Thanks for the input, honestly was thinking of getting it just to avoid ads but they're not too bad on Twitter. Everything else works fine for me so I think I'll just stick with the regular app.
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Apple iPhone 6S |OT|
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Thanks for the input, honestly was thinking of getting it just to avoid ads but they're not too bad on Twitter. Everything else works fine for me so I think I'll just stick with the regular app.
Chalupa Batman
Member
back up it is then. Thing I don't understand: my computer doesn't have apps anymore. So if I restore from backup, all apps will be gone (I think).
If you restore from an iCloud backup everything will transfer and you can delete what you need to after.
It should be fairly minimal, especially if you haven't turned off activity tracking, since listening for the trigger is handled by the M9 coprocessor.
I've gone back and forth twice now, initially with a long, long stint on Android lasting several phones. I heavily prefer Google philosophies and Google services, but iOS has a couple of features that I now practically depend on, where the Android equivalent either doesn't exist or is way behind the curve.
On the flipside though, some iOS design decisions drive me bonkers. Why, in 2015, can I not choose to download an app bigger than 100MB over my cellular connection?
killertofu
Member
Okay, cancel, they can go fuck themselves; they don't deserve your business.
This man's got your back!
He may have my back but he doesn't have any signal...
My mini-review (upgrade from 5s):
I can't use my new 6S+ with a case on it. The phone is already too big for one-handed use (Im 5'11") and increasing the thickness or the width of it makes it much worse.
I too off my case and bought 1 year insurance
($70 after internet coupon covers accidental damage AND theft(!!!) ) so I don't give a damn if I drop it now, which I will no doubt do.
the speedy Touch ID is a revolution. I went from not having any locks on my phone, to using Touch ID and keeping my data safe, because it's actually faster than dragging my finger across the screen to unlock!!! That is huge.
the screen is easy on the eyes. it's some high quality stuff. Bigger really is better. My eyes are grateful and browsing webpages is much, much improved.
always-on Hey Siri works like ass. I can say it with the phone 12 inches from my face and it won't pick it up most of the time. A far cry from Amazon's Echo. This definitely needs improvement.
I'm looking forward to more apps using 3D touch and landscape mode (wtf are they waiting for? landscape mode has been available for a year already! I hate devs who don't keep phone rotation in mind...)
Verdict: Buy it if you don't have an iPhone 6. This phone is tight (and it better be for the $900 I dropped on it).
I can't use my new 6S+ with a case on it. The phone is already too big for one-handed use (Im 5'11") and increasing the thickness or the width of it makes it much worse.
I too off my case and bought 1 year insurance
from worth ave. group
the speedy Touch ID is a revolution. I went from not having any locks on my phone, to using Touch ID and keeping my data safe, because it's actually faster than dragging my finger across the screen to unlock!!! That is huge.
the screen is easy on the eyes. it's some high quality stuff. Bigger really is better. My eyes are grateful and browsing webpages is much, much improved.
always-on Hey Siri works like ass. I can say it with the phone 12 inches from my face and it won't pick it up most of the time. A far cry from Amazon's Echo. This definitely needs improvement.
I'm looking forward to more apps using 3D touch and landscape mode (wtf are they waiting for? landscape mode has been available for a year already! I hate devs who don't keep phone rotation in mind...)
Verdict: Buy it if you don't have an iPhone 6. This phone is tight (and it better be for the $900 I dropped on it).
Damn, I just looked them up. They're even cheaper than Apple Care and cover so much more.
This is making me want to abandon the upgrade program. Well, not being able to find a goddamn phone in my whole state is making me want to abandon the program... lol
For people who always have $10k in their bank account (aka: almost every adult), selling your old phone on ebay/craigslist/swappa and paying $800 cash for the new hotness is just as advantageous as any upgrade program.
In the same vein, Straighttalk is the best plan for single-line heavy data users. 5GB of 20Mbps LTE and unlimited 3g after that for $45/month, no contract and you pick your network (att or tmo). T-mo is a no-brainer for the 6S because the 6S happens to be the first phone to support T-mo's awesome band 12 in the 700Mhz band!
tl;dr: iphone 6s(+) + straighttalk (tmo mvno) + Band 12 LTE = Awesomeness.
Macrumors reporting the random 6S turning off story on their front page now.
It happened to me once on iOS 9.0.1
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/01/iphone-6s-random-turnoff/
It happened to me once on iOS 9.0.1
http://www.macrumors.com/2015/10/01/iphone-6s-random-turnoff/
Stratosphere
Member
So if I understand this right, new Verizon customers pretty much get the shaft on phone pricing?
