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So are there any good games now or did Apple‘s game thing ruin things?
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Sep 15, 2020 00:14
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Hello thread, I have a stupid question from someone who just switched to babby's first iphone (se). So on Android, google maps had sort of a hidden 'driving mode,' which pretty much used the navigation mode but without a destination, which was really useful for just driving around to get the lay of the streets. It used to only be accessible through Android Auto or by some obscure method of creating a shortcut of the app with the 'driving mode' option. I can't seem to find this at all in the iOS google maps, is there some secret way of activating it or did they just not bake it in?
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Sep 15, 2020 00:51
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Warbird posted:So are there any good games now or did Apple‘s game thing ruin things? there are still good games. i would link the ios games thread but all anyone talks about in there anymore is something called "random dice." what kind of games do you like
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Sep 15, 2020 01:20
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Oh right I forgot about that thread. Did they finally move on from Battle Cats? Idk the most recent games I took a look into were Golf on Mars and the port of Slay the Spire. Both are good but it seems hard to find an engaging game, one that isn’t lousy on IAP/ads, or behind the subscription paywall. It’s a shame that Touch Arcade went down the tubes years back, I used that app all the time.
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Sep 15, 2020 01:36
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Golf Blitz 4lyfe
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Sep 15, 2020 01:38
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I am so hooked on “Good Sudoku” if you like Sudoku
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Sep 15, 2020 01:40
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I could go for some puzzling, I’ll give it a look. Golf Blitz is just multiplayer Stickman Golf 3 right? Looks fun but I don’t think that’ll scratch the itch.
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Sep 15, 2020 01:43
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I also like Onitama and Really Bad Chess.
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Sep 15, 2020 01:56
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here’s a neat little strategy rpg that i like a lot and don’t hear much about : occidental heroes https://apps.apple.com/us/app/occidental-heroes/id1355481701 sci-fi alchemy text adventure https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hadean-lands/id918958300 ordia is a really slick platformer with perfect touch controls https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ordia/id1309000429 the original professor layton trilogy got some good ports https://apps.apple.com/us/app-bundle/layton-trilogy-bundle/id1522008740 I have been enjoying this bizarre chinese soulslike game called “pascal’s wager” that doesn’t make a great first impression because of the wretched script and voice acting, but it actually has pretty good level design and if you give it a chance to settle into its weirdo groove it’s a good time https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pascals-wager/id1476649036
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Sep 15, 2020 02:17
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If you’re into arcade style rhythm games, I highly recommend Arcaea: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/arcaea/id1205999125 The whole main Ace Attorney series is on there too, but if you like those then Ghost Trick is from the same creator and definitely worth checking out: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/ghost-trick-phantom-detective/id489113377 And if you want Ace Attorney but even more anime, Danganronpa 1 and 2 recently got released on iOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/danganronpa-trigger-happy-hav/id1502232038 Finally, Nekoatsume is goddamn adorable: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/neko-atsume-kitty-collector/id923917775
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Sep 15, 2020 07:34
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Soon iOS 14, are 3rd party devs able to create their own “new” widgets?
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Sep 18, 2020 19:14
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Thwomp posted:Soon iOS 14, are 3rd party devs able to create their own “new” widgets? I have a few 3rd party apps that have widgets now. I have Carrot weather one on my homescreen.
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Sep 18, 2020 19:26
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OneDrive updated with a widget, but all it can do is rotate through pictures you have in your folder. Thrilling stuff, really. Great time to be alive. Not that I'd ever want a widget for a cloud file service, but if I was gonna make one I would have done something more interesting than that.
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Sep 18, 2020 20:19
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priznat posted:I am so hooked on “Good Sudoku” if you like Sudoku Same. I had to move to arcade though as it became way too easy on impossible Good mode. I have managed to get a few top 10s the daily, very good fun.
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Sep 19, 2020 14:24
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In the builtin Reminders app, is there a way to hide a reminder until later? For example, let's say I want to remind myself to get a new tootubrush every 3 months. Is there a way to make it stay hidden for 3 months until the next one is due?
