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Hey, iPhone-GAF....can any of you testify on how the pure-white color of the iPhone 4S holds up after extended use? I want to get a white iPhone but I'm worried there will be discoloring (yellow tint?) after lots of use. Does this happen with Apple's stuff?

I haven't had a yellow tint yet, but I definitely notice a ton of dirt along the edges of the glass on both sides of the phone. Especially in the corners. Plus, the home button gets dirt around it sometimes, but that's usually easy enough to get out when the corner edge of a piece of paper or something similar.

I've tried to get the dirt out from the edges of the glass but haven't had any luck yet. The gaps are too small for paper to get it out.
 
Holy shit........ After owning an iPhone since October I just accidentally realised I could brush the quick launch menu (from double tapping the home button) either side to reach music controls and the last 5+ launched apps

The amazing/sad thing is that this feels like a life changing moment that will save seconds off my life every day :/
 
Holy shit........ After owning an iPhone since October I just accidentally realised I could brush the quick launch menu (from double tapping the home button) either side to reach music controls and the last 5+ launched apps

The amazing/sad thing is that this feels like a life changing moment that will save seconds off my life every day :/

Swipe it again from the music player and you get a volume slider :)
 
Am I the only one who has a wobbly compass, or is it just normally that unreliable?

Or maybe Scarborough is on top of a big weird electromagnetic oddity.

I use this:
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My buddy had a Candyshell on his 3GS and I loved the way it felt and the protection it gave. So I grabbed this on the cheap on Amazon along with some cheap screen protector. Best screen-protector I have ever used too. Easiest I have ever applied and the perfect transparency and perfect thinness.

I got that exact one too. I'm happy with it, and it's pretty sharp looking. Someone here recommended it a few weeks ago.
 
I noticed today that my 4s has a small hairline crack in the screen like very small I can only see it If the screen is off and the light is just right.

Leave it be?? Put on a protector?? Ignore it???
 
Here is a great thread to start looking in. http://neogaf.net/forum/showthread.php?t=448523

"imo" & Verbs are good for instant messaging. "The Creeps!," "Speedrun," "Samurai2, & "The Incident" are pretty much must have games for me. "Wolframalpha" app is much better than using the website.

Thanks for the recommendation. Anything that's 4S specific though? I had most of the apps on that thread since I was using a 4 before.
 
Argh.

My volume comes in and out. It keeps saying headphones on the volume button. It's driving me crazy. It just started happening last week.
 
this hairline spider web like crack on my iPhone 4s is pretty annoying. I never dropped my phone and I have been really carefully with it.

what are my options I have had it since December.
 
Sooo... updated to the new firmware today and now my phone has stopped taking and sending phone calls, but can still send texts, why would this happen? How can I fix this?
 
Wait...I'm probably missing something, but the iPhone 5 is probably due late this year.

I was always under the impression that Apple is waiting on a solution for a 4G antenna that wouldn't drain the battery before they even consider making another variation of the iPhone because the 4G antennas on current phones run your battery dry as it is.
 
No. The iPhone 5 does not exist. The 4S is the fifth iteration of the iPhone.
 
To those of you planning on selling your 4S to upgrade to the eventual iPhone 5/whatever the next iPhone is going to be called, when do you plan on selling it? I definitely want to upgrade when the time comes and I'd like to get as much back as possible, but this is my first iPhone so I'm unsure of any precedents when it comes to selling them.

When does Apple usually announce their new phone? When is the best time to sell the old phone? Does carrier matter(I have Sprint)?
Bringing this to the new page to hopefully get some answers from you guys who know what you're talking about, unlike me. :P
 
Bringing this to the new page to hopefully get some answers from you guys who know what you're talking about, unlike me. :P

There will be a lot of leaks and then there will be an invite to the announcement 1 week beforehand.

Sell before the announcement. Sell before the invite if possible.
 
There will be a lot of leaks and then there will be an invite to the announcement 1 week beforehand.

Sell before the announcement. Sell before the invite if possible.
Thanks. Is there any kind of time table for when Apple makes their iPhone announcements? Are they pretty much the same time every year? Even further, do you have any idea of the time table that the invites happen?

My apologies for all the questions. I'm just seeking knowledge from the knowledgeable folks here.
 
Thanks. Is there any kind of time table for when Apple makes their iPhone announcements? Are they pretty much the same time every year? Even further, do you have any idea of the time table that the invites happen?

My apologies for all the questions. I'm just seeking knowledge from the knowledgeable folks here.

It used to be that there would be an iOS event to introduce the new iOS beta in April, and then the new iPhone would debut with the new final iOS at WWDC, but they changed it up last year. They introduced iOS beta at WWDC, and debuted the final OS X at WWDC, with a Macbook Air refresh. Then they announced iPhone in October with the new final iOS.

Now it looks like this:
Spring: OS X Beta, new iPad
Summer: iOS Beta, OS X release, new Macbook
Fall: iOS release, new iPhone
 
Sooo... updated to the new firmware today and now my phone has stopped taking and sending phone calls, but can still send texts, why would this happen? How can I fix this?

I haven't updated my firmware yet and now I'm afraid to do it.

Don't be. That's a rare exception. You might as well be afraid to ever step outside your house because you never know when a freak accident might happen that'll end you.
 
