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Apple iPhone 6S |OT|
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Copied all my contacts from Google to iCloud, and full screen contact pictures work now that I'm not syncing Google contacts. Thanks!!
Ended up going with the regular 6S; availability on the Plus is not until mid November around here, and I wasn't sold on the huge form factor anyway.
Should be here Wednesday. Any case or accessory recommendations? I've had different people recommend the Leather and Silicon cases sold by Apple.
Should be here Wednesday. Any case or accessory recommendations? I've had different people recommend the Leather and Silicon cases sold by Apple.
rocksteady1983
Member
I have been lightly following the chip issue with Samsung and the other. My wife and I haven't bought phones yet but does anyone know if say in a month or two the chip issue will all be sorted out or will it continue to be split and a lottery? Has Apple stated they will continue to farm it out to both places or was it done like that initially to meet demand?
bodyofanamerican
Member
I've been a Paper person for the longest time, but finally said fuck it and gave up. It feels like a project they let Mike Matas work on to keep him happy, but have no intention of supporting long term.
I was surprised that they never made a full iPad app, and was surprised again when I looked at the amount of battery usage of the app cost me. Back to the regular app for me.
Sleeper901
Member
I haven't used 3D touch passed the initial tries, it really looks more like a marketing gimmick the way it's currently implemented.
It often takes more time to hold and get to where you want to go, than click and go back the "regular" way.
For example I feel "holding" on neogaf thread titles doesn't bring any real benefit compared to just opening the thread and sliding back to come back to the previous page afterwards.
Hopefully they find a more useful implementation in the future.
Apple's official reply was that both chips are within 2-3% of each other. They'll likely continue to split the chips.
I have an opposite experience than you: paper draws so little battery compared to Facebook. It's quite perfect as it is, I just wish it could have 3D Touch. I also use the iPhone app on my iPad, and I like it just as much there.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
Member
I wish the swipe from left gesture for multitasking was swapped to the right. It's so useful and would be even more handy if it was from the right.
I've got a question about iMessage, first time with iphone so not sure, it's stuck on waiting for activation, was same yesterday but ended up unsuccessful but not after reactivating it says waiting. I went into airplane mode with wifi on and it can send messages and pics, receive too so I guess it's working but I'd still feel better if it said activated lol. Can only use my apple id email not number now, no option, if anything for that.
Also can it be because I'm in roaming I can't receiving activation code or whatever it's supposed to? In before all that retying to activate makes my bill go upuppp
Also can it be because I'm in roaming I can't receiving activation code or whatever it's supposed to? In before all that retying to activate makes my bill go upuppp
are you sure it's sending on wifi? (blue messages)
If so, it's probably an issue with your roaming/carrier, as it can't tie into your phone number
The way I do it is to press on the thread title or link and slide it up at the same time. That way the pop-up screen stays in place and isn't obscured by your thumb. Have a good look at the first post in the thread while the pop-up screen is there. If I want to continue reading then I touch the 'Open In A New Tab' dialog box below. If I don't want to read I swipe the pop-up box down.
It works easier on Neo-GAF mobile.
I also use this to pop links in my iMessages and my emails. So handy rather than leaving iMessage or email to go to a link that you don't want to read once you've seen the webpage open up.
neurosyphilis
Definitely not an STD, as I'm a pure.
Not really because the Note 5 has a 5.7" screen and is still a bit smaller than the 6+/6s+.At that point you may as well get an iPad mini will cell service and give out your Skype number.
neurosyphilis
Definitely not an STD, as I'm a pure.
If you're going to do case the only two options (imo) are the Apple leather case because they're so classy looking, or a clear case.
I have this clear case, it is regarded as one of the best cases you can get. It is cheap, minimal, and it has the dust covers for the Lightning port and headphone jack, so you don't get lint and dust in them. Also a screen protector is included, I don't like screen protectors, but it is there if you need it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012TCKFP6/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Ars Technica has posted a TSMC/Samsung chip comparison in line with real world use.
