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I'll try that tomorrow. and on Tuesday and see if it helps.
lucius
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So Siri is useful setting multiple alarms much easier, but snooze is on by default so you always have to swipe to stop instead of just hitting top button or it keeps repeating which can be a pain at times like when driving. Is there anyway to get it to not auto turn on snooze?
Setting alarms in the past on my original iPhone and iPhone 4 I would just turn off snooze since I was in menu already, but now with Siri snooze should not be on default imo
Setting alarms in the past on my original iPhone and iPhone 4 I would just turn off snooze since I was in menu already, but now with Siri snooze should not be on default imo
OriginofHysteria
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What do you guys think of the lifeproof cases? Anyone have one?
Actually, not anymore. Qualcomm got 3G/LTE on the same chip, and it's pretty power efficient.
I get about 10 hours usage with normal notifications and all. I gained 2 hours by quitting ActiveSync for Gmail and just using the Gmail app.
Just ordered a Switcheasy Tones case. The AnoStyle color anodizing service looks awesome, at least in the promo photos. http://www.anostyle.com/
2 million unit weekend rollout in China. Can't find any numbers from last year, but I guess this is higher.
They've said it's a record for sales in China.
Also, for those speculating that the thin phone means worse battery -- the size of the battery is essentially the same as the one in the 4S (actually it stores a tiny bit more power).
A bigger screen and a dual core A6 chip are going to eat more power than the single core A4 (for those comparing to their iPhone 4) -- it's as simple as that. Battery technology does not move at the same speed as chip technology.
Also, for those speculating that the thin phone means worse battery -- the size of the battery is essentially the same as the one in the 4S (actually it stores a tiny bit more power).
A bigger screen and a dual core A6 chip are going to eat more power than the single core A4 (for those comparing to their iPhone 4) -- it's as simple as that. Battery technology does not move at the same speed as chip technology.
jts
...hate me...
Well, chip technology also contributes to energy efficiency and the A6 is built in a 32nm process while the A4 was 45nm... and the architecture is different as well. There's also other technologies evolving that contribute to better battery life, like display tech and data transfer speeds (faster = better) and power management software.
I'm saying all this because my opinion has been the opposite... I felt the battery life improving from the 4 to the 5. But maybe my 4's battery wasn't in its best shape.
jts
...hate me...
Well, it is about the same for me too, but in some instances I forgot or couldn't charge my phone during the night and usually I make it through the day, the thing seems to hold on more tightly to that last residue of juice, as if it consumes a lot less power when idle.
Also is there anyone else under the impression that it charges a really good tad quicker too? If so, that is important as well.
BuggyDClown
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This. The whole reason battery essentially improved with the bigger screen and LTE is because of the chip. Dual core does not = more power.
There are many more factors. The A6 chip uses less power than the A5 which is why the iPhone 5 gets better battery than I've ever had on an iPhone. I charge mine every other day unless I have heavy usage. Something I've never been able to do.
Splash Wave
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edit: nvm
I just reset my phone and I did not see any green.
It's not normal, but it seems to be a known problem :
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4368068?start=15&tstart=0
I get it intermittently on mine too. Going into the local Apple store later on today to speak to them about it. When of course it won't happen when I try to demonstrate the problem
Diablohead
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I get the same, my galaxy ace was really good at grabbing a strong signal while my 5 gets half bars in the same places, not a very good antenna.
Makes sense to me. If that means I can snag a 5 for ridiculously cheap sign me up.
And this is why competition is good for the consumer.
i have a quick question about the notification center. is there a non-jailbreak way of adding a seach bar? something similar to the 'tap to post', maybe a 'tap to search'?
what i'm talking about:
I can't see your pic but maybe spotlight can do what you want? I know it can search the web if you enter a search term.
It's fairly easy to get to spotlight although its not embedded in NC
We don't have an Apple store in my country, I wonder if I should get it repaired.It's not normal, but it seems to be a known problem :
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4368068?start=15&tstart=0
I get it intermittently on mine too. Going into the local Apple store later on today to speak to them about it. When of course it won't happen when I try to demonstrate the problem
Yep.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
AT&T is awful, get out of your contract the next opportunity you get.
This happens to my wife and I. She's got a 4S, and I have a 4. I'll have absolutely no service in some places and she'll have 4 bars and good internet. What's even weirder is that one of the places specifically is a used book store we've gone to for a while and I used to get service there. Not anymore, and it pisses me off.
Other thing that pisses me off: AT&T started throttling me after 3GB on my unlimited plan. Part of me wants to bitch them out and get out of the contract, but I doubt anyone else is all that much better. I could get an iphone 5 on sale and I guess they only throttle you after 5 GB, then.
It's not normal, but it seems to be a known problem :
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4368068?start=15&tstart=0
I get it intermittently on mine too. Going into the local Apple store later on today to speak to them about it. When of course it won't happen when I try to demonstrate the problem
Just got back from the Apple store. They gave me a new phone, despite the problem not showing up when I was trying to demonstrate it, as predicted. I showed the assistant this video and said "it's like that" :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJNzoltlpFs&feature=youtu.be
The new one seems fine so far.
OriginofHysteria
Banned
Does anyone have an issue where it uses your data while in sleep mode? I'll press the power button to wake it up and the icon goes from LTE to wifi
That's supposed to happen. If the device isn't using any data at the moment, it jumps off from the wifi network.
If they device is using data, then it will continue using the wifi.
The way I understand it is that it's cosmetic more than anything when it comes to actual usage.
