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Apple iPhone 6 [OT]
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The Elite
BOSS
This is just popping up now?
Yes, seems odd as the iPad's has been available in 128GB since the 4th Gen iPad.
Feb 2013 was the release of the 4th Gen iPad 128GB and nobody seems to have said anything about that.
Got a Zagg Invisible Shield for my phone. Did everything right. Still managed to get two pieces of lint under the damned thing.Damnit.
That's what you get for using a screen protector in the first place.
Owlowiscious
Member
Silly thought: how about a case that has a wrist strap like a Wiimote? Something you can easily slip your hand through when grabbing your phone from anywhere, and if you drop the phone, it will hang from your wrist instead of falling to the floor.
Did the iPad use MLC instead of switching to TLC?
That rumour has already been debunked by 9to5mac:
http://9to5mac.com/2014/11/04/debunk-128gb-iphone-6-plus-recall-false-crashing-bug-rare/
http://9to5mac.com/2014/11/04/debunk-128gb-iphone-6-plus-recall-false-crashing-bug-rare/
drunkendonuts
Member
forgot to post an update, AT&T finally shipped mine out yesterday (64GB space gray regular) and added 2 day shipping, so it'll be here tomorrow! can't wait to get my grubby paws on it! (ordered september 29)
Jsquared77
Member
Damn! I ordered my plus 64gb from att&t on September 22nd and they still haven't shipped yet (shipping window is October 30-November 10th)
So no reporting on the scratching issue yet? Previous iPhones were nearly scratch proof for years. Seems like users are getting hairline scratches within days with the iPhone 6.
On my new iPhone 6 (returned the old one), my glass screen protector seems less scratch prone than the screen. No marks so far.
On my new iPhone 6 (returned the old one), my glass screen protector seems less scratch prone than the screen. No marks so far.
I haven't used a screen protector since probably the 3gs, but I would usually have maybe a very slight, thin scratch or two after 2 years of regular use.
So far on my 6 I'm not noticing anything different. Scratch free so far, been using regularly since launch.
a secret-boss
Banned
Got my 6+ 64GB at Apple Store today.
I was trying to do a pick-up online since yesterday but error keeps popping up every Place your Order.
I was told buy the guy at Apple Store that you can only get it in store. I don't know if his lying or not
EDIT: jailbroken.
I was trying to do a pick-up online since yesterday but error keeps popping up every Place your Order.
I was told buy the guy at Apple Store that you can only get it in store. I don't know if his lying or not
EDIT: jailbroken.
No that's not a silly thought at all.
The ipod touch had the same thing though the strap was around the phone and not the case itself. I don't know why they don't make more cases with straps, itd be really trendy in Asia.
Prior to iphones when phones were still small, having a phone to a long neck strap was all the rage because you didn't have to put it in your pocket and it wasn't very heavy. Nokias used to have something on the case where you could loop a strap onto, but they've never had it on the iphone.
Got my 6+ 64GB at Apple Store today.
I was trying to do a pick-up online since yesterday but error keeps popping up every Place your Order.
I was told buy the guy at Apple Store that you can only get it in store. I don't know if his lying or not
EDIT: jailbroken.
Is it relatively safe to jailbreak right now? I hear there are cpu problems after jailbreaking, and I don't want to damage my new 6 Plus I got last week.
a secret-boss
Banned
DAY 1
so far so good. I unplugged my battery last night at 10pm checked it at 1am and still 100%
I can't believe that apps still haven't been updated to support the 6 and the 6+ There's even been cases where apps say they have been updated to support the 6 and the 6+ but when I opened them they are still scaled up.So many apps don't scale well on the 6+.
DJ Lushious
Member
My iPhone 6+ is riddled with hairline scratches. I'm none too pleased, of course, as I treat the thing very well. In my pocket and on the table, nothing more or less.
So, when I check out the iPhone 6+ demo units I notice turning it horizontally get's me some additional keyboard buttons like arrow keys and copy/paste keys. Those would go a long way in helping me edit documents whenever I have to on a mobile device.
I just have to ask: why does it seem those keys are only on the 6+? Why can't I also get those keys on my current iPad Mini? It's got more screen real estate (and is running iOS 8).
I just have to ask: why does it seem those keys are only on the 6+? Why can't I also get those keys on my current iPad Mini? It's got more screen real estate (and is running iOS 8).
I don't know, it kinda ticks me off. 6+ also gets something I've wanted on the iphone in forever, landscape mode on the home screen and even ability to turn it upside down and it will right the image (you cannot do that on any other iphone).
I'm not sure why they couldn't do it on the 6, I think it has a big enough screen to be practical (hell, would really have been nice non previous iphones even with the small screens. I hated using it in landscape for something and having to switch just cause I went back to home screen).
Well I was just thinking looking at that chart, the iphone 5s has a big speed bump from iphone 5, and the iphone 6 is only 10% faster than the iphone 5s.
I don't have the geekbench, but the iphone 5 was a lot faster than the iphone 4s (maybe someone can correct me on this). It seems like they spent all the money on the new screen and chassis and held the speed back more or less for the iphone 6. The ipad air 2 shows that the A8X chip (ie this generation) can be much faster, so there's no reason the iphone 6 couldn't have had the same speed bump (but then it would cost more and battery life would be less etc etc)
Certainly there's no need to have the latest and greatest every year, but I thought it would have been nice if the iphone 6 was a little bit faster than it is considering its pushing more or less the same amount of pixels as the iphone 5s.
