The iPhone Thread - The Airpods thread in disguise

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SweetMercifulCrap!: Jan 28, 2012; Lipstick Apathy

My friend gave me an old OG iPhone SE that I want to set up as a secondary device (wifi only), but I don''t want it to interfere with my main phone. What's the best way to do this?

# ? Jul 28, 2022 10:45

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# ? Jun 6, 2024 21:19

The Grumbles: Jun 5, 2006

SweetMercifulCrap! posted:

My friend gave me an old OG iPhone SE that I want to set up as a secondary device (wifi only), but I don''t want it to interfere with my main phone. What's the best way to do this?

Fresh apple account?

# ? Jul 28, 2022 10:59

silence_kit: Jul 14, 2011; by the sex ghost

Replace your main phone with the iPhone SE

# ? Jul 28, 2022 11:07

~Coxy: Dec 9, 2003; R.I.P. Inter-OS Sass - b.2000AD d.2003AD

You actually don't need to sign into a new device at all.
Once you activate it, you can sign into just the app store to download an app.

But a burner Apple ID is probably easier and more convenient unless you want to put some apps on it that cost money and you already purchased on your main.

# ? Jul 28, 2022 11:37

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Josh Lyman posted:

For those of you who've had AirPod Pros for a while, how is the battery life of the case holding up? I've had mine for a little over 1 year and the case only seems to hold a couple charges now, even though I only use my AirPods ~2 hours/week.

I got the earbuds replaced a month ago under warranty, so they have full battery. I fully depleted them last night and the case had 80% left after fully charging the earbuds when I went to sleep. I didn't use them all today but tonight the case says 70%.

You know, I don't really know. I usually plop it on a wireless pad so I don't really have to think about its charge.

# ? Jul 28, 2022 13:23

Josh Lyman: May 24, 2009

Josh Lyman posted:

For those of you who've had AirPod Pros for a while, how is the battery life of the case holding up? I've had mine for a little over 1 year and the case only seems to hold a couple charges now, even though I only use my AirPods ~2 hours/week.

I got the earbuds replaced a month ago under warranty, so they have full battery. I fully depleted them last night and the case had 80% left after fully charging the earbuds when I went to sleep. I didn't use them all today but tonight the case says 70%.

I did a full deplete on my AirPod Pros again last night and the case battery dropped from 70% to 54% while doing a batterysafe charge on the earbuds up to 80%, which again is fine, which lines up with the previous night's charge (4% case battery to charge earbuds 20%).

Some Reddit posts seem to indicate the drop in case charge from 80% to 70% over the course of ~18 hours was due to the Find My network, which kinda makes sense. There's also people on Reddit saying resetting their AirPods, disconnecting/reconnecting them to their Apple account fixed battery life issues, but who knows what was going on with those scenarios.

Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 15:00 on Jul 28, 2022

# ? Jul 28, 2022 14:57

phosdex: Dec 16, 2005

Mine started doing a thing where the case would charge for a few minutes then stop, no matter the cable or power source. That was around 10 months in, Apple replaced it.

# ? Jul 28, 2022 15:25

SweetMercifulCrap!: Jan 28, 2012; Lipstick Apathy

~Coxy posted:

You actually don't need to sign into a new device at all.
Once you activate it, you can sign into just the app store to download an app.

But a burner Apple ID is probably easier and more convenient unless you want to put some apps on it that cost money and you already purchased on your main.

The Grumbles posted:

Fresh apple account?

Thanks! I'll probably just make a secondary Apple account.

silence_kit posted:

Replace your main phone with the iPhone SE

...of course!

# ? Jul 28, 2022 19:35

Rageaholic: May 31, 2005; Old Town Road to EGOT

iOS 16 Public Beta 2 is out! I'm installing it now.

# ? Jul 28, 2022 21:27

Kirios: Jan 26, 2010

Rageaholic posted:

iOS 16 Public Beta 2 is out! I'm installing it now.

Thanks for the heads up! DLing it now.

# ? Jul 28, 2022 21:35

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

Anyone else having reminders not syncing on the public beta? My iPad seems to update changes to iCloud but my iPhone won�t. I need to disable and re-enable reminders on my phone for it to download an up to date list but won�t do anything after that.

# ? Jul 28, 2022 23:20

Combat Pretzel: Jun 23, 2004; No, seriously... what kurds?!

