[P1]

Honest question: do people still download new apps? The only ones I have recently added were because they were needed for work (Webex Teams and Microsoft Teams). For the rest, haven’t added a new app in years.

[RickFLM4]

Originally Posted by ASAP

It's one and the same especially if the former is effectively caused by the latter...

LOL @ such absurdity. Enjoy your new phone.

[ASAP]

has anyone gotten ios12? its insanely fast

[BMW F22]

Originally Posted by ASAP

has anyone gotten ios12? its insanely fast

Updating now...will report back. Review article this morning said it improved response time.

[ASAP]

Originally Posted by OnerDriver

Did improve a little on my 7.

I can't say insanely fast... barely noticeable. Will forget in a week.

insanely fast on a x

[BMW F22]

Updating not working. Keeps saying not connected to internet.

[BMW F22]

Originally Posted by OnerDriver

Connect to internet

I am...have been. Don’t know why it says that. Doing it on 2 phones right now and both are saying not connected. I mean, I downloaded the update from the internet.

[ashtaron14]

I was still on the iPhone SE last month, then this month I bought the Huawei P20 Pro for its Triple Camera. The Main Camera is really amazing, but the Selfie Camera is crap. The earphone placement to hear calls is on one side so if you can hear clearly on say your right ear you'll have to re-adjust for the left ear, which is stupid. The day before Twitter crashed while I was just browsing. Whatsapp crashes as well. I feel that I need to restart the phone at least once a day or else it's laggy.

I reserved an iPhone Xs Space Grey 64GB to be picked up Friday morning.

We have pretty good trade-in/resell places in Hong Kong, and the Huawei P20 Pro is still a pretty desirable phone, so it shouldn't be a problem to get rid of it.

[M_Six]

My iPhone 7 works fine. I need to replace the battery before the Dec 31 deadline, but I plan on keeping it for at least another year after that.

[BMW F22]

Finally got it to work. Seems lighter on its feet. Typing is more accurate now which is great.

[Dang3r]

Nay, bring some pears on, f*ck apple

[RickFLM4]

Some apps moderately faster with iOS 12 on iPad Pro. Some seem about the same - maybe the are pending updates. I always wait a while to see what issues pop up for others with iOS updates before updating phone so not yet updated.

I recalll reading iOS 12 was supposed to allow third party apps like Waze to work with Apple CarPlay. Any reports on that front?

Edit: one moderately annoying thing about iOS 12 is that Apple switched locations of emoji and number buttons on keypad. Hopefully won’t take long to get used to this change.

[paliknight]

Originally Posted by BMW F22

I am...have been. Don’t know why it says that. Doing it on 2 phones right now and both are saying not connected. I mean, I downloaded the update from the internet.

Was getting that exact error when trying to update my watch. Then an hour later it just started updating. Not surprised it's already buggy.

[catcher22]

fak paying $1000+ every year for a new iphone that does exactly the same shit as the one before. Oh, but facial recognition!! The A12 bionic processor!

I'll get this new one sometime in 2020 or 2021 for a reasonable price and still be incredibly happy.

[BMW F22]

Originally Posted by catcher22

fak paying $1000+ every year for a new iphone that does exactly the same shit as the one before. Oh, but facial recognition!! The A12 bionic processor!

I'll get this new one sometime in 2020 or 2021 for a reasonable price and still be incredibly happy.

That’s why you don’t do it every year...do it every 3-5 years unless you feel the need to upgrade sooner.

[bimmer456]

Originally Posted by BMW F22

That’s why you don’t do it every year...do it every 3-5 years unless you feel the need to upgrade sooner.

I get more for the old phone when I upgrade annually. I might have skipped the X had I known the screen was smaller than the 7 plus though. The 5.8 inch screen is misleading.

[Kyngofpop]

Originally Posted by bimmer456

Brought the xs max 256. Paid in full. Paying in installments means no tax, but with my credit card I get 90 days insurance for theft and loss and warranty extended by 1 year, so cheaper than Apple care even with tax. Will pay off old phone and sell back to carrier.

I also bit the bullet and put in my order for the XS 256 to replace my 6.

My question relates to your posting because I added the AppleCare to which I don't see the value in because AMEX automatically covers the product for 120 days for damage, defects, and/or theft protection and extends the original warranty after for an equivalent of one year after Apples one year warranty wears off all at no additional cost.

I knee jerked on the AppleCare purchase because my IP6 was replaced 6x by Apple under warranty due to defects...ugh. I'm thinking of revising my purchase and taking AppleCare off because it almost seems redundant.

[bimmer456]

Originally Posted by Kyngofpop

I also bit the bullet and put in my order for the XS 256 to replace my 6.

My question relates to your posting because I added the AppleCare to which I don't see the value in because AMEX automatically covers the product for 120 days for damage, defects, and/or theft protection and extends the original warranty after for an equivalent of one year after Apples one year warranty wears off all at no additional cost.

I knee jerked on the AppleCare purchase because my IP6 was replaced 6x by Apple under warranty due to defects...ugh. I'm thinking of revising my purchase and taking AppleCare off because it almost seems redundant.

Was the warranty replacement within 1 year? That would be covered in the basic warranty. I've had phones replaced under warranty as well without apple care and even a watch that was out of warranty and got a free upgrade to series 1 so now I can run watch os 5. I was thinking of getting theft and loss coverage actually since the claims process might be easier, but I could just get insurance through my carrier after 90 days and pay month to month. I've never done Apple Care in the past and haven't had any issue that Apple didn't cover so I'm on the fence.

[KingOfJericho]

Originally Posted by BMW F22

That’s why you don’t do it every year...do it every 3-5 years unless you feel the need to upgrade sooner.

Yeah I do every other year. As I mentioned earlier, I spend 2.5hrs a day on the train so any phone I have gets a TON of use. I haven't purchased a home computer since 2008.

I got my Xs Max yesterday and I love it. I don't see how much more evolution can take place after this so I believe I'll have this one for a bit longer than my current interval. What's next? Screen on both sides of the phone?

[Hawkeye]

I was almost going to get a new phone today. Luckily when my current X fell out of my pocket and I ran over it with the lawn mower... only the case got destroyed. Luckily the phone landed almost perfectly flat.

[Kyngofpop]

Originally Posted by bimmer456

Was the warranty replacement within 1 year? That would be covered in the basic warranty. I've had phones replaced under warranty as well without apple care and even a watch that was out of warranty and got a free upgrade to series 1 so now I can run watch os 5. I was thinking of getting theft and loss coverage actually since the claims process might be easier, but I could just get insurance through my carrier after 90 days and pay month to month. I've never done Apple Care in the past and haven't had any issue that Apple didn't cover so I'm on the fence.

Apple is pretty good about taking care of their regulars because they know we'll be back. My warranty replacements were well out of the coverage period but the defects were noted and the issues were well documented. I even bricked the last one by accident and Apple replaced that one last year with a reman'd unit at no cost to me.

AppleCare makes sense if someone is notoriously careless with products and lives near an Apple store, otherwise it's not really a value imo. The claims process is easier but everything else is extra fluff. I'm taking it off of my order...

[Haywood]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I was almost going to get a new phone today. Luckily when my current X fell out of my pocket and I ran over it with the lawn mower... only the case got destroyed. Luckily the phone landed almost perfectly flat.

Sounds like an on purpose accident.