GIF Keyboard is pretty dope.
I used to use Swiftkey on my Android but I much prefer Apple's regular keyboard.
Clips has a nice widget. The apps you normally use should have been optimized for the 6/6+ already.
Cool - I wanted to try swiftkey. Will get the GIF one too if its free.
Seems Whatsapp isn't optimized yet, as im still getting large text, weird cause its a pretty popular app.
I don't mind to have a smaller keyboard either so I get more screen space.
I don't know dude, that might be why its so successful, because the home screen look is so uniform on everybody's screen. As an apple fan, I'd like more customization, though it might be because if you do it yourself, it doesn't look as good as the Apple offerings, and Apple loves to protect its image.
It's probably something they can monetize in the future, I'm not saying I want them to, but we know Apple doesn't like to say no to money.
So many apps don't scale well on the 6+.
Yeah. First real example of future fragmentation IMO. Makes me experiment randomly a little less in the AppStore and sticking with the major popular apps, most of which have updated
biosnake20
Member
What are the best iPhone 6 plus cases out there? I wanted the leather apple one but 50 dollars for that is ridiculous.
I ran across an app called "Infuse" the other day searching around, don't know how.
Its a video player that lets you pull media from various sources (links, ftp, smb, dlna, etc) and since my 6+ has a 16:9 screen I thought it would be nice watching something without black bars for a change. I have a DLNA server set up at home (PS3/Universal Media Server) and other apps have worked with it with it in a very hokey or pay-us-money-to-see-if-it-works-for-you kind of way, so I went in with really low expectations.
But Infuse works really, really well. It plays nearly everything I have tried so far, along with subtitles, styled subs, seeking, autoplay, keeps track of what I watched, pulls local copies from the server, and it is free (with IAP for a few features I don't need). I have found similar combinations of SW for my android tablet that let me do the same thing but I never thought I would see it working this well for my phone.
I don't mean to come off a a shill but I really like using DLNA to watch old shows and random things and it's normally a very hacky experience with a lot of effort needed, but this was the first time I tried it wireless on a mobile device and saw it work so well out of the box. I did just get an AC router, that probably has a lot to do with it. 10-bit encodes are still wonky, but no surprise there.
Its a video player that lets you pull media from various sources (links, ftp, smb, dlna, etc) and since my 6+ has a 16:9 screen I thought it would be nice watching something without black bars for a change. I have a DLNA server set up at home (PS3/Universal Media Server) and other apps have worked with it with it in a very hokey or pay-us-money-to-see-if-it-works-for-you kind of way, so I went in with really low expectations.
But Infuse works really, really well. It plays nearly everything I have tried so far, along with subtitles, styled subs, seeking, autoplay, keeps track of what I watched, pulls local copies from the server, and it is free (with IAP for a few features I don't need). I have found similar combinations of SW for my android tablet that let me do the same thing but I never thought I would see it working this well for my phone.
I don't mean to come off a a shill but I really like using DLNA to watch old shows and random things and it's normally a very hacky experience with a lot of effort needed, but this was the first time I tried it wireless on a mobile device and saw it work so well out of the box. I did just get an AC router, that probably has a lot to do with it. 10-bit encodes are still wonky, but no surprise there.
a secret-boss
Banned
damn the battery of 6+ is so good after my shitty 5
yesterday 5am to 10pm browsing site. downloading stuff of Cydia and Appstore overall 34%
yesterday 5am to 10pm browsing site. downloading stuff of Cydia and Appstore overall 34%
Technosteve
Banned
kevo_huevo
Member
i've got uber and open table installed, but i don't see the in-app integration between them. am i missing something?
ringke fusion is the best case if you want the looks and protection. should be under $15 on amazon.
It shows up at the bottom of the list of both walking and public transit routes.
Apple suite of stuff require dling multiple apps too?
You always had to. Drive never had that requirement. After it went unusuable for a month it comes back - still with bugs - and tells me I have to download more. At this point I'm just giving up on Google, same reason I've forever stopped updating my Facebook app.
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Deleted member 22576
Unconfirmed Member
I just bought an iPhone! Gonna go pick it up at 10.
So I've been using the Roocase Gelledge case for around 2-3 weeks and I think it might be the best case out there that I've used. It's a full protection case so it comes with a built in screen protector and it's totally clear with a trim of accent color.
The case hasn't had a single scratch on the plastic part and I'm pretty clumsy and dropped it a few times and it's been stellar at keeping my phone pristine.
Only downside I have, and it's minor, is that the dye of my jeans have colored the clear silicon bumper slightly.
Also, if you have the gold iphone 6 like I do, you should probably get the arctic white color as the gold one doesn't look nearly as good.
Gelledge from Amazon
The case hasn't had a single scratch on the plastic part and I'm pretty clumsy and dropped it a few times and it's been stellar at keeping my phone pristine.
Only downside I have, and it's minor, is that the dye of my jeans have colored the clear silicon bumper slightly.
Also, if you have the gold iphone 6 like I do, you should probably get the arctic white color as the gold one doesn't look nearly as good.
Gelledge from Amazon
Technosteve
Banned
why? All the password keepers encrypt the db based on your master password