Anyone else have trouble with the 3D Touch touchpad/keyboard thing? If I want to place a cursor i try pressing through to the first level of pressure but most of the time I just get stuck on whatever key my finger happened to land on. And when I do get the cursor to come up i usually can't press through to start highlighting. I feel like I'm going to crack the front glass of the phone. When I get it to work it's so finicky I pretty much always end up deleting whatever text I wanted to manipulate. This was one of the most exciting new features for me but either I am fumbling like a 90 year old on a PC or the feature is so touchy (pun intended) that it is more a novelty than a genuine improvement.
It's as if the 3D Touch features require you to wait a moment between each action. It is not as fluid as I want it to be.
Anyone else have trouble with the 3D Touch touchpad/keyboard thing? If I want to place a cursor i try pressing through to the first level of pressure but most of the time I just get stuck on whatever key my finger happened to land on. And when I do get the cursor to come up i usually can't press through to start highlighting. I feel like I'm going to crack the front glass of the phone. When I get it to work it's so finicky I pretty much always end up deleting whatever text I wanted to manipulate. This was one of the most exciting new features for me but either I am fumbling like a 90 year old on a PC or the feature is so touchy (pun intended) that it is more a novelty than a genuine improvement.
It's as if the 3D Touch features require you to wait a moment between each action. It is not as fluid as I want it to be.
Working fine for me. I have 3D Touch set to "light".
Seriously, don't worry about it. You only see a substantial difference when you run Geekbench non-stop at 100% CPU usage over the course of an entire battery cycle. You are never going to see this kind of usage in the real world - the CPU only ramps up that high very occasionally, not enough to make a difference over the course of a day.
I went for the Anker Slim Shell. I don't want people to know that I have an iPhone and it looks like a good quality case.
Recording 4K video is probably the most processor intensive thing I think you can do with the 6S. Also FaceTime calls over cellular network used to heat up the earlier iPhones (the 5 and 5S). It isn't so bad now on the 6S.
What other really processor intensive things would you do on the 6S? iMovie editing & manipulation of 4K video?
Is it a new SIM? or are you using one swapped from an Android device?
Stratosphere
Member
Any advice on the best insurance to go with?
I can't get it to work either. It is very frustrating, I feel like I must be doing something wrong.
I just checked with my home insurance and they cover accidental damage/loss/theft of my mobile phone, so that's worth checking first. might also be something you can add to your policy for a lot less tha AppleCare etc
Bought an iPhone 6s 64GB space grey for my wife today in Paraguay, to use in Brazil.
It came with an AT&T sim card installed which was odd... it was also quite hard to open the sim tray, took me like half an hour of trying! It finally popped open and it works just fine with my wife's Brazil sim card. I think it's an unlocked model, it must be.
I checked the processor and it's not a Samsung! Hooraaaay!
Really happy for my wife.
It came with an AT&T sim card installed which was odd... it was also quite hard to open the sim tray, took me like half an hour of trying! It finally popped open and it works just fine with my wife's Brazil sim card. I think it's an unlocked model, it must be.
I checked the processor and it's not a Samsung! Hooraaaay!
Really happy for my wife
.I think I've had the key thing once or twice, but I pretty much have a feel for it and can do it consistently. Use the sensitivity in settings to get a good feel for how to enable it/practice.
I find its a lot more finicky on the iPad.
Afro Samurai
Banned
The iPhone 6S+ lasts a really long time listening to an ebook.
So far the usage is 1hr 48 min at 100% battery still, listening to The Martian.
So far the usage is 1hr 48 min at 100% battery still, listening to The Martian.
Draconestra
Member
You should be able to keep the 5S and do whatever you want with it. You can also trade it in for credit, but don't think you would get much compared to selling it on your own.
Hi all, a couple of days ago I posted in this thread for advice on which phone to get, and now I have an iPhone 6s! Thanks for your advice.
Just getting used to iOS now, and loving it. Everything is so quick and great. I'm sure I have much more to discover. A couple of quick early questions:
Do I need a case? Most people I see with iPhones seem to have them, but i've never used a case with a phone before.
Charger - So I can't use all my normal chargers. Is there a recommended cable (e.g. from amazon) that I could order, just to that I have one to carry around and also leave one at home?