I have not had a chance to get into the apple store yet. Do you guys think Apple will replace my 4s that has a web like crack in the glass across the front of the screen?

I have never dropped my phone and you can tell the phone is in perfect condition but the other night I noticed the hairline cracks in my screen.
 
Just upgraded to a 4s and my screen is yellow as fuck. Checked the Apple forums, 52 page thread.

Has anyone's screen cooled down since they've had the 4s? Does the screen get whiter/bluer?
 
Just upgraded to a 4s and my screen is yellow as fuck. Checked the Apple forums, 52 page thread.

Has anyone's screen cooled down since they've had the 4s? Does the screen get whiter/bluer?

Hang on to it for a few days and if it doesn't get better bring it to an Apple store for a replacement. It's probably just the glue that hasn't dried yet.
 
Just upgraded to a 4s and my screen is yellow as fuck. Checked the Apple forums, 52 page thread.

Has anyone's screen cooled down since they've had the 4s? Does the screen get whiter/bluer?
Nope, my 3GS was yellow as fuck and never cooled, and now my 4S is red/pink as fuck and hasn't cooled yet since October.

I've noticed that the screens on black 4S' seem to have a higher incidence of hue problems. Basically all my friends have iPhones, and the white 4S' all have bright, cool screens.

The problem mostly goes away when you crank up the brightness to around 60 percent. It's really annoying on sites like mobile GAF and Google Reader, but my love for the phone is still off the charts as fuck.

___ as fuck is so fun to say
 
How do I transfer videos from my iPhone to my PC??

edit: I guess I email them to myself.
 
Once upon a time I was Blackberry evangelist and hated Apple and all their products with a passion....
then, I got an iPhone 4S and it was then the foolishness of my ways dawned on me. :-)

Needless to say, I love my iPhone, and I can see why everyone else does too. Very amazing smartphone indeed.

I've also come to love Apple for the innovative and quality products they bring to the table.

The only thing Blackberry has that iPhone doesnt is BBM.
Apple should transform iMessage from the simple texting service it is now into a BBM like service, where people can post status updates, broadcast messages, have true group chat, enter chatrooms, integrate it with game center, etc, etc....that will put the final nail into RIMs coffin, I tell you. :-)
 
Just upgraded to a 4s and my screen is yellow as fuck. Checked the Apple forums, 52 page thread.

Has anyone's screen cooled down since they've had the 4s? Does the screen get whiter/bluer?

never goes away, unless the yellow you're talking is splotchy (in which case it is the glue, and it will go away).

I had to switch my 4S out a few times before I got an acceptable screen. Their quality control on the screens is piss poor, IMO.
 
I've had every iPhone since the 3G and I just want to say if you're looking for a great case and don't mind spending a lot of money, then the Lifeproof case is the way to go. I've had it for about a month now and it's the best iPhone case I've ever had. It's the size of a bumper but protects 20x times more, since it's completely sealed and waterproof. I was using it on the pool earlier today while listening to music with some H2O waterproof headphones and it was just too good.

Here's a video I shot in the pool:

http://youtu.be/cyDgq2Id78o
 
So guys, I just bought an iphone. But I've noticed it doesn't have that "smooth scrolling" in Safari like it used to have on my ipod touch. You know like you flick your finger and it keeps scrolling. (Momentum scrolling?)

What gives?
 
What's the deal when text messages stop loading in the default message app's chat?

I have to click messages at the top left, then click the person's name and enter back in.
 
So my iPhone 4S might have a yellow screen. I just noticed it now, and to confirm, I maxed out the brightness of my new iPad, a second gen iPod Touch and the iPhone to compare, and the iPhone is slightly yellow. How common an issue is this? Or am I testing this wrong?
 
So my iPhone 4S might have a yellow screen. I just noticed it now, and to confirm, I maxed out the brightness of my new iPad, a second gen iPod Touch and the iPhone to compare, and the iPhone is slightly yellow. How common an issue is this? Or am I testing this wrong?

Its not an 'issue' its a feature
 
Is there some sort of trick with tacking pictures of scenery/big shots?

If I'm close to something the picture is great. If not, it's usually very blurry. I don't really know how to make things sharper. I try the auto focus thing but that doesn't really help.
 
If I buy an iPhone 4s in a couple weeks, what firmare version do you guys think it would have on it?

Coin toss between 5.0.1 and 5.1. Seeing as 5.1 fixes the battery issues I'd day it's quite likely to have that unless you get old stock from wherever you're buying from.
 
Hey can you guys help me out I can hear music on my iPhone, Siri works I just can't hear key tones, sms sounds, or lock screen sounds. I reset the phone to factory settings twice now and I just don't understand....when I try to adjust the volume by the side buttons I'm not able to adjust it either...what on earth is going on?
 
Hey can you guys help me out I can hear music on my iPhone, Siri works I just can't hear key tones, sms sounds, or lock screen sounds. I reset the phone to factory settings twice now and I just don't understand....when I try to adjust the volume by the side buttons I'm not able to adjust it either...what on earth is going on?

Did you look under Settings->Sounds, I think there are options at the bottom for all that stuff, including keyboard clicks and lock sounds
 
You know whats weird? It's easier to type with the little clicky noises turned on.
 
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