I don't get why this stupid Apple Watch update process keeps insisting using BTLE to transfer the update image, when both devices are on charger and in reach of the WLAN router. Everytime I have to babysit it by disabling BT on the watch to force it on WLAN.

# ? Jul 28, 2022 23:50

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

I've never had to mess with any networking settings for Watch updates. I don't understand your desire to disable bluetooth.

From what I understand, it's intended for the Watch to use BT to communicate with the phone. The watch can use wifi if it can't talk to your phone over BT or if it can't see your phone at all but that's about it.

Jose Oquendo fucked around with this message at 00:07 on Jul 29, 2022

# ? Jul 29, 2022 00:04

Combat Pretzel: Jun 23, 2004; No, seriously... what kurds?!

The difference is going from 28 minutes to transfer the DB4/PB2 image to the watch to 2 minutes when forcing WLAN.

# ? Jul 29, 2022 00:19

japtor: Oct 28, 2005

Josh Lyman posted:

Some Reddit posts seem to indicate the drop in case charge from 80% to 70% over the course of ~18 hours was due to the Find My network, which kinda makes sense.

Don't they only update when you open the case and/or use the AirPods?* 10% over ~18 hours doesn't seem too bad, particularly for a tiny battery, which is probably trickle charging the tinier batteries in the AirPods themselves.

*Which makes the function pretty limited sure, but it's essentially something they tacked on in software through the paired iOS device

# ? Jul 29, 2022 02:58

Josh Lyman: May 24, 2009

japtor posted:

Don't they only update when you open the case and/or use the AirPods?* 10% over ~18 hours doesn't seem too bad, particularly for a tiny battery, which is probably trickle charging the tinier batteries in the AirPods themselves.

*Which makes the function pretty limited sure, but it's essentially something they tacked on in software through the paired iOS device

I�m pretty sure they ping the AirPods periodically because I�ll get notifications that I left my AirPods behind when I run errands.

# ? Jul 29, 2022 03:32

Bizarro Kanyon: Jan 3, 2007; Something Awful, so easy even a spaceman can do it!

Combat Pretzel posted:

The difference is going from 28 minutes to transfer the DB4/PB2 image to the watch to 2 minutes when forcing WLAN.

Yeah, I have definitely noticed how much faster my daughter�s watches update than mine. Their watches are family share so they are not officially connected to an IPhone. That allows them to update on WiFi without using Bluetooth.

# ? Jul 29, 2022 12:59

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Combat Pretzel posted:

I don't get why this stupid Apple Watch update process keeps insisting using BTLE to transfer the update image, when both devices are on charger and in reach of the WLAN router. Everytime I have to babysit it by disabling BT on the watch to force it on WLAN.

Just let it happen overnight unless you're one of those weirdos that needs a watch to tell you if you slept poorly

# ? Jul 29, 2022 14:00

Not a Children: Oct 9, 2012; Don't need a holster if you never stop shooting.

My AirPods case has also gone to pot. Used to last about a week with regular use, now I need to recharge it after 2-3 charges of the pods, with the battery diving seemingly out of nowhere. When they work they�re great but I hate picking them up in the morning and finding every bit depleted.

# ? Jul 29, 2022 14:25

History Comes Inside!: Nov 20, 2004

Josh Lyman posted:

I�m pretty sure they ping the AirPods periodically because I�ll get notifications that I left my AirPods behind when I run errands.

I got a notification that I�d left them at my office today while I was 10 minutes away and had the airpod case in my hand.

Turned out the battery was just dead.

# ? Jul 29, 2022 16:29

Bad Purchase: Jun 17, 2019

my airpods case is still working fine, but the left earbud only lasts about 15 min and the right only lasts about 45 now. got 3 years out of them, which i guess isn't too bad for such a small battery, but really wish there was an option to repair them. feels bad tossing 'em out.

probably gonna upgrade to pros next. are they any more durable in terms of battery lifespan? or is the same 2-3 years that most people seem to get from the baseline airpods?

# ? Jul 29, 2022 19:46

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

The Pros are a little over 2.5 years old at this point so no one's gonna know exactly how long they last. But they're gonna be roughly comparable to the airpods.

I bought mine shortly after launch and they seem to last about as long as they did when new, but they've lived a pretty easy life because shortly after we all got locked in our homes for two years.

