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EconOutlines posted:I'm so glad I caught up in the 65 post backlog I had for this thread. I know, right? EconOutlines posted:Jet Black Apple Case with tempered glass screen protector for the win. ....oh
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RVProfootballer posted:Guy asked for a cheap case that could take a hard spill. Those thin hard plastic cases won't be as good as any TPU for actually protecting the phone. You also can get TPU ones that aren't very sticky in your pocket (I just got a $7 one like that for an SE but can't recommend it because the power button is hard as hell to press), though they'll stick more than with no case or plastic case. So what about the ones that are TPU wrapped in plastic? I wasn't aware TPU by itself would be enough.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:So what about the ones that are TPU wrapped in plastic? I wasn't aware TPU by itself would be enough. Plastic stops punctures, tpu handles impacts.
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22 Eargesplitten posted:So what about the ones that are TPU wrapped in plastic? I wasn't aware TPU by itself would be enough. Afaik, it'll just be better at absorbing impact because the TPU has some give to it. If it's got another layer of plastic, that shouldn't change, so that might give the best of both. Then it's just whether it's getting bulkier than you want. I also don't really know much about it, just that I've always used either a cheap TPU or cheap hard plastic case for my phones and wanted them to be minimal rather than the crazy OtterBox style bulk. The hard plastic (that I've used, anyway) tend to be thinner which is nice, but I only really trust them to protect the back of the phone from scratches, whereas the TPU at least seems better when it comes to dropping the phone on a corner or that kind of thing.
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Thermopyle posted:
It's mainly to resell almost 'as-new' come upgrade time or a little prior to. People that purchase Apple products are extremely anal about inspecting them in my experience.
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Jul 26, 2017 21:17
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Dev beta 4/public beta 3 of iOS11 is out and adds in swipe to clear notifications and long swipe to clear, which is such a basic feature that I wondered why it was missing from the last beta. I generally agree. On my iPad Air 2, however, it's pretty slow/laggy. So far, this iPad has been a beast at handling major iOS updates. It's finally starting to show it's age  Hopefully they can clean some of the lagginess up prior to the GM.
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Endless Mike posted:TPU is plastic We're talking about hard rigid plastic vs TPU
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Jul 26, 2017 22:50
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Never had a screen protector because gently caress that poo poo, but now have a matte one simply because of how it feels when scrolling etc. It's really smooth instead of my finger sometimes having too much friction on the glass. So I'm basically using it for that, not protection.
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Dr. Video Games 0050 posted:Never had a screen protector because gently caress that poo poo, but now have a matte one simply because of how it feels when scrolling etc. "Why are there condoms in your bag, Johnny? Are you having PRE-MARITAL SEX?" "No, mom, I just like the way they feel! I swear!"
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Binary Badger posted:http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/07/26/new-cochlear-hearing-implant-tech-will-stream-directly-from-iphones-other-apple-devices I hope this works better than their current bluetooth solution where you have to charge an extra dongle to get BT functionality with your CI sound processor. If you so much as look at it wrong, it'll lose connection. I wonder if the sound processor is gonna act like a full fledged headset now. Though personally I'm more stoked about the possibility of an iPhone acting as a CI remote. That's gonna own hard but my health insurance provider is gonna hate me when I apply for yet another CI upgrade. 
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Jul 27, 2017 06:42
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EconOutlines posted:It's mainly to resell almost 'as-new' come upgrade time or a little prior to. People that purchase Apple products are extremely anal about inspecting them in my experience. ..................... oh I have a jet black 7+ and a typical Apple leather case has protected it in mint condition. I don't think a screen protector is required. Taima fucked around with this message at 17:35 on Jul 27, 2017 |
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My 2 month old 7 plus dropped and screen has a hundred cracks, first time ive ever cracked a screen. Local third party shops are charging $100-$120 and Apple is charging $150. That price gap has me on the fence. Should I try to save a few bucks? Or play it safe and avoid potential bullshit.
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Jul 27, 2017 18:55
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ChocNitty posted:My 2 month old 7 plus dropped and screen has a hundred cracks, first time ive ever cracked a screen. Fruit stand.
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Jul 27, 2017 18:57
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ChocNitty posted:My 2 month old 7 plus dropped and screen has a hundred cracks, first time ive ever cracked a screen. 30 bucks more for an official OEM screen? That's an easy call.
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Jul 27, 2017 18:58
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Jose Oquendo posted:30 bucks more for an official OEM screen? That's an easy call. 30 bucks is a no brainer, seeing as Apple will deny you any warranty claims and blacklist your phone as soon as they see you have aftermarket parts.
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Jul 27, 2017 19:15
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ChocNitty posted:My 2 month old 7 plus dropped and screen has a hundred cracks, first time ive ever cracked a screen. Frank Dillinger posted:30 bucks is a no brainer, seeing as Apple will deny you any warranty claims and blacklist your phone as soon as they see you have aftermarket parts. The only reason to use a 3rd party shop is if you're already beyond warranty and AppleCare coverage. Or if you live in a country where Apple stores aren't popular or easily accessible. Otherwise, if it's under warranty/AppleCare, use the fruit stand.