Just getting used to iOS now, and loving it. Everything is so quick and great. I'm sure I have much more to discover. A couple of quick early questions:
Do I need a case? Most people I see with iPhones seem to have them, but i've never used a case with a phone before.
Charger - So I can't use all my normal chargers. Is there a recommended cable (e.g. from amazon) that I could order, just to that I have one to carry around and also leave one at home?
Swapped it, I reset network settings too but didn't do much. I asked and my sister had same issues but she doesn't use it due to bad internet connection and for other friend it took month to just change in settings hm. Hopefully for me it will work once I get back into sim card's home country but since it all works oh well, it's just weird and me being OCD want it to say what it's supposed to.
With headphones?
Thank you !! I've been getting diffrent answers from everyone including AT&T
Afro Samurai
Banned
How did you do this? Don't have my iPhone yet but will probably need to do it too. Any way to sync back across to google eg on the web or using a computer?
Zeyphersan
Banned
You can add your Google account to your iPhone, have it sync down contacts, then turn on contact syncing in the iCloud settings. Should copy everything over
Draconestra
Member
You're welcome! I can tell you from experience since I too have AT&T and I did that myself back when I decided to try the Galaxy S5 when it came out. Good phone but wasn't for me.
Any cable is fine really as long as it's MFI certified. Personally I would get a cable that's braided for longer durability. There's plenty to choose from at Amazon at difference price points.
My 5s lasted amazingly long using headphones on iOS 9. Apple pulled some magic under the hood improvements there. I lost about 1% every hour.
Speakers drain battery much faster.
Apple standby battery life has always been superb, but it seems a lot of the 6S battery enhancements are aimed at standby/background apps. It's better than ever. Moving the motion processor and offloading Hey Siri to it has meant I'm noticing improved standby life while still having it always on.
These do not go live until 8am local time and end at some point later in the day before retail stores close.
You probably checked to early in the day.
Samsung 6S here, battery is identical to 6+
Got the Shakes
Member
The way it works, at least for me is not 3D touch to get the trackpad mode to engage and then press deeper to select text. It works like this: 3D touch to get trackpad mode to turn on, then release the 3D touch while leaving your thumb on the screen (like never lift you thumb off the screen, just don't be pressing down like a 3D touch), then move the cursor to where you want to start your text selection, and then apply a 3D touch again and you should be able to start selecting text. I hope that is easy enough to understand, I wasn't sure exactly how to explain it without being able to demonstrate it.
Bear Force One
Banned
OMG why the heck would I be hitting my middle mouse button to peek into Firefox links on Win10? STAAAAAAAHP!
LOL
LOL
Mr. Wonderful
Member
The Facebook "Changelog" ticks me off so much.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
My problem is, while the Plus models have more screen real estate, they still are functionally just larger iPhones. They aren't like iPads where there are a rich collection of apps that leverage the larger screen size (and better aspect ratio) for a more creation and production-focus.
This may get a little better as more and more apps update for the Plus resolution (this is still happening, a year later), and 3D Touch will increase the ways that you can interact with the device, opening up additional possibilities.
For those who ordered from apple dot com and weren't part of the initial wave—how long does "Preparing for Shipment" take? Just got charged this morning and it switched over from "Processing", but for some reason my delivery date was pushed out to next week at the same time. Not quite sure what's going down here.
neurosyphilis
Definitely not an STD, as I'm a pure.
I'm not a fan of cases. I take care of my phone, but drops are inevitable. I dropped mine the other day getting into the car onto the road. The screen is perfectly fine, but the aluminum has some scuffs on it the top is scuffed, the bottom left, and on the right side of the phone. So if you don't have any problems scuffing the device I say go for it. I was mad about scuffing my 750 dollar device for about a day or two then I got over it, and realized it's just a phone. If you enjoy using your phones without cases and that's the way you want to use it then do it.
Yeah I don't find it incredibly useful either, it's fine but not a game changer. One big problem is that most sites (eg Washington Post) have their headline in giant text, so your preview is ... the headline. That said, I've been peeking links more over time.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Pretty incredible that the 6S Plus is still completely sold out in the UK. Seems to be doing better than I expected.