# ? Jul 29, 2022 19:52

endlessmonotony: Nov 4, 2009; by Fritz the Horse

Bad Purchase posted:

my airpods case is still working fine, but the left earbud only lasts about 15 min and the right only lasts about 45 now. got 3 years out of them, which i guess isn't too bad for such a small battery, but really wish there was an option to repair them. feels bad tossing 'em out.

probably gonna upgrade to pros next. are they any more durable in terms of battery lifespan? or is the same 2-3 years that most people seem to get from the baseline airpods?

Could always sell them, there are people out there capable of repairing them.

But man is that internal design bad. Apple's fallen so far in terms of designing things, "you're holding it wrong" wouldn't be worth talking about anymore.

# ? Jul 29, 2022 19:57

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

Bad Purchase posted:

my airpods case is still working fine, but the left earbud only lasts about 15 min and the right only lasts about 45 now. got 3 years out of them, which i guess isn't too bad for such a small battery, but really wish there was an option to repair them. feels bad tossing 'em out.

probably gonna upgrade to pros next. are they any more durable in terms of battery lifespan? or is the same 2-3 years that most people seem to get from the baseline airpods?

lol I've had my Pros replaced no fewer than twice each (usually warranty, but one was because I lost a bud)

# ? Jul 29, 2022 20:17

American McGay: Feb 28, 2010; by sebmojo

My AirPods have terrible battery life (2-3 hours tops) but it�s hard to even be mad about it when they fully charge after 4 minutes in the case.

# ? Jul 29, 2022 20:26

Bad Purchase: Jun 17, 2019

2-3 hours is pretty good, mine were getting less than three by the end of their first year

# ? Jul 29, 2022 20:32

Endless Mike: Aug 13, 2003

I had mine recently replaced and they usually get around 3.5 hours before needing to be charged.

(I only needed one replaced, but they replaced both for free. I ain't complaining.)

# ? Jul 29, 2022 21:06

Kirios: Jan 26, 2010

I'll say the main reason I picked the Beats Fit Pro over the Airpods Pro (and what I hope is massively changed for the Pro 2) is battery life. Not specifically in the case, but the buds themselves. 6 hours with ANC/Transparency vs. 4.5 hours is huge, especially 2-3 years down the road. I'd love to see the Pro 2 get 6+ hours runtime.

# ? Jul 29, 2022 21:09

Combat Pretzel: Jun 23, 2004; No, seriously... what kurds?!

Endless Mike posted:

Just let it happen overnight unless you're one of those weirdos that needs a watch to tell you if you slept poorly

God forbid one might think that a smartwatch gentle vibration alarm for waking up is a nice thing.

# ? Jul 30, 2022 14:25

POCKET CHOMP: Jul 20, 2003; me irl.

lol look at that weirdo (my monitor is on)

# ? Jul 30, 2022 15:08

Soul Glo: Aug 27, 2003; Just let it shine through

Since I downloaded 16 Public Beta 2, my phone�s got a weird bug where maybe a third of the time tap to take has such a long delay on it I think it�s not working so I tap the power button and then it starts trying to wake up but then registers the power button and goes back to sleep.

# ? Jul 30, 2022 18:48

MarcusSA: Sep 23, 2007

And that�s just another reason I don�t install betas

# ? Jul 30, 2022 18:53

American McGay: Feb 28, 2010; by sebmojo

Soul Glo posted:

Since I downloaded 16 Public Beta 2, my phone�s got a weird bug where maybe a third of the time tap to take has such a long delay on it I think it�s not working so I tap the power button and then it starts trying to wake up but then registers the power button and goes back to sleep.

Thank you for your service.

# ? Jul 30, 2022 18:54

Soul Glo: Aug 27, 2003; Just let it shine through

American McGay posted:

Thank you for your service.

youre welcome, american mcgay

MarcusSA posted:

And that�s just another reason I don�t install betas

Public Beta 1 was fine!

# ? Jul 30, 2022 19:02

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

Soul Glo posted:

Since I downloaded 16 Public Beta 2, my phone�s got a weird bug where maybe a third of the time tap to take has such a long delay on it I think it�s not working so I tap the power button and then it starts trying to wake up but then registers the power button and goes back to sleep.

Did you report the bug?

# ? Jul 30, 2022 19:03