Tora Tora Torrents posted:

If you want to use the phone in a "one handed mode" like the Note for extended periods of time then it just sounds like a large phone is not for you. Apple's solution sounds like the best compromise, although with the back navigation button being on the upper left I'm worried it will make using Reachability necessary too often. I'm going to a 6+ from a Nexus 5 (a 5" phone) so I'm already used to not being able to reach all of the phone with one hand all of the time, but I'm also used to having a back button on the bottom that's easily reachable.

People are ultimately going to find the larger screen worth it to get used to using two hands more often (which I think I will) or will just hate it and go back to "normal" sized phones. The exchange rate of the 6+ will be interesting.

89 posted:

.....where else is a dude supposed to put his iPhone?

ShoogaSlim posted:

It's disconcerting that the 6 is more fragile than the 5. I've stated before that my 5 has taken quite a few tumbles into hard ground a number of times over the last two years and it's in perfectly acceptable condition. I have friends with shattered and cracked screens way worse than mine.

I'll have to be extra careful with the 6. No way I'm putting an ugly case on my phone. Well... maybe no way

lelandjs posted:

I'm sure there's an obvious answer but why not use the Gmail app?

Bottom Liner posted:

By the way, 6 Plus is a lovely name on the level of Nintendo's handhelds (3ds, 3dsxl, 2ds, new 3ds). Ugh.

kernel panic posted:

I got my new 6 today and everything seems perfect, except for the fact that whenever I scroll on a light background there seems to be something like a bar pattern on the screen - light and dark, about 8 different sections, almost like a backlight defect. Has anyone heard about or experienced anything like this? Googling turned up nothing.

Damo posted:

They surmised the lovely FPS has to do with the down scaling the 6+ has to deal with constantly. I figured the 6+ would take a hit in GPU performance due to the scaling, but yeah, pretty surprised how big the hit actually is. I'm sure it only noticeably impacts the performances of the phone in games with complex graphics, so you likely won't see it in normal day-to-day usage. Hopefully.

flavor posted:

cough cough MobileMe rollout cough cough stolen iPhone 4 prototypes cough cough

This changes nothing for me, I just want to see them fix it quickly.

appropriatemetaphor posted:

So as someone who has trouble sliding a 4s in and out of the front pocket, and usually shoves it in the back pocket and sits on it on the train, am i just going to destroy an iphone6 if i get one?? do i have to buy some loser case to protect it? i wanted to try shoving a 6 in my pocket in the apple store but was worried it would look like i was stealing it or something since they had like cops all over covering the massive line outside.

ShoogaSlim posted:

I tested the digital image stabilization on my 6 yesterday just walking on a train platform and it was creepy how much it smoothed out. I'm sure OIS is even that much better at it. It was actually kind of jarring to watch because it almost took the life out of it if that makes sense? Like if you watch a video someone took while hiking you sort of "feel" the footsteps that are represented by the shaking, etc. This just makes it seem like you're floating around like a spooky ghost or something. I find it odd that there doesn't seem to be a setting to turn it off anywhere because I'm sure some people might want to retain that effect.

Hot Dog Day #82 posted:

Both! She takes it correctly but as soon as the picture is produced its orientation is off.

various cheeses posted:

What exactly is the wifi issue? Is it where your phone can't find a single loving wireless network? Between this and at&t's lovely throttled service which doesn't load pictures half the time, there may be some problems.

xzzy posted:

Also audio sounds a bit flat over bluetooth, even with the new high bandwidth option that they made to try and fix that problem.

I mean the audio is good enough and I use it daily, but when I swap to a wired connection there's a pretty noticeable difference. I like bluetooth audio, I just don't want it to be the only option.

Whirlwind Jones posted:

I guess I don't understand what adhoc is but I didn't think you could be connected to two wifi connections at the same time so if I was communicating with the ATV then I couldn't be connected to an actual wifi connection at the same time.

dorkimoe posted:

Anyone having issues on their phones with upside down photos? My iphone 6 when I take a photo it turns out upside down....

Feenix posted:

Holy poo poo Apple should just make screens like post it notes. Scratch it? Peel off top layer.

Amber Alert posted:

But that one video on the Internet of that one guy putting unreasonable amounts of pressure on the weakest structural point on the incredibly thin device made of non-fictional materials showed me that my phone will both arrive bent and be a jello-like consistency merely due to its proximity to the pocket of my tighter-than-skin jorts.

Grim Up North posted:

spongeworthy posted:

Has anyone purchased an aftermarket 2.4a charger for their iPhone 6/6+ that seems to be reliable/quality?

SMERSH Mouth posted:

EDIT: Just finished restoring and setting up as new. Wifi speeds are still incredibly slow- like 3 minutes to load the front page of wikipedia slow. Great. What now? Do a DFU restore? I think that was the thing I had to do that once with my old iPhone 4.