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Sep 19, 2020 22:47
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I like overcast for podcast but it’s not doing what I need now. What I want is a playlist for sleeping, that has continuous play and will play through the list even if all the episodes have already been played. I don’t want continuous play on my normal podcast list, and even with it on, Overcast won’t replay the episodes in my playlist unless I manually restart each one first. Overcast is generally what I want but I’d use a second app for this playlist, is there one that will work for my sleepy time use case? I need my episodes of Sleep With Me sometimes.
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Sep 20, 2020 16:36
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Lutha Mahtin posted:In the builtin Reminders app, is there a way to hide a reminder until later? For example, let's say I want to remind myself to get a new tootubrush every 3 months. Is there a way to make it stay hidden for 3 months until the next one is due? Just put it on a list you don’t look at.
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Sep 20, 2020 16:52
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Snowy posted:I like overcast for podcast but it’s not doing what I need now. I use Downcast exactly for this. I use PocketCasts during the day and Downcast for sleeping. Downcast isn’t super pretty looking but it has a poo poo ton of options for playing, looping, etc.
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Sep 20, 2020 18:06
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Violator posted:I use Downcast exactly for this. I use PocketCasts during the day and Downcast for sleeping. Downcast isn’t super pretty looking but it has a poo poo ton of options for playing, looping, etc. Thanks that looks almost perfect. The only thing it’s not doing that I like in overcast is slowing the speed down a little, like 80% or so. I find that to be great for snoozing. Downcast only does 50% and it’s so extreme and lovely sounding I’m not sure why they bother. But that’s nitpicking, downcast it is!
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Sep 20, 2020 18:39
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tuyop posted:Just put it on a list you don’t look at. But then how will I remember it lol
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Sep 20, 2020 20:10
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Lutha Mahtin posted:But then how will I remember it lol
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Sep 20, 2020 20:16
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Lutha Mahtin posted:But then how will I remember it lol Have it alert you? Just set it up as recurring, set an alarm for it, and stuff it into a list you look at.
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Sep 20, 2020 20:23
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I tried setting a 3 month repeat but marking it complete just moves the due date back 3 months, it doesn't affect the visibility. Other todo list apps I've used in the past had features like that where a task could be hidden away and then pop on to a main list when the due date came closer, I'm trying to figure out if the Apple one has a similar function.
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Sep 20, 2020 20:24
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Anybody tried that "Fatsecret" calorie tracker? Setting aside the weird-rear end name, I'm looking for an alternative to MyFitnessPal which does everything I need but the interface is kind of shoddy unless you pay for a subscription to remove the ad spot.
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Sep 20, 2020 22:41
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Not app centric, but you all might know. Did the new iOS update tweak facial recognition? I’m able to unlock my phone with a mask on. Don’t know if it’s going just off IPD or if it has something to do with my watch.
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Sep 21, 2020 00:30
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Warbird posted:Not app centric, but you all might know. Did the new iOS update tweak facial recognition? I’m able to unlock my phone with a mask on. Don’t know if it’s going just off IPD or if it has something to do with my watch. Yeah I noticed this being a thing even before the update, it was weird. Perhaps eyes alone are enough to unlock? This has been confirmed by a friend who doesn’t have an apple watch too!
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Sep 21, 2020 02:57
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Lutha Mahtin posted:I tried setting a 3 month repeat but marking it complete just moves the due date back 3 months, it doesn't affect the visibility. Other todo list apps I've used in the past had features like that where a task could be hidden away and then pop on to a main list when the due date came closer, I'm trying to figure out if the Apple one has a similar function. put your repeating reminders on a list you won't look at or just only look at the "Today" list
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Sep 21, 2020 04:03
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priznat posted:Yeah I noticed this being a thing even before the update, it was weird. Perhaps eyes alone are enough to unlock? can’t be, mine recently started opening with sunglasses/no mask
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Sep 21, 2020 05:08
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Jazz Marimba posted:can’t be, mine recently started opening with sunglasses/no mask Mine's done that too for quite some time, it may be that if it matches enough features (top half or bottom half of face) it unlocks. However tonight I tried with a different mask than before and it won't unlock so who knows!
