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what?
Just checked and yep, my level is most definitely off by 3 to 5 degrees.
It's most definitely a hardware issue. I'm not much of an ios gamer but this is pretty bad for the compass and other things. What does this mean for GPS?
I doubt they'd do replacements since they probably don't have that kind of inventory but they have to take the phones back for re-calibration.
Ah I see. When you mentioned sensor I wasn't sure if t was referring to fingerprint sensor, camera sensor or what. So it's the accelerometer/gyro.
This would be an easy over the air fix I imagine - just add a "zero device" button. Like for the level, you can select when it is Zero.
Should mean nothing to gps, seeing as typical GPS work by pinging satellites and response times.
POWERSPHERE
Member
How's the fingerprint reader in use?
BigDaddyFatSack
Banned
I got it exchanged for manufacturers defect, but the colors were just fucking outstanding. You'll know when you see it. Now everything looks bleak. This 2nd 5S has worse contrast ratio. The difference is appalling just by comparing it with display models. I have to return this phone because of compass and level issues so hopefully I get a better one next time!
This was expected since Apple is using 3 different companies to manufacture 5S's LCDs: LG, Sharp and Japan Display.
SuperPac
Member
I love it. Had a few "try again" situations early on but now it works every time and it's super fast. Way faster than punching in my passcode. Now when I use my iPad and have to use the PIN it feels archaic.
Jugendstil
Member
Agreed. I was not expecting such a massive jump in quality from the 4S, so it was a pleasant surprise.
Don't Laugh
Banned
what's so different about the 4 inch screens?
Throw it away. If you have a new SIM on the account the old one can never be used again.
badcrumble
Member
Easy software fix and doesn't require a hardware replacement.
k thx
TheZink
Member
I checked mine and it's zero on its side and standing up. Laying flat it's +1. So mine seems pretty accurate. Got it launch day.
I used a app called handy level and it says I'm 0.7 off on the side. I guess I should be happy it's not as bad as most people. My wife's iPhone 5 is 0.2 on the side.
Even though though the degree of inaccuracy isn't consistent across all devices?
I just checked mine and it doesn't appear to be off.
As far as games go, it's probably going to depend on the game. I mean if you look at the link (ugh for making me click on Gizmodo), they used a level to put the phone even on a flat surface for that racing game. Most people could probably compensate (and do) when you've got the phone in your hands. The wider a range that it's off of course and it could be a problem.
As far as games go, it's probably going to depend on the game. I mean if you look at the link (ugh for making me click on Gizmodo), they used a level to put the phone even on a flat surface for that racing game. Most people could probably compensate (and do) when you've got the phone in your hands. The wider a range that it's off of course and it could be a problem.
The Real Abed
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I hope eventually they build a fingerprint sensor into the trackpad on the MacBook's. I rarely have to enter my password on my phone, but damn is it annoying that I am always typing it on my computer. At least for logging in.
Also, Virgin's website ran out of both the 5C and 5S in 16GB models and all colors. Wow, they sold fast. Still deciding which one I want to replace my 4S with eventually. The C's color choices are tempting, but the S' $100 more for much better specs, speed and the fingerprint sensor are just too much more tempting. (If it were $200 less I'd probably definitely go C.)
Also, Virgin's website ran out of both the 5C and 5S in 16GB models and all colors. Wow, they sold fast. Still deciding which one I want to replace my 4S with eventually. The C's color choices are tempting, but the S' $100 more for much better specs, speed and the fingerprint sensor are just too much more tempting. (If it were $200 less I'd probably definitely go C.)
rbanke
Member
Finally getting my & my wife's 5s's today. I'm going to order a case for my wife's and up until now have always used OtterBox Commuter cases because they are lightweight and slim however the last few I've bought from them have had pretty bad quality & fit compared to how they used to be so I'm looking elsewhere. Can anyone recommend a similar or smaller case from somewhere else?
Synless
Member
Once I figured out when registering your print that you need to do a different angle each time for the same print I never get any "try again" messages. Also, it is super fast.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
Higher contrast ratio. I think it's 1100:1 now. Similar to the displays in the new iMacs and MBP with Retina Displays.
SentientStone
Member
I am having trouble getting Google Exchange to sync on my phone. I cannot seem to access my mail or contact list. I thought I had set everything up right too... anyone know what's up?
Macho Madness
Member
They stopped allowing new access earlier this year. Google wants you to use the Gmail app so they can serve you ads now.
