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Minidust posted:My wife just got a new 6s+ and we're trying to restore from an iTunes backup of her old phone (5s). Both iTunes and the phone are up to date (iTunes 12.2.2.25 on a MacBook Pro; iOS 9.2.1). However plugging in the phone always produces this message: I've seen that before. I had to manually download the latest version from apple.com and install it and it finally worked. Checking for updates in iTunes always said it was up to date even though it wasn't.
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Feb 26, 2016 00:47
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The one good thing is companies that dived into all touch screen controls have backpeddled on it after realized you want to use muscle memory for the controls you always need to tinker.
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Feb 26, 2016 02:41
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iLikeMidgets posted:Wouldn't disrespect my phone with a Saddle Brown case either. Mods?
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Feb 26, 2016 02:45
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The Dave posted:The one good thing is companies that dived into all touch screen controls have backpeddled on it after realized you want to use muscle memory for the controls you always need to tinker. Now they're pushing gesture controls or littering the steering wheel with a billion buttons. Manufacturers are absolutely incapable of designing a decent human interface.
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Feb 26, 2016 03:01
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~Coxy posted:The is no jailbreak for current IOS so if you update compulsively you are SOL for the time being. drat that sucks. Thanks for the suggestions everyone. Looks like I will just continue my sad existence of not being able to change my tracks using short l-press-down-up or the reverse. Best use of that is when you're running with your phone and are so sweaty you can't press anything on the screen. Time to bring back the Walkman.
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Feb 26, 2016 03:52
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xzzy posted:Now they're pushing gesture controls or littering the steering wheel with a billion buttons. Manufacturers are absolutely incapable of designing a decent human interface. False. Every large-scale manufacturer has decades of experience making perfectly good human interfaces. If they'd stick with what the know instead of trying to chase fads, they'd be fine. I recall reading a review for a pickup truck, and throughout, they constantly praised the design decisions for the interior. All the buttons were big and chunky so they could be used while wearing work gloves. These companies know perfectly well how to make good, thoughtful human interfaces while being attractive. They are just making the wrong decisions and using dumb touchscreens. Endless Mike fucked around with this message at 05:58 on Feb 26, 2016 |
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Feb 26, 2016 05:56
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Minidust posted:My wife just got a new 6s+ and we're trying to restore from an iTunes backup of her old phone (5s). Both iTunes and the phone are up to date (iTunes 12.2.2.25 on a MacBook Pro; iOS 9.2.1). However plugging in the phone always produces this message: Holy poo poo dude cmd+shift+4 takes a selection screenshot.
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Feb 26, 2016 06:46
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I've got iTunes 12.3.2.35 on my Mac which would suggest you're not totally up to date despite what the "Check for Updates" feature is showing you.
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Feb 26, 2016 07:17
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Thanks guys - turns out I had to update her OS to El Capitan first, since the actual newest version of iTunes requires it. Not a Mac user myself, so I didn't realize this was a free upgrade thingy. It didn't show up as a "software update" via the top screen menu but I noticed a notification in the Mac's app store for it. Updated the OS, ran iTunes on that, plugged in the phone, and it worked!
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Feb 26, 2016 08:28
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Endless Mike posted:Touch-only controls are fine for little-used or unimportant functions. Like, if you want to put stereo EQ settings there, sure; those are rarely getting adjusted, and not really on the go. Unfortunately, everyone is shoving every control possible in them without any physical redundancy, and that's not good. I've rented cars where the next song/previous song buttons were touch screen only and Jesus Christ whoever thought that would be a good idea needs to be fired.
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Feb 26, 2016 13:00
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azzenco posted:Time to bring back the Walkman. They did, it is - no joke - a $1,000 device that runs Android. Time to send the Walkman back!
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Feb 26, 2016 13:49
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One of the huge pluses for the Spotify App (of which there are few) is that you can swipe between songs in a playlist. On Apple Music it's this garbage little Next Song button that's loving tiny on a 6+ model
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Feb 26, 2016 15:33
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EL BROMANCE posted:They did, it is - no joke - a $1,000 device that runs Android. They have a slightly more reasonably-priced one called the A17 that runs for $300 and has 64GB of memory plus a MicroSDXC slot so you can add another 128GB for like $50. Not a bad deal for a dedicated, high-capacity player.
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Feb 26, 2016 15:47
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Quantum of Phallus posted:One of the huge pluses for the Spotify App (of which there are few) is that you can swipe between songs in a playlist. On Apple Music it's this garbage little Next Song button that's loving tiny on a 6+ model Apple's music app used to let you do that from the lock screen. You just swiped left to skip songs . Then they got rid of it because it was TOO USEFUL AND GOOD.
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Feb 26, 2016 17:20
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Bass Bottles posted:Apple's music app used to let you do that from the lock screen. You just swiped left to skip songs . Then they got rid of it because it was TOO USEFUL AND GOOD.