OriginofHysteria
Banned
Ah okay thanks.
Now that I lost my unlimited data from Verizon I've been super paranoid about my data usage lol.
first work day with my iphone 5 after getting one on saturday....yeesh the battery is terrible in it's first go with a comparable regular day.
I have picked it up for about 10 text messages and one googling (less than 5 minutes long) in the past 8 hours and it's at 3% battery, starting at 92%. even on a heavy usage work day (at least an hour of internet use over 9 hours) i never saw below 40% battery remaining on my iphone 4. all the push and mail retrieval settings are the same, disappointing so far. is 4g supposed to be a big drain?
on the plus side, i jumped ship from at&t (even with my grandfathered unlimited internet throttling was a constant issue) to sprint and am pleasantly surprised with the speed and lte availability in indianapolis.
I have picked it up for about 10 text messages and one googling (less than 5 minutes long) in the past 8 hours and it's at 3% battery, starting at 92%. even on a heavy usage work day (at least an hour of internet use over 9 hours) i never saw below 40% battery remaining on my iphone 4. all the push and mail retrieval settings are the same, disappointing so far. is 4g supposed to be a big drain?
on the plus side, i jumped ship from at&t (even with my grandfathered unlimited internet throttling was a constant issue) to sprint and am pleasantly surprised with the speed and lte availability in indianapolis.
OriginofHysteria
Banned
Wow really? I started out the day with 80%, did some Pandora listening, watched a youtube video, internet browsing, sent some text messages and now I'm at 36%. My Rezound would have to be kept on the charger at work.
Also try conditioning the battery and letting it die completely before recharging it.
This is obviously not the norm for the battery. Restore that bitch from scratch. Do you have constant 4G signal?
Well, that's not normal.
I use my phone much more than that (most of work day on podcast/audiobook with texts and such scattered) and usually have 65-75% when I get home.
Did you have iTunes Match downloading songs the whole day or something?
i mean it came new out of box on saturday and i restored my icloud backup, is it even possible that a restore could do anything for me? i mean if it's a possibility i will, but what are other possible battery drains i could be missing? don't really feel like doing the 2-3 hours of setup i had after restoring my icloud backup if i don't have to.
yeah at work i have constant lte.
nothing background downloading that i know of. i have 3 podcast subscriptions but i checked and the only 3 that downloaded were the ones when i set it up on sunday.
Yes it's entirely possible that an entirely new restore from scratch could fix some problems. If that doesn't, then you need to return it.
oyoshimaru
Member
nice choice. love the simple look on my phone.
CherryWoodFuton
Member
So my iphone 5 isn't playing any sound out of its speaker. Is this a prevelant problem?
that happens with my 4 on certain apps, try different apps
Last night mine was playing sound out of the ear piece rather than the speaker. Don't know if that's related but it was really strange. Restarted it and it worked fine.
Yea. Someone posted pics a few pages back and I thought 'yep, that's my case'.
TheMan
Member
Just upgraded from 3G to 5 yesterday thanks to the Walmart sale. However, I have an unusual situation I'd like to ask about. Basically, when trying to purchase the phone, the sales clerk ran into some issues trying to set up my plan and was forced to call AT&T directly. We were on hold for about 40 mins, and by the time we actually spoke to an AT&T rep, the clerk's computer had logged her out. AT&T set up my phone, but getting logged out screwed something up on Walmart's end and they were unable to print out an actual contract. At the time I didn't think much of it...I was just ready to get out of there.
Now, I'm regretting not getting anything in writing. According the AT&T rep we spoke to, the details of my old plan remain unchanged. To those who have gotten phones at Walmart- what exactly do those contracts say/mean since Walmart isn't the actual service provider? Should I go back and try to get an actual printed contract from them?
Now, I'm regretting not getting anything in writing. According the AT&T rep we spoke to, the details of my old plan remain unchanged. To those who have gotten phones at Walmart- what exactly do those contracts say/mean since Walmart isn't the actual service provider? Should I go back and try to get an actual printed contract from them?
TheOohChild
Member
my blackberry died, so my work is giving me an iphone 5 today
*airhump*
*airhump*
Valkyr Junkie
Member
Can someone give me a good refresher on tips for using the iPhone abroad with an international data plan? It's been 2.5 years since I brought an iPhone abroad (I'm pretty stoked that the same $60 I paid in 2010 now gets me 300MB of data instead of 50MB) and I'm trying to remember everything I did back then. I don't think Push notifications existed on that version of iOS.
The most obvious thing I remember is to set email to fetch manually, but I don't see how I can completely disable all notification center apps en masse. Actually, the apps "not in notification center" seem to still send me daily pushes (like Groupon and LivingSocial). I think I also need to disable iMessaging to save data as well.
I'm going to stay in Airplane mode except when using roaming data and GPS, but I believe last time I also found a way to lookup my voicemail number and forwarded all of my calls to it, and then had AT&T disable voicemail on my account so that when I came out of Airplane mode the phone didn't download any voicemails from my account.
The most obvious thing I remember is to set email to fetch manually, but I don't see how I can completely disable all notification center apps en masse. Actually, the apps "not in notification center" seem to still send me daily pushes (like Groupon and LivingSocial). I think I also need to disable iMessaging to save data as well.
I'm going to stay in Airplane mode except when using roaming data and GPS, but I believe last time I also found a way to lookup my voicemail number and forwarded all of my calls to it, and then had AT&T disable voicemail on my account so that when I came out of Airplane mode the phone didn't download any voicemails from my account.