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Sep 21, 2020 05:10
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Jazz Marimba posted:can’t be, mine recently started opening with sunglasses/no mask Well, unless your lenses block IR, sunglasses are like normal glasses as far as FaceID is concerned.
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Sep 21, 2020 05:50
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I think they just learn your masked face over time. I've been using masks since February and around the beginning of summer it would occasionally unlock with the mask on.
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Sep 22, 2020 01:37
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Not sure how many (looks like none) would be interested in this, but I made a Mart thread trying to find other people to be part of a Fantastical/Flexibits family. We'd get Fantastical Premium for a year at $13 each town from $65, valid across all platforms the app is on. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3941539
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Sep 24, 2020 04:01
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Mr. Fix It posted:put your repeating reminders on a list you won't look at or just only look at the "Today" list this doesn't do what I'm asking for
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Sep 24, 2020 07:19
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Who are you to doubt Mr. Fit It?
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Sep 24, 2020 17:54
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Lutha Mahtin posted:this doesn't do what I'm asking for Endless Mike posted:Who are you to doubt Mr. Fit It? it's cool, i had it coming for even trying 
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Sep 25, 2020 01:04
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Mr. Fix It posted:yeah, i guess it must suck to be forced to look at the "All" or "Scheduled" lists and see all your scheduled reminders. It’s a legit concern because events scheduled in the future still increase the # of tasks remaining which is a problem because some people get discouraged when they see something like 123 tasks remaining even though 120 of those are scheduled 5 months into the future. Other task managers have the option of hiding tasks until a specified date in the future which makes a lot of sense for some things that you literally can’t do until that date. Like, you can’t file your 2020 taxes right now and you probably literally can’t file them until February 2021 or whatever, but if you add that as a task to Reminders then it’s going to forever show you as having +1 tasks left to do even though you can’t do it. Reminders’s limitation is that it only has a concept of a due date. Other task managers have a concept of a due date and a start date. He/she is asking if Reminders has that and the answer is no.
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Sep 25, 2020 01:59
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Any apps out there that can keep track of household chores for my kids? I'm thinking about framing an old iPad and mounting it to have the daily/weekly list of chores and their assignments on the wall in the kitchen where they can check them off as they complete them or lie about completing them. Mostly for them, but also for my wife and I cause we can't fuckin keep track of who did what and who tried to get out what. Henrik Zetterberg fucked around with this message at 00:07 on Sep 29, 2020 |
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Sep 29, 2020 00:01
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I usually don't get the initial release of any iOS but I put the recent one on my watch and it buggered GPS, heartrate sensor and at times burns through battery so quickly the charger can't keep up. The point release today didn't fix anything.
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Sep 29, 2020 00:34
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Henrik Zetterberg posted:Any apps out there that can keep track of household chores for my kids? I'm thinking about framing an old iPad and mounting it to have the daily/weekly list of chores and their assignments on the wall in the kitchen where they can check them off as they complete them or lie about completing them. There are apps built specifically for families but a lot of general todo apps and planning apps will work fine for a "put the list out there knowing they might lie about it". All apps like this have their own quirks and their own opinions about what they consider the "right" way to set up tasks, so you may have to try a few to find one that does what you want. Some of the family-focused apps might have things like automatic chore rotation among several family members, but I've never used any of them myself.
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Sep 29, 2020 01:27
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Yeah auto-rotation is probably a preferred option. The groan when they realize it’s their turn to do the dishwasher is oddly satisfying. e: My kids are older, so none of the ones that accumulate points to earn stuff are appealing. Henrik Zetterberg fucked around with this message at 05:02 on Sep 29, 2020 |
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Sep 29, 2020 04:56
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