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Feb 26, 2016 17:22
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I've never jail broken a phone, so yeah. This was possibly back in iOS6.
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Feb 26, 2016 17:26
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Khablam posted:Normal sized or plus? You have no good battery case options with the plus and it's not needed anyway. For the 6/6S the Anker cases are criminally cheap for what you get and I can't recommend them enough. Regular 6s. I must be a heavy user because I can drain this thing easily  I like the simplicity of the official one but not 3x as much or whatever it is.
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Feb 26, 2016 18:02
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Bass Bottles posted:Apple's music app used to let you do that from the lock screen. You just swiped left to skip songs . Then they got rid of it because it was TOO USEFUL AND GOOD. I could see that being annoying for accidental pocket swipes
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Feb 26, 2016 18:03
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I've been using iPhones since the 4 and I have absolutely zero recollection of lock screen swipes to change songs.
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Feb 26, 2016 20:14
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Well it may have been Spotify rather than the music app, I can't remember, but it was definitely on the lock screen and it was definitely real. Until an iOS update took it away.
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Feb 26, 2016 20:28
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MrBond posted:Regular 6s. I must be a heavy user because I can drain this thing easily Simplicity in design or use? If you genuinely like the design I can only recommend you ask to be referred to your local psychiatric care facility. If you mean use, they're all as complicated as one another; you put the phone in, you turn it on. I think just about every 3rd party battery case has better capacity than the Apple one. Anker cases have an 18 month warranty and people rave about their customer service (I've had no reason to call them myself).
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Feb 26, 2016 23:56
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Is there a way to stop itunes from automatically syncing all my itunes store purchased music to my phone? I've tried 4 methods and it still syncs.
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Feb 27, 2016 02:18
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There's a manage music manually checkbox somewhere, works for me. It does mean you have to select which playlists to sync so it's slightly more effort. Also probably still a "fill empty space with more music" checkbox so unselect that too.
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Feb 27, 2016 02:19
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Settings/iTunes & App Store/Music set it to off
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Feb 27, 2016 02:19
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Thanks. iTunes is really strange to me, i finally got it to work. I had sync only checked songs enabled and it was still syncing unchecked songs that i had purchased, tried a few other things but your suggestions worked. I never used autofilled. Thanks lots 
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Feb 27, 2016 02:57
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Bass Bottles posted:Well it may have been Spotify rather than the music app, I can't remember, but it was definitely on the lock screen and it was definitely real. Until an iOS update took it away.  . I know there's other players like with swipe controls if you leave the phone unlocked (and they'll keep it unlocked).Khablam posted:Simplicity in design or use? If you genuinely like the design I can only recommend you ask to be referred to your local psychiatric care facility.  But yeah Anker is cool afaik, it seems like them and a few others have popped up on Amazon selling nice cheap stuff and have no problem replacing if there's issues.
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Feb 27, 2016 16:28
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One positive the official Apple® battery case has which no other case can provide is it's not constantly charging your phone while the case battery is in use. I think the result being that your iPhone battery ends up with less cycles. The official case feels great to me and is very easy to clean, too, in a somewhat magical way-everything just wipes off. That being said if all you care about is capacity there are better options. That being said, my girlfriend is on her 6S all day long and has never had to charge her phone throughout the day since getting the official Apple® battery case.
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Feb 27, 2016 16:49
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decypher posted:One positive the official Apple® battery case has which no other case can provide is it's not constantly charging your phone while the case battery is in use. I think the result being that your iPhone battery ends up with less cycles. No, this isn't a thing.
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Feb 27, 2016 18:52
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Pretty hilarious iPhone unlocking story, to me at least. So I'm going to Europe next month and hoped to use my 6S with a cheap prepaid SIM card. Unfortunately it's locked to AT&T and I'm not out of my contract until September. I read online that folks have had luck by just filling out the unlock request form online over and over again and eventually it would go through. I tried several times but was instantly denied. I then got on chat with AT&T to see if they could make an exception for being a long time customer , never missing a payment, etc. and they submitted my exception request. Denied. So today I read a thread on Mac rumors saying how if you submit an unlock request with all of the correct information online BUT use a phone number other than yours that is assigned to an off contract phone on your account you will get unlocked. I said what the hell and gave it a try. I got the unlock confirmation in about 2 minutes. I can't believe it. So, any recommendations for a cheap prepaid carrier that is reliable, will work on my GSM 6S (model A1633) in both the UK and Ireland? I just need something with a gig or less and some minutes to get me through a 10 day trip!
