BruceLeeRoy
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Dumb question but its been so long since I have had a new phone I cant remember if I am supposed to charge it all the way up before I turn it on or I turn it on drain it all the way then charge it.
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Ken Masters
Banned
Don't most people look at a phone when it's on?
IHaveCandy
Banned
It's just a illogical peeve of mine.
Ken Masters
Banned
This was my battery life for today at work. Pretty typical, though slightly above what normal usage will be. That time was all on 3G. If I'm on wifi the battery lasts forever.
Definitely room for them to improve on battery life in small updates but it's not horrible to me.
I am at 16% battery life with the usage of five hours and 20 minutes and the standby of 21 hours and 56 minutes
The Faceless Master
Member
you just turn it on and charge it when it gets low. or whenever you're done using it for the day. whichever is sooner.
What do you mean?
IHaveCandy
Banned
The Faceless Master
Member
i remember there was this one person who asked why white phones couldn't have a white screen when they were turned off...
Diablohead
Member
Think I know what he means, because the actual screen is behind glass it looks like there is more depth to it, a white front to the phone makes the screen look really deep in to the case where as a black front doesn't make it so obvious.
IHaveCandy
Banned
That would be nice. Not sure how it could be pulled off.
IHaveCandy
Banned
That is another part of it. So it's that plus the fact that the black/white contrast of the screen to phone is so striking. I do not prefer it.
Kibbles
Member
Is this legit?- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxQno3R4Ixw
CliqWriter
Member
Better use of Siri
I was walking down the street today listening to some music with the new headphones wanting to call my gf to let me in her apt. Now, wouldn't it just be easy to hold the headphone call on/off button down for about 3 seconds to activate siri and use her through the headphones.
"Siri, please call Mary Poppins"
- Call Mary Poppins phone number 77085783938
"Yes, Call her/Mary/the number"
How hard could that be to program in an app. I mean something as simple as calling someone w/o taking your phone out while using the headphones. I know bluetooths can do this but I don't want or have on.
anyone else have any useful ideas?
I was walking down the street today listening to some music with the new headphones wanting to call my gf to let me in her apt. Now, wouldn't it just be easy to hold the headphone call on/off button down for about 3 seconds to activate siri and use her through the headphones.
"Siri, please call Mary Poppins"
- Call Mary Poppins phone number 77085783938
"Yes, Call her/Mary/the number"
How hard could that be to program in an app. I mean something as simple as calling someone w/o taking your phone out while using the headphones. I know bluetooths can do this but I don't want or have on.
anyone else have any useful ideas?
chickdigger802
Banned
Hmmm.... so 5 isn't that much better than 4S in battery? Anyone try stress testing it with like infinity blade or something graphic intensive?
Before the front facing camera I had a person ask me why they had to have one and why they couldn't just make the screen mirror color...
Are you on wifi?
IHaveCandy
Banned
Between her intentionally failed attempt to put on the screen protector and her slow movement with the key on the screen, I wouldn't buy into that yet.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Anyone else find that iTunes Match/music from iCloud doesn't work very well over 3G? It starts and stops multiple times before it finally goes, and if you switch through a few songs it does it again.
I've never had an issue with Pandora, it even works in the low signal area of my drive home. iTunes Match wouldn't work at all in the low area, and in 3G it buffered all the time...
I've never had an issue with Pandora, it even works in the low signal area of my drive home. iTunes Match wouldn't work at all in the low area, and in 3G it buffered all the time...
umm... this works. I just did it (with a 4S, but still). I'm using the apple headphones with the mic and three buttons. hold down the middle button for a few seconds and you hear the siri "chime". say your bit and it works like you expect.
Ken Masters
Banned
Was on LTE about 80% of the day
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This works with plain ol' voice recognition on the 4. It should work with Siri?
Black one? Still leaning towards swapping for the white just to avoid the more visible scuffs. Shame I like using the phone so much otherwise I'd just outright return the thing and wait for the 5S or whatever follow-up that (hopefully) addresses the issue.
? It works with my s4i's.
Betta Lines
Member
Well what she's doing there is... showing that a plastic screen protector scratches more easily than the glass on its own. Nothing to do with the liquid.
Wish I knew why battery life differed so much from user to user.
I'm listening to music and was curious after reading this, so I tried it out and was blown away when it worked! Sent a few text messages and changed what I was listening to without touching or even looking at my phone lol
Dat apple magic~
Ken Masters
Banned
I also made a bunch of phone calls, but the battery for me is getting slightly better every day since launch.
Gary Whitta
Member
So that Mountek CD mount I ordered turned out to be pretty good! Slots into my otherwise redundant CD slot and tightens so it won't fall out, and the clamp for the phone is all foam rubber so it holds it firmly without danger of scuffs! Recommended.
layzie1989
Member
does it obscure the bottom of the phone so you can't charge it or plug into aux ports?
Gary Whitta
Member
There's a little holder shelf on the bottom with a hole which fits a 30-pin dock connector and easily fits the Lightning cable. It's a little snug for the audio jack cable but mine fit just fine. If it's a problem the bottom shelf can be removed altogether, it just snaps on and off.
dehydratedbabies
Member
Hooray!
I said yes.
I said yes.
Where'd you order from Gary? My phone apparently takes the most damage in the car, where previous iPhones sat happily in one of the cup holders, but the plastic is apparently enough to scuff up the side (which sucks). Pretty neat how it uses the CD player in any case.
Edit: Thanks!
Edit: Thanks!
layzie1989
Member
Man this anodized aluminum is so god damn sexy. i'm obsessed with the orange of the silent button against the black...Also they really packed the bottom of the phone. The top feels really bare without the headphone jack there. It's a welcomed change though. I went naked for the two year lifespan of my iphone 4, but I don't think I want to do that again.
Now if only my iCloud backup would load faster so I could use the damned thing.
Now if only my iCloud backup would load faster so I could use the damned thing.
IHaveCandy
Banned
Has anybody shaved off the black coloring on the edge? I think that would look nice.
CliqWriter
Member
Wow now I feel like an idiot for not trying it first.
But thank you apple for thinking of us lazy people and siri.
But thank you apple for thinking of us lazy people and siri.
It could be due to the battery calibrating itself. Batteries don't really get better, but the phone gets better at telling you how much juice is left. I've been trying to run my battery down all the way for the first week to get that calibrating done.
Can you post that link again? Looks nice and I have a trip next week.
That's pretty sexy. Where are most people around here picking up cases? i.e. where are the best cases?
Gary Whitta
Member
Check my last post
So that Mountek CD mount I ordered turned out to be pretty good! Slots into my otherwise redundant CD slot and tightens so it won't fall out, and the clamp for the phone is all foam rubber so it holds it firmly without danger of scuffs! Recommended.
Hmm. What kind of car is that? Do you find it blocks any major dash controls?
Thanks, Gary. Been wondering what I would do now that my current mount won't work with the 5.
I would have that issue with 3G, but it tended to bother my Pandora too.
PhoncipleBone
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One week until I am eligible for an upgrade. This week will go by slowly. One more week with my iPhone 4.