NinetySevenA posted:

I got my 6+ Friday afternoon, and I was walking home tonight, (Saturday) and I pulled my camera from my back pack and my headphone cable got caught in my mini tripod and pulled the phone out of my pocket. now my one day old phone's screen is cracked to poo poo. This is the second time out of all my cell phones that I have cracked a screen, I'm going to try to go to the closest Apple store tomorrow and get a replacement and a case.

Happy Noodle Boy posted:

I hope you meant Panera because Pandora Bread sounds like a bad time.

flosofl posted:

From what I understand, it also dips directly into your bank account to bypass credit card fees. I'm sure it will be totally secure, because their track record is so great with that kind of information.

quote:

After his investigation of the app, Aude told me “CurrentC borders on the creepy line” due to it pulling health info. He also that found that its Terms Of Service leaves high liability for fraud to the user if someone else is able to get access to a user’s phone and make CurrentC payments.

noirstronaut posted:

So, like, how long do you think it'll be before big retailers realize how idiotic CurrentC is and switch back to NFC?

quote:

In January 2013, Fierce Retail reported MCX had been asking retailers in 2012 to pay a big upfront fee from $250,000 to $500,000 to get on board, and sign three-year mobile payment app exclusivity deals with MCX. Retailers who signed up may have had a one-year grace period from the start of their exclusivity contract to bail out of the deal. If Apple Pay gains steam early, some retailers might look to take advantage of this option to ditch MCX. However, if deals were signed in 2012, that grace period is long gone but retailers may be coming up on the end of their exclusivity agreements even though CurrentC hasn’t launched yet,

Confusion posted:

In usability CurrentC does seem to be lacking, but anything that breaks up the visa/mastercard duopoly on payment processing is bound to be good for consumers in the long run.

CurrentC is also inherently more secure than a creditcard payment as (unlike with creditcards) not enough information is given to the merchant to make a repeat payment.

Whirlwind Jones posted:

What happens in less than a year when all (or at least certain) retailers are required by law to accept chip and pin or whatever the gently caress those wave style transactions are called?

flosofl posted:

I thought I read that most of those expire sometime mid-next year. That plus Apple Pay is why I think there appears to be such a scramble to get it off the ground.

quote:

In January 2013, Fierce Retail reported MCX had been asking retailers in 2012 to pay a big upfront fee from $250,000 to $500,000 to get on board, and sign three-year mobile payment app exclusivity deals with MCX. Retailers who signed up may have had a one-year grace period from the start of their exclusivity contract to bail out of the deal. If Apple Pay gains steam early, some retailers might look to take advantage of this option to ditch MCX. However, if deals were signed in 2012, that grace period is long gone but retailers may be coming up on the end of their exclusivity agreements even though CurrentC hasn’t launched yet,

FishBulb posted:

I imagine it will depend on what kind of demand there is for a 4 inch screen going forward. If the 5s sells well and consumers indicate there is a market for a 4 inch screen I'm sure Apple will want to keep it up.

OldSenileGuy posted:

Are the NFC chips in the iPhone/iPad technically capable of talking to each other? Wondering if iOS9 could potentially open up the possibility for anyone who uses ApplePay to not only spend money with it, but also receive money from other people using ApplePay. With Apple taking a cut of every transaction, of course.

binarysmurf posted:

I recently purchased a pair of Jaybird Bluebuds X, and everything is wonderful, except that the music volume on my iPhone 6+ is 50% of what my wired headphones put out, even when the phone volume is 100%. I have re-paired the headset several times, to no avail.

Much to my chagrin, when I paired the Bluebuds X to a Nexus 4 running Kitkat, my friend was able to boost bluetooth volume specifically, and the headset sounded AWESOME.

Is there any way I can increase the volume of bluetooth music on my iPhone? What am I missing? I'm using a iPhone 6+ running 8.1.

Thoughts appreciated.

gypsyshred posted:

This is likely a dumb question, but I'll ask anyway. I have an iPhone 6+ and a pair of bt headphones, the JBL E40BT. They are comfy and the fidelity is nice, but I feel the volume could be louder. Is there a way to make this happen, or are these just abnormally quite headphones?

obi_ant posted:

Is there something that I can buy to make my iPhone into a tripod without it being "obnoxious"? I really want to use the lapse timer, but I can't seem to find anything to prop up the phone somewhere nice, without it being like some sort of case / stand hybrid.

Mest0r posted:

I have a RetiCAM phone mount which works well if you're just looking for a tripod mount. It'll actually stand the phone up by itself on a flat surface if that's good enough for you.

Diabolik900 posted:

It's a lovely situation all around. There's no way for Apple to totally prevent it without breaking legitimate behavior.

BeanBandit posted:

Do you mean put all music into a single playlist? I've seen that recommended before. Why does that make things easier? Is iTunes just less prone to flipping out when you manage your music via playlist?

