you rotate the phone without the app freezing yet?

I've never actually used the app in landscape before. Just flipped it sideways and back again there now in both the bookmarks view and thread view and it worked fine.

# ? Dec 6, 2016 14:43

serebralassazin: Feb 20, 2004; I wish I had something clever to say.

I just rotated it to landscape while reading this thread and it didn't freeze. Rotated it back and it was fine as well. iPhone 6S on Verizon.

# ? Dec 6, 2016 15:13

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

It still happens for me in the bookmark page.

Maybe it's limited to specific phones. :iiam:

# ? Dec 6, 2016 15:14

Khablam: Mar 29, 2012

xzzy posted:

Yes but can you rotate the phone without the app freezing yet?

You're holding the app wrong.

# ? Dec 6, 2016 15:22

Suqit: Apr 25, 2005; Stars Stripes Freedom Jozy
(Jozy not pictured here)

Nostalgia4Infinity posted:

Step one: stop equating making a consumer choice with joining a cult. It makes you seem goony as gently caress.

"Hmmm, I think I'll take myself down to the fruit stand, chug the kool-aide and get myself a new daily driver that suits my needs."

"Sir this is an Arby's."

lol

# ? Dec 6, 2016 15:23

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
Dancing Godzilla

monster on a stick posted:

I'm getting a bit frustrated at the general lack of not giant Android phones and looking at the refurbished 6s or maybe even a 7. Is there anything I should know before trying to drink the Apple flavoraid?

Just be aware that life is easier the more of it you chug. There's no real options for changing the default apps so there'll always be slight annoyances if you want to use non-default apps for a lot of tasks - especially if you intend on using Siri much. There isn't the same level of customisation as you would get with Android but if you just grit your teeth and bare it for a while, you'll eventually notice that everything is in a more natural place, even if it's not what you're used to.

Also, restoring from backups on the same or different devices is infinitely easier with iCloud backups. I've still not been able to work out a super simple way to automate a friend's Android backups so that if they lose their data or buy a whole new phone, everything comes back exactly where they left it on the last phone.

# ? Dec 6, 2016 16:27

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 09:29

Weedle: May 31, 2006

Also, don't sync your phone with iTunes. There is no reason to and it's just a more difficult, shittier way of accomplishing the same things you could with iCloud.

# ? Dec 6, 2016 16:28

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