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Same here. The S4's battery life is fantastic. If i go on a 90 minute run on any given day, i still go to bed with >50% battery.
I really wanna grab the iOS 13 GM - that one should release tonight, right?
Btw, is "quick video" (holding the shutter button) an iPhone 11 only feature? Or a stealth dropped iOS 13 feature. Burst photos are so pointless...
Only for iPhone right? What a weird year for iOS updates. I will get it as well, if just to finally be able to sync my shortcuts again
e: thinking about it, probably not. app updates will still be held hostage in app review until public release, don't wanna risk my bank 2fa breaking
The two-tone sport loops look interesting. At first look I didn't care for them but the more I look at this blue/cream combo it's growing on me.
It has a new SOC. s5, 2x as fast as the s3, dual core. 64-bit. https://9to5mac.com/2019/09/10/appl...ip-preview-in-ar-gold-band-options-much-more/
Apple said the same thing about the S4 though?
"SoC" encompasses the entire system, so it's entirely possible that it's the same processor (hence same performance) as the S4 but has other differences that justify the new branding. who knows.
whatever the case, they didn't tout any significant performance improvement over S4, so don't expect one
I find the battery weirdly inconsistent; I went on a five-hour excursion over the weekend and it barely dented my battery tracking it, but a normal workday it drains more even though I'm doing less overall exercise with it.
And burst videos are extremely useful, although the times I've used them definitely is outweighed by the times I've accidentally used it...
People get added accessory options if they want to use the iPad as a PC replacement. That was the major point of the comparison to the laptop.
To use the same body as the air to cut costs. Also so it can use the keyboard.
it occurs to me that, now that the "ipad" has a bigger higher-res display, the old selling point of "the ipad mini shows as much content as a full-size ipad" is now officially for the first time no longer true
it's also the only 2048x1536 ipad apple still sells
it's also the only 2048x1536 ipad apple still sells
Ah I get you now, yeah that seems like a good reason. I still want an iPad but I'm not sure which one to get.
As someone with a 6S Plus who is going to try and limp along another year, I'm going to hound you night and day out of spite. lol (but seriously, preemptive congrats!)
Silly niche question: I have a calendar that is shared with people on a network and only that network; it is published to localhost and I have no control over it. What I would like to do is somehow forward that calendar to my iCloud or something, even if it only gets updated when my computer can run a script or an app to refresh it, so that I can see that calendar outside of a network on say my phone. Does that make sense what I'm describing? And, if it does, is that possible to do?
Depends on what you do with it, but personally I wouldn't buy the base ipad. If it does have the same processor unchanged, it probably won't have as long as a lifespan as the air, which is faster and has more ram.
I have a 10.5 pro, but would have probably just bought the air if it was out when I bought mine. Though tbh I barely use it and kinda regret the purchase.
Does installing the GM really require me to be on catalina beta? :
Same question
I do want to get a Pro but the price is a bit to steep for something I wouldnt use that often.
You can only install the GM via iTunes/IPSW, no OTA available for the very reason you mentioned
NM: i realize it's through the developer program so i know the answer to that
maybe more importantly, those on 13.1, is it stable enough to not worry about putting it on a primary device?
just installed the GM from the .ipsw on my iPhone XS. (no XCode, no Catalina beta, just regular old 10.14.6 Mojave)
looks neat. dark mode is - of course - rather worthless for now, as most apps still don't have a dark mode and even those that do (like youtube) often have a bright as hell splash screen.
haptic touch is ... okay, i guess?
edit: btw, i love how iCloud has made actual 'backups' mostly irrelevant for me. My iMessages are in the cloud already, so are my Photos, so are my contacts and my emails.
The only thing i'd need to backup are app settings and home-screen layouts. So i can just update / restore my phone on a whim, which is always nice.
looks neat. dark mode is - of course - rather worthless for now, as most apps still don't have a dark mode and even those that do (like youtube) often have a bright as hell splash screen.
haptic touch is ... okay, i guess?
edit: btw, i love how iCloud has made actual 'backups' mostly irrelevant for me. My iMessages are in the cloud already, so are my Photos, so are my contacts and my emails.
The only thing i'd need to backup are app settings and home-screen layouts. So i can just update / restore my phone on a whim, which is always nice.
Check the refurb store. UK one had current iPads for £269. If you think 32GB is enough then the base iPad is great. But if you go to the next step up, the price gets close to the iPad Air. In that case I'd possibly look at a refurb air or buying used
I think the people complaining about Haptic Touch are out of it. I actually disabled 3D Touch on my XS and ran the whole summer with just Haptic Touch, and it's fine. I have yet to find a single thing I wanted to get done that I couldn't. Does it take a half second longer? Sure. But the functionality is there and that's all that matters
That and the base ipad air is 64gb, which for me is plenty. My 10.5 pro is a 64gb and I still have 36gb free.
Yes, and you would think saving time is the top priority of any "Pro" User. As expected we got absolutely nothing worthwhile in exchange for the loss of 3D Touch with the "Super Retina XDR" Display.
Yeah, I'm not convinced they had to scrap 3D Touch hardware to achieve that advertised "up to" 15% gain. I hope somebody will get a technical explanation out of them when the dust settles though.
I'm currently doing the whole "photos curation" ... the new views are ... okay, i guess?
It's weird that in the "DAY" view it can actually happen that it won't show the most recently taken photo - which requires me to switch to "all photos"
Like, usually the most important photo of the current day is the last one i took - don't "curate" that one away.
It's weird that in the "DAY" view it can actually happen that it won't show the most recently taken photo - which requires me to switch to "all photos"
Like, usually the most important photo of the current day is the last one i took - don't "curate" that one away.
A question for people rocking the iPhone XR - how is the screen, its sharpness and quality? I've read that it's really nice and sharp, but I just can get the sub 1080p resolution on an 6.1 inch screen from my head. On paper it seems like a major flaw.
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In reality, it isn't. Don't believe the "720p screen omg!" shit. It's 60% more pixels than 720p (1792x828)
It's the same pixel density as the iPhone 8 was and it's a damn fine display.
I have an XS and to anyone who, throughout the last year, asked me which iPhone they should buy - i said go for the XR.
The minor advantage in screen quality (that is pretty much imperceptible to many users) and the minor advantages in portrait photography are not worth the premium.
I use it and the resolution is fine. If you plan to use it at a normal viewing distance it will not be an issue at all. If you hold your phone like 3cm away from your face using it, or with magnifying glasses, sure, you'll see a difference. If not, it's just as "retina" as all retina iPhones before it.
The much bigger difference is OLED vs LCD. Blacks, contrasts etc. That's something you can notice, especially in the dark. Beside that the Xr screen is fantastic and surely the best LCD Apple put in an iPhone yet.
The Xs and 11 Pro are so ridiculously expensive, that it's not a valid option, for me. You'll get the same or even better performance (because of the lower resolution), amazing battery life with one less camera for a much more reasonable price.
Honestly the 'pro' monicker helps me to disconnect from that line. 11 is still expensive but also perfectly good/great for a normal phone for normal people.