I've been syncing by selecting albums, and I feel like I'm sitting on a time bomb.

Yes Man Kablam posted:

Looked at the first post and couldn't see anything there, but basically I just got the 6 after not having an iPhone for about 2 years (last one I had was the 5). My question is, is the battery meant to be this bad? After 1 Hour usage and 4 and a half hours standby since I unplugged from charging I've already lost 11% - I'm used to my iPad NOT doing this so maybe my expectations were too high?

xzzy posted:

I project Apple is gonna sell a ton of screen replacements this year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILltB8bHxeE

Bob Shadycharacter posted:

Yeah, I don't know what exactly counts as "data" from the app - I just want to be able to open it, and look at my login information, so I can figure out what email address I made up when I registered the account and get the password reset.

Airparrot looks like it might do the trick - you really don't have to do anything on the phone itself to manipulate the apps, or even set it up? Does it just recognize the phone automatically somehow? And yeah, I just have a rather old netbook, iphone, and ipad.

I thought of hooking the phone up to the TV via an HDMI but then I realized I don't have like a remote control or anything to actually open the app with.

Thanks for the help!

Literally The Worst posted:

Coolness. I was just curious, I'm looking into an Otterbox because I'm going to start riding a bike to work and I need something a bit more sturdy than a Diztronic case like I usually use.

Henrik Zetterberg posted:

Use Siri and say the day/time first.

"On Wednesday at 8pm, remind me to take the garbage out.

Butt Savage posted:

Just got my 6+, am in love, but need a screen protector. This is the recommended one, no?

Endless Mike posted:

Yep. Nothing I've found doing is anything particularly important and it mostly just seems to replace the three-finger tap. I haven't really played around with it too much, though. At least with OS X, it's not really press and hold, it's press then press harder. Like, there's two distinct levels of pressure.

Endless Mike posted:

I've always said that what trackpads needed was rumble packs.

bobfather posted:

A small sensor only needs a small lens, and fortunately for Apple I'm sure there's still a lot of development that can be done in tiny cell phone camera lenses.

Unfortunately though, low-light sensor performance is utterly dictated by sensor size and pixel pitch. Basically the smaller your light receptor sites (I. E., the smaller the pixel pitch), the worse the noise. Small pitch equates to having "more megapixels", which is fine in good light and looks great on paper, but these sensors necessarily can't also be good at taking photos in low light, compared to a camera that has a same-sized sensor but with larger pitch pixels.

You might then say, well just increase sensor size! But then the lens size necessarily has to increase too. Or you might say, just make the photo sites bigger, and while they could do that, few sensor manufactures do these days because large pixel pitch isn't a camera stat people understand, but the iPhone having only a 5MP camera compared to the Galaxy S7 having 25MP is a bad marketing point for Apple.

Rageaholic Monkey posted:

Christ, why? You can't even buy one of those anymore, and iOS 9 most likely won't run anywhere near as fast on a 4S as on every newer iPhone it supports.

Doodmons posted:

Is this the right thread to ask for technical help with iPhones? My dad is trying to move all his contacts over from his iPhone 6 to Windows Live Mail for work. Neither of us really know a goddamn thing about Apple products and the stuff I tried after some googling didn't work. The iPhone contacts are supposed to be sync'd with the iCloud but whenever we check the Cloud on the PC's browser, they aren't there. We've also tried telling the iPhone not to sync to cloud to force it to have a local backup and then manually syncing with iTunes so we can move them across to Windows Contacts, but that didn't work either. I assume we're missing something obvious but I'll be damned if I can spot what it is. We can't be the only people to have had a problem with this. Any suggestions?

comper posted:

Right, I guess I meant more like if they will explain the issue behind it or just sort of roll it out silently.

shootforit posted:

Do you guys have a recommendation on screen protectors for a 6?

Endless Mike posted:

Yeah, the handful of times I've used the alarm, I've never had a problem with it going off when the phone is set to silent.

Disappointing Pie posted:

Nope, not at all. So the back bathroom at work is one place in particular it does it every time. Right outside the door? No issue at all, walk in and the thing goes nuts. It's when it has 1 bar of 4G or Edge or even sometimes the circular icon for cell signal.

robodex posted:

Is there maybe some crazy EM radiation coming from a room close to that? It sounds like something's making the digitizer go nuts.

Loucks posted:

We're never going to see a reasonably-sized phone from Apple ever again, are we? I switched from a 5" 1920x1080 screen to a 5s and couldn't be happier. It's a shame that the rest of the world has apparently decided that belt holsters and JNCO jeans are stylish again, because now I have no expectation that I'll be able to replace this phone with something faster when it breaks.

Edit: I sound like a prick. Hamburlgar, I'm happy you like your phone. I'm just disappointed that there isn't an option for those of us who prefer a smaller footprint.