I would have to outright purchase a 6S at retail price through them right? Are existing customers just grandfathered into subsidized contract prices?
Seems like it's a no brainer to just have my parents add a line instead and pay the $300....
I would have to outright purchase a 6S at retail price through them right? Are existing customers just grandfathered into subsidized contract prices?
Seems like it's a no brainer to just have my parents add a line instead and pay the $300....
exmachina64
Banned
Sure.
I am utterly baffled by the lack of 6S+ that were sent out. On launch day I stopped by two At&t stores and was told they only received 2 of those phones in. One of the employees suggested that Apple was trying to create a demand for the phone... what? I want the phone, Apple, let me buy it. There's the demand.
Since launch, they haven't received any new +'s. Apple stores have been empty as well. I just want a phone. C'mon Apple. Help an Arizona brotha out.
Seriously. I'm in the Phoenix area but I keep checking Tucson too just in case. Are we the red headed step child for this release?
Since launch, they haven't received any new +'s. Apple stores have been empty as well. I just want a phone. C'mon Apple. Help an Arizona brotha out.
Seriously. I'm in the Phoenix area but I keep checking Tucson too just in case. Are we the red headed step child for this release?
diablos991
Can’t stump the diablos
Pretty sure my $50 for unlimited no-throttling everything from T-Mobile post paid trumps a 5gb cap with straight talk.
Got in the 2 lines unlimited everything for $100 deal. It was only $70 when I was on a single line.
Flying Toaster
Member
I walked into T-mobile on Sunday and had the 128 6s+ on my doorstep the next day. I know... T-mobile but they had it for me. I am in north central Phoenix. I was told that almost no cell stores actually got 6s+ in stock in Phoenix. But who knows if that's true or not. Be patient it is worth the wait.
Oh and we need a Phoenix GAF meetup.
eyeball_kid
Member
No 3D touch support yet?
Developers only found out about 3D Touch when the new phones were announced. This is whole new interface input; it will take time to figure out how best to integrate this into apps.
$5 is quite expensive for Tweetbot? It's one latte. It's one indie game you'll never even play. I use Tweetbot much more than most games. This is not a company with huge VC money behind them; it's three or four guys. 5 bucks is totally worth it for the great user experience compared to the official Twitter app.
Yeah, I've been very happy with the 6S on T-Mobile. The Band 12 is no joke. I just had a doctor's appointment and his office is in a skyscraper. I've always gotten horrible, low-signal-if-any 3G on ATT. When I was there this time, I was getting 3-4 bars of strong LTE on T-Mobile with the 6S. I was shocked.
It is relatively expensive for the App Store. And for going in blind on an app that effectively duplicates an existing free app, so you're paying for usability improvements that you can't experience until after you paid. I'd much rather have a free app that works for eg 7 days and then I can pay to upgrade.
eyeball_kid
Member
It may be relatively expensive for the App Store, but that's just because the App Store is a gutter of freemium and adware junk, and because developers have been bullied into thinking they have to give away their apps at 99 cents to be competitive. That may be fine for big companies, but small companies have to put food on the table. No different than indie game developers. I'd prefer a free trial or demo as well, but Apple doesn't allow those unfortunately.
To answer your earlier question, you can switch accounts with two taps.
LouisaFerre
Member
Just ordered my Rose Gold 128GB with overnight shipping.
I'm In It - Kanye West (Yeezus)
I'm In It - Kanye West (Yeezus)
Maximus.
Member
Been using the Apple silicone case for the past few days for my plus. I normally do not like cases, but this one provided great grip when holding the phone. It was annoying to pull in and out of my pocket though. After a few days, I have gotten used to the size and took off the case. I am now contemplating going case less, as I have no gotten used to the size of the phone. Still blows me away how much heavier this phone is than the 6/6+.
Afro Samurai
Banned
How often do iTunes Gift Card sales happen and can I use them on in-app purchases like Netflix?
What other useful apps that utilize in-app purchases?
What other useful apps that utilize in-app purchases?
Okay so I need some help. I went to the store to try out a headphone for it, but it turned out, that my iPhone 6 wouldn't turn up the volume all the high. The volume just stopped when I hit the yellow bars.
The store couldn't answer why, so I hope somebody will know about this issue in here?
The store couldn't answer why, so I hope somebody will know about this issue in here?
nightmare-slain
Banned
It might have volume limit on in the settings? or might be restricted where you are. I think in europe there are limits on how high the volume can be. Or maybe it's your headphones.
Volume Limit is off and the EU recommended limit is off too. We tried the headphones on the store merchants phone and the volume wasn't limited on his phone.