Exchange sync is disabled for Gmail on new devices. Search my post history for a workaround using a proxy email like your iCloud account in the mail app to still get push Gmail through. I'm on mobile so I can't find it myself, I think I posted it in this very thread last week, and once back in May in the iPhone 5 thread.
Synless
Member
I knew something was wrong! I had all my contacts in exchange because iCloud wouldn't back them up on my previous phone and when I got the 5s suddenly I had no contacts. Now I see why, is there a way to get my gmail exchange contacts anymore?
SentientStone
Member
Thanks, time to do some digging.
This is terrible, loved the convenience of having it all synced to Google. I don't want to use a separate app. :/
Also much better color reproduction. Colors on a 4S screen can look very drab and faded compared to the vivid 5/5S screen.
SentientStone
Member
I followed these tips and got the forwarding Gmail to iCloud push e-mail to work.
However, I cannot seem to get mails sent from my iPhone using iCloud mail to show as it is being from my Gmail address even though I put the outgoing mail server as smtp.gmail.com. Under "allow sending from" it shows my icloud.com and me.com e-mails.
I have only tested this by sending an e-mail from my phone using iCloud to my Gmail by the way, but when I log into my computer to check my Gmail it shows the from address as XXXXXXXXXX@icloud.com, and not my Gmail address which I wanted.
Anyone know what I am doing wrong here? :S
Also, for contacts, calendar, and notes, do you guys just fetch those from Google, or have you all switched to iCloud only for those?
Just add the account as a Google or Gmail account...that's one of the options in the new account list. It works just fine for contacts and mail. I disable notifications on stock mail app and use Gmail app for push notifications. Haven't had an issue at all yet.
Use CalDav for calendar sync.
Or they figured paying Microsoft for all the free users was a waste when CalDav/CardDav and the built in Gmail account type works fine.
George Claw M.D.
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Sorry for late reply. Really wish we could have the "Who quoted you" feature back. You may have already gleaned an answer to your question from other posts since then. But in my case, all I did was put some of the credit toward the cheapest preowned game I could find on the shelf which was a $2 copy of Rock Band. The rest went toward Amazon cards. Also, I forgot to mention I got an extra 10% for buying a 1yr PowerUp Pro membership. It's $15 for the membership, but it pays for itself instantly with the extra 10% credit on $300+ trade-in value. So, it's like GS paid me $15 to give me a Pro membership.
Synless
Member
Oh thanks that worked! Hey, is there a way to somehow get these contacts to save to iCloud now? I have been trying to find a way and I don't see any options.
Diablohead
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I wonder if it's possible for an iOS update to recalibrate or at least buffer the difference so it shows level again.
No idea about the 5S but back when I ordered an 5 black about a month after it came out I had to wait about 4 weeks for one.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
The screen is also closer to the glass, if I remember correctly. It freaks me out on my rMBP because I keep thinking specks of dust are under the screen.
IN THEORY, you should be able to just use SMTP.gmail.com to send emails, and iCloud to receive. IN THEORY. I'm not sure if it's a gmail issue or an ISP issue, but I've never gotten it to work. Either I get an error message on my iOS device that says "can't send email", or the email sends, then literally vanishes into the ether.
What I've been doing is keeping gmail as my primary, but not actually using it. I forward all my mail to iCloud, and just reply from iCloud. Nobody's gotten confused yet or asked about it, so all good!
Macho Madness
Member
If the built-in account type is so great, why can't it do push? Google knows it doesn't, and their solution is to use a whole separate app that was recently discovered to have ad-serving code in it. Doesn't take a genius to figure it out. If they were worried about cost, they'd have come up with a better solution than just cutting off users entirely.
Had to post my next awesome slow-motion video.
Shot with my 5S
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGskb-YdBFw
Shot with my 5S
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGskb-YdBFw
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
And now let me tell you about our awesome BlackBerry Z10...
Cruel. iPhone owners going in stores trying to sell blackberry phones.
If Apple goes to the bigger screen why can't they also give us a smaller option as well? That way everyone is happy.
I really hope they keep a smaller phone if they do decide to introduce a bigger sized phone.
If they go with a bigger size it also seems like they have officially run out of ideas on what else to add to their phone, at least in terms of hardware.
I really hope they keep a smaller phone if they do decide to introduce a bigger sized phone.
If they go with a bigger size it also seems like they have officially run out of ideas on what else to add to their phone, at least in terms of hardware.