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Feb 28, 2016 00:39
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I'm not sure if there is one that'll cover both the UK and Ireland as were separate countries and that's usually enough for carriers to say 'that's roaming'. In the UK, 3 is seen as one of the cheap and cheerful brands, here's their prepaid page. Not sure if there's any better deals around... The main carriers here are o2, EE, Vodafone and Three. There's some smaller ones like Giff Gaff as well. My experiences is that they all suck poo poo, but it should be painless enough for such a short stay. E: oops forgot to post the link. http://www.three.co.uk/Store/SIM/Pay_As_You_Go EL BROMANCE fucked around with this message at 04:43 on Feb 28, 2016 |
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Feb 28, 2016 01:05
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UK and Ireland aren't the same so you'd be better off getting a SIM in each place. I'm in Ireland and on 3 and it's ridiculously cheap prepayed. Just buy a sim with €20 credit and you'll be fine. Same for the UK I'd imagine. One thing to mention is in Ireland , Vodafone have the best coverage by a mile but are generally more expensive.
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Feb 28, 2016 03:37
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Oh my god can we make saying "battery cycles" a bannable offense
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Feb 28, 2016 03:39
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If you never unplug your phone from the charger, the battery is going to be poo poo. You don't have to believe me. I don't care what you think. My whole point was the 'Official Apple Battery Case' uses the case's battery first, separately, on it's own, like an independent battery. This is in contrast to 3rd party battery cases which supply power to the phone's battery. You're missing the real point here which is get a Plus and never worry about battery again, you poor piece of poo poo.
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Feb 28, 2016 04:27
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dutchbstrd posted:So, any recommendations for a cheap prepaid carrier that is reliable, will work on my GSM 6S (model A1633) in both the UK and Ireland? I just need something with a gig or less and some minutes to get me through a 10 day trip! As El Bromance said, moving from the UK to Ireland counts as roaming. Your best bet is (as already suggested) to go with 3, as their "Feel at Home" package covers Ireland and nullifies the roaming charges. Also applies in a bunch of other European countries too if you're doing any more travelling (though not Poland, as I found last weekend). 20 quid gets you unlimited data and 300 minutes, or there are cheaper packages. Edit: Although I've no idea about the specifics of your phone as you mentioned that. Over here we don't have to deal with the the whole "different carrier = different model" bullshit, everything's compatible. My 6S is A1688. Froist fucked around with this message at 11:39 on Feb 28, 2016 |
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Feb 28, 2016 11:37
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decypher posted:If you never unplug your phone from the charger, the battery is going to be poo poo. You don't have to believe me. I don't care what you think. They work functionally identically. You are wrong. Even if they didn't, you would still be wrong. No part of anything you have said here is based on a single fact.
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Feb 28, 2016 12:17
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dutchbstrd posted:So, any recommendations for a cheap prepaid carrier that is reliable, will work on my GSM 6S (model A1633) in both the UK and Ireland? I just need something with a gig or less and some minutes to get me through a 10 day trip! Froist posted:Edit: Although I've no idea about the specifics of your phone as you mentioned that. Over here we don't have to deal with the the whole "different carrier = different model" bullshit, everything's compatible. My 6S is A1688.
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Feb 28, 2016 17:40
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decypher posted:If you never unplug your phone from the charger, the battery is going to be poo poo. You don't have to believe me. I don't care what you think. You're wrong and dumb and that's a hell of a thing to be in this thread.
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Feb 28, 2016 19:43
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Froist posted:As El Bromance said, moving from the UK to Ireland counts as roaming. Your best bet is (as already suggested) to go with 3, as their "Feel at Home" package covers Ireland and nullifies the roaming charges. Also applies in a bunch of other European countries too if you're doing any more travelling (though not Poland, as I found last weekend). 20 quid gets you unlimited data and 300 minutes, or there are cheaper packages. Thanks, this is probably my best bet. dutchbstrd fucked around with this message at 20:31 on Feb 28, 2016 |
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Feb 28, 2016 20:29
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Froist posted:As El Bromance said, moving from the UK to Ireland counts as roaming. Your best bet is (as already suggested) to go with 3, as their "Feel at Home" package covers Ireland and nullifies the roaming charges. Also applies in a bunch of other European countries too if you're doing any more travelling (though not Poland, as I found last weekend). 20 quid gets you unlimited data and 300 minutes, or there are cheaper packages. 3 also cover the US. It is legitimately cheaper to be a 3 customer and live in the US than pay ATT/Tmobile/Verizon $60-$100 for 2-4 gigs of data. 3 gives you unlimited internet in the US. While roaming. It boggles the mind as to how they managed to arrange those agreements.
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awesome-express posted:3 also cover the US. It is legitimately cheaper to be a 3 customer and live in the US than pay ATT/Tmobile/Verizon $60-$100 for 2-4 gigs of data. 3 gives you unlimited internet in the US. While roaming. It boggles the mind as to how they managed to arrange those agreements. As a UK-er it boggles the mind how much people in the US get shafted on carrier bills. We've past the glory days now (and 3 are now actively booting people off their grandfathered-in packages), but a few years ago we could get unlimited data including tethering for 15 quid a month.
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