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Garuda1One
Member
damn ! right when im going to pick up a 6s+ tomorrow !
.....
we have the next -gate !!
I went through the thread over there and what people noticed when it happened was the Touch ID was extremely hot. It's happened to me once and I've had the phone a week now.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
9.1 beta 3 seems to have solved almost all of my "freeze when unlocking" issues on my 6S.
Also what the heck is up with iCloud backups? Yes, I have plenty of room, Apple, so don't tell me I don't.
Also what the heck is up with iCloud backups? Yes, I have plenty of room, Apple, so don't tell me I don't.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
Most likely at least partially a hardware issue. The Echo was designed for large room voice recognition. The iPhone has, what? Two tiny mics?
Draconestra
Member
Do anyone know of this problem?
Could you elaborate or provide a screenshot of the "yellow" bars? For some reason I can think of any yellow bars showing up when I turn up the volume on my iPhone.
Afro Samurai
Banned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdZ2-9qZipY&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHxqa91Hcl4&feature=youtu.be
Does anyone notice electrical buzzing noise from the headphone output? This is noticeable with low impedence, high sensitive headphones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHxqa91Hcl4&feature=youtu.be
Does anyone notice electrical buzzing noise from the headphone output? This is noticeable with low impedence, high sensitive headphones.
GTS300Coupe
Banned
Still undecided whether to get the 6S or Xperia Z3 Compact. The struggle is real.
Do you mean Z5?
I don't have the headphones as I decided not to buy them until I know I turn up the volume all the way.
The white bars when you up the the volume becomes yellow and then red.
So I managed to order a 6s at my local car phone warehouse and just picked it up. Guy went to the back brought it up and proceeeded to open the shrink wrap with a Stanley blade and show me everything inside. I didn't say anything at the time but I'm kinda annoyed he did this. I was buying it sim free so he didn't need to do anything with the phone and I 100% trust Apple to put everything in the box, or send a replacement if needed.
A very first world problem and sorry for the rant! Moving from a 5 to a 6s so pretty stoked!
A very first world problem and sorry for the rant! Moving from a 5 to a 6s so pretty stoked!
GTS300Coupe
Banned
Son of a bitch!
Checked the site, they had a rose gold and space gray -- I reserved one, put in my text to get code confirmation, and when I entered it...
... It was gone!
Why the fuck does Apple do the text thing. This is infuriating.
And now AZ is all out of them all over again.
Checked the site, they had a rose gold and space gray -- I reserved one, put in my text to get code confirmation, and when I entered it...
... It was gone!
Why the fuck does Apple do the text thing. This is infuriating.
And now AZ is all out of them all over again.
They're supposed to. For the name isn't in your phone book then it'll just show the number.
HUELEN10
Member
x100
Yeah, all the texts are from my contacts in my list... really confusing
Not had this problem before on my iphone 4 or 5
bodyofanamerican
Member
Yep, asking myself the same question. No clue why my phone won't automatically back-up overnight. Still have to manually push it.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Hm.... so I was able to reserve a T-Mobile version of the phone I want, but I'm on AT&T. And I want to do the iPhone Upgrade Program, so it definitely needs to be activated. What are the chances they can just ignore the SIM inside the phone, scan an AT&T SIM, and activate it like it's an AT&T phone? That's kinda my plan at this point
Draconestra
Member
This must be an EU thing since my I've never encountered this on my US iPhones. Most of the google results I get are from jailbroken iPhones, and the solution is a tweak causing a bug. Next time you get a chance, see if you can change the volume within the Music Player app or the Control Center.
You mean when you get a text you only see the name of the contact and not the message itself? It sounds like you disabled the preview option on the lockscreen in your notifications settings for messages.
sadly this won't work if you're doing the Upgrade Program. While the phone will technically work fine, doing the upgrade program they actually verify that you have service with the provider. Logic would say this is to prevent someone from buying like 20 phones on the upgrade program only needing to cover ~$1600 out of pocket to scalp them, as opposed to needing to cover ~$16,000 out of pocket.
The only way to avoid the carrier check is to pay in full outright.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Oh no, like I have an AT&T account. I just had to reserve a T-Mobile model because they didn't have any AT&T models of the one that I want. So instead of scanning the IMEI number off the back of the phone they'd be able to scan it off an AT&T SIM card, right? And then it magically becomes an AT&T phone I can use on the upgrade program?
Or is it tied to the actual serial number? Because that would suck
No I see the text but the name is not there and replaced with their number... they definitely have a name as theyre from my contacts.
I think I may have found the issue though... Dial Assist OFF might have fixed it