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Jul 27, 2017 19:29
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Frank Dillinger posted:30 bucks is a no brainer, seeing as Apple will deny you any warranty claims and blacklist your phone as soon as they see you have aftermarket parts. I think they just started making exceptions for third party screen repairs, but there's also the risk that the third party service could screw something else up and you'd be hosed on that.
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Jul 27, 2017 19:41
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take it to da fruit stand! 
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I still think we should find whomever coined the term 'Fruit Stand' and.. award them a Darwin prize or something? Or give them a very bad gang tag saying "I COINED THE PHRASE FRUIT STAND" Anyways, since the iPod megathread is closed: http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-kills-off-ipod-nano-ipod-shuffle-2017-7 Yep, Apple finally gone done and killed its lowest end music players. Only player Apple sells now is the 32 / 128 GB iPod Touch 6th Generations for $199 and $299 respectively. iPod Touch is still the iPhone 6 without the phone part, A8 based, Wi-Fi only and no NFC hardware. Sigh. (got to believe they might have a new model waiting? It's only been, what, two whole years since the last refresh..)
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Jul 27, 2017 21:53
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Holy poo poo I just found out that Apple Maps works on the lock screen. Literal game changer.
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Jul 27, 2017 21:59
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Binary Badger posted:
Does anyone still use standalone music players? Seems like the market for those would be miniscule these days. Also: Public beta 3 makes opening notifications from the lock screen much more straightforward. Hurray.
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I expect the market for iPods consists of kids too young to have a phone and developers too cheap to buy test phones.
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Jul 27, 2017 22:11
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I use a waterproof ipod shuffle for swimming.
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I am an old that just last year bought a ipod touch 128gb to keep in my car, replacing a 2007 era ipod classic.  I also keep a shuffle around for mowing the lawn. Get off my lawn !
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I get wireless is the future but I loving love my first gen iPod nano with the built-in clip and touch screen. Perfect for its intentions Then they got bigger, silly, and more expensive I remember jailbreaking my first iPod touch. It was required if you wanted to change the icon organization on your screen. Also remember when apple charged $20 for all their base apps if it wasn't the iPhone? I think they back peddled but lol
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Nostalgia4Dogges posted:I get wireless is the future but I loving love my first gen iPod nano with the built-in clip and touch screen. Perfect for its intentions That's the fourth gen but yeah it was dope
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I bet they're gonna roll out a version with built in AirPods.
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oh lol whoops Well it was a one gen thing
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ChocNitty posted:My 2 month old 7 plus dropped and screen has a hundred cracks, first time ive ever cracked a screen. Just to provide a little more info, the clone iPhone 7 screens absolutely suck right now. My store winds up doing a ton of warranty exchanges on them, and even at their best, the color balance on the screen isn't very good. I actually try to encourage customers to go to Apple instead, but some people just really, really hate going there. Oh, and the water resistance seal gets broken and not replaced if anyone but Apple opens your phone, so there's that too.
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Nostalgia4Dogges posted:
Also the first Touch came out a few months before the App Store existed, so jailbreak and Cydia was the only way to get apps.
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:It was $10 for an OS upgrade, the reason given was that accounting law, Sarbane Oxley or something like that. I always thought this was bullshit. They allegedly couldn't enable new features on the device without charging for them, but somehow Microsoft was able to add games and audiobooks and poo poo to the Zune for free?
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:It was $10 for an OS upgrade, the reason given was that accounting law, Sarbane Oxley or something like that. drat we've come far
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Thanks for the advice on cases. I ended up ignoring it, though. I found a guy on Craigslist selling a used OtterBox Defender from his old 5S for $4. It might be too bulky, but it's also $4. I might not like the screen protector, but that can be removed easily.
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Is there a workaround to make a shared note from Notes.app viewable on an Android phone? You can see it through iCloud.com on a Windows PC but visiting it on their mobile just tells them to use an Apple device or a desktop computer, which is kinda trash. I really want to make more of a full switch to Apple's services but all their webapps (calendar, documents, spreadsheets, etc.) are way worse than Google's and stuff like Maps isn't even accessible unless you're using their hardware.
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Jul 28, 2017 15:21
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Do any of the browsers have an option to force desktop view? That used to work on Safari iOS but it was quite janky and really only useful in an emergency.
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Jul 28, 2017 15:29
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EL BROMANCE posted:Do any of the browsers have an option to force desktop view? That used to work on Safari iOS but it was quite janky and really only useful in an emergency. I don't know a way to force it as default, but you can request the desktop version pretty quickly in Chrome.
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Long press on the refresh button to get the option in safari. It's not a setting that sticks though It's just site to site for that session I think.
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Sorry I should've made it clearer I was responding to the dude above with the Android query.
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I completely shattered my screen. I don't have Apple Care or any insurance it'll cost around 130 for Apple to fix it. I dropped it on the toilet 6 or 7 months ago and the finger print stuff stopped working. If I send it back to Apple will they hold of hostage until I pay to have that fixed too? Hard to type can't see much of screen. Tia pals
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