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LP0 ON FIRE
Jan 25, 2006

beep boop
yeah i got a Incipio case, and when it's plugged in to power or USB the touch ID doesn't work, unless i take the case off

very weird. how does this work?

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GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

clearly it doesn't

Shaggar
Apr 26, 2006
sounds like normal apple functionality to me.

indigi
Jul 20, 2004

how can we not talk about family
when family's all that we got?

Shaggar posted:

sounds like normal apple functionality to me.

Stymie
Jan 9, 2001

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
touch id doesn't work when it's not plugged in either

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

you must have been gone a while, OP. apple's bad now

eric
Apr 27, 2004
Lipstick Apathy

flakeloaf
Feb 26, 2003

Still better than android clock

you're not holding it right

LP0 ON FIRE
Jan 25, 2006

beep boop

Stymie posted:

touch id doesn't work when it's not plugged in either

da gently caress? yes it does

LP0 ON FIRE
Jan 25, 2006

beep boop
i'm returning the case. i thought something was wrong with my phone. if they don't accept the case return i'll sue the poo poo out of them. a billion trillion dollars

LP0 ON FIRE
Jan 25, 2006

beep boop

As a Millennial I posted:

you must have been gone a while, OP. apple's bad now

it is [sort of]

i like my new phone and android users are impressed with it's capabilities :smug:

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

everything else is still worse than apple, but apple is bad now

Stymie
Jan 9, 2001

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN

LP0 ON FIRE posted:

da gently caress? yes it does

i've seen no evidence that supports this

PleasureKevin
Jan 2, 2011

it's a charging case of some kind?

maybe your charging case is a NSA-designed knock-off which attempts to read your finger print

either it's failing because iOS is detecting it and disabling it

or it's working, but the signal never gets to the iPhone itself

:tinfoil:

LP0 ON FIRE
Jan 25, 2006

beep boop

PleasureKevin posted:

it's a charging case of some kind?

maybe your charging case is a NSA-designed knock-off which attempts to read your finger print

either it's failing because iOS is detecting it and disabling it

or it's working, but the signal never gets to the iPhone itself

:tinfoil:

it's loving weird. there's also this sticker inside and i can feel something under it.. maybe some type of computer chip.

PleasureKevin
Jan 2, 2011

LP0 ON FIRE posted:

it's loving weird. there's also this sticker inside and i can feel something under it.. maybe some type of computer chip.

drat, x-ray or tear that thing open for great justice, i'll get glen greenwald

LP0 ON FIRE
Jan 25, 2006

beep boop
i want to peel the sticker back, but i don't want to void the warranty. maybe i can do it very carefully

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

LP0 ON FIRE posted:

i don't want to void the warranty

take it to the 5 figgy thread

PleasureKevin
Jan 2, 2011

LP0 ON FIRE posted:

i want to peel the sticker back, but i don't want to void the warranty. maybe i can do it very carefully

what is "how do you peel the sticker back?"

i'll take SA memes for $200 alex

power botton
Nov 2, 2011

dont peek behind the kimono

Asymmetric POSTer
Aug 17, 2005

Shaggar posted:

sounds like normal apple functionality to me.

hows your windows phone shagger

Shaggar
Apr 26, 2006
its cool

Harriet II
Feb 28, 2015

E L O I S E
your case also disables incognito mode

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

:D
Grimey Drawer
could be interference from lovely power

like sometimes you can feel the weird buzz/tingling sensation when you run your finger along the metal body of the iphone/mac when you use a lovely charger or when its plugged into a circuit with bad ground

sometimes the touchscreen will also get affected badly too


also you can actually have a nicely grounded usb charger if you use the three prong cable from macbook's power bricks and swap it with the plug on the ipad charger, the metal pin for you to secure the adapter/plug over actually makes contact with the ground pin on the cable

PleasureKevin
Jan 2, 2011

here's what's behind the sticker: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35038430

mishaq posted:

hows your windows phone shagger

Shaggar posted:

its cool

sad

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

where the hell is the shaggarphone unboxing vid

PleasureKevin
Jan 2, 2011

lol zero enthusiasm

all part of the plan though

LP0 ON FIRE
Jan 25, 2006

beep boop

this is pretty cool, but

quote:

Currently the chip has a tiny range - just 2.5cm

lol

but they say it could be extended up to 1-5m. that would be nice

LP0 ON FIRE
Jan 25, 2006

beep boop

DaNzA posted:

could be interference from lovely power

like sometimes you can feel the weird buzz/tingling sensation when you run your finger along the metal body of the iphone/mac when you use a lovely charger or when its plugged into a circuit with bad ground

sometimes the touchscreen will also get affected badly too


also you can actually have a nicely grounded usb charger if you use the three prong cable from macbook's power bricks and swap it with the plug on the ipad charger, the metal pin for you to secure the adapter/plug over actually makes contact with the ground pin on the cable

actually, now that you mention it, i just tried it at my work, and it works! i probably have lovely power or something at home, but i don't know how that would effect the touch ID......???

DaNzA
Sep 11, 2001

:D
Grimey Drawer
touchid is activated by the capacitance ring around the button, which is similar to the touchscreen that can be affected by interference

also they used the same capacitance sensing method for reachability, which is double-tap-without-pressing the physical button

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

i use reachability embarrassingly often on my 6. and by that i mean it's embarrassing for apple

BangersInMyKnickers
Nov 3, 2004

I have a thing for courageous dongles

upgrade to the 5s, the best phone

GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

this replaced my 5s. should have just gotten another 5s

LP0 ON FIRE
Jan 25, 2006

beep boop

DaNzA posted:

touchid is activated by the capacitance ring around the button, which is similar to the touchscreen that can be affected by interference

also they used the same capacitance sensing method for reachability, which is double-tap-without-pressing the physical button

cool i'll try double tap home button + plugged in when i get home to see if it works

i really like the reachability feature, and i need to remind myself to use it more

LP0 ON FIRE
Jan 25, 2006

beep boop

BangersInMyKnickers posted:

upgrade to the 5s, the best phone


As a Millennial I posted:

this replaced my 5s. should have just gotten another 5s


5s was my last phone, and true, it did rule and the performance for what i do doesn't make much difference, but i kinda like having a bigger screen for music making & porn, and also apple pay rules

Blackula69
Apr 1, 2007

DEHUMANIZE  YOURSELF  &  FACE  TO  BLACULA
why do you have a case on your phone

flakeloaf
Feb 26, 2003

Still better than android clock

plastic-shell dust collecting phonehavers itt

Stymie
Jan 9, 2001

by LITERALLY AN ADMIN
cases are essential for iphones after the 4s as they are vastly more prone to breakage, scratching and various other defects due to poor design

oliwan
Jul 20, 2005

by Nyc_Tattoo
imagine voluntarily giving up your fingerprint to apple lol

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GameCube
Nov 21, 2006

actually,

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