Where did you hear they need protectors???I've heard the newer phones need screen protectors. What do I want for new 11's? I haven't bought a phone in 5 years and haven't used a screen protector on those.
Based on my personal experience that's true. Used my 5s naked in its last year, no scratch in the display at all. Used my 8 plus naked for almost a year, scratched to shit on both sides with a deep scratch on the front just from pocketing. I have heard though that the glass in the Xs would be more scratch resistant? Can't vouch for it. I can very well imagine the glass in the 11 being softer since they're advertising the increased drop resistance, but of course the jury is still out on both, softness and rigidity.I've heard a lot of anecdotal evidence and seen some friends phones that looked like they spent a lifetime in a pocket with keys. Reading around MacRumors and such suggested that somewhere around 8 they started using softer mats on glass. Is this wrong?
I was at the AT&T store today and the manager let me hold his Xs. It looked about 50x worse than my 6+. Of course I don't know how he treats it.
Example: Link
That's what the manager Xs looked like today. My 6+ looks nearly perfect after 5 years.
...are rumored to have.Just for clarification, all of next years models will have OLED and 5G compatibility.
oh sure. But a slightly newer chip wouldlet a bit longer. still a good value but if you don't plan to use a keyboard you can get a refurb 9.7" and save money
I've heard the newer phones need screen protectors. What do I want for new 11's? I haven't bought a phone in 5 years and haven't used a screen protector on those.
Actually, if you plan on getting a smartcover and an Apple Pencil, that's an additional 250 bucks or so. For a device with a 2-3 year old chipset.
Personally, if i were planning on going 'surface style', i'd at least go for a refurbed pro or the Air, because buying 250 bucks of accessories for a device that might be somewhat outdated in 2 years, doesn't feel right to me.
I should turn that on to save my sanity. Have like 300+ open tabs on the phone. Eeeeep.Btw, another cool iOS 13 feature:
You can set Safari to flush all not-recently-looked-at-tabs on regular intervals (each day, each week, each month).
i tend to close them via iCloud tabs on my macbook. I set it to one week now. Should be fine.I should turn that on to save my sanity. Have like 300+ open tabs on the phone. Eeeeep.
Because I'm sure you're not all yet fed up of my Mac related questions:
My up front options are limited as I'll be buying from a place where I have a load of credit, otherwise I'd obviously tweak the spec at build.
- If I attach a second screen (1080p) to a 27" 2019 iMac can I run a game full screen on that second screen natively at 1080p? I can't see why this wouldn't be possible, but thought I'd check
- Can I input a source into the 27" display on the iMac? PS4 Pro for example?
- If I buy with a Fusion drive, can I replace that with an SSD or add an SSD as the system disk? Not sure I'll really have a problem with the Fusion drive, but it would be nice to have the option and it not too too daunting (though I've just searched it up and that the first video I find is 23 minutes long is a concern!)
So this is a bit frustrating. Hey Siri on my AirPods has stopped working recently and I was trying to figure out why that was. Well, I think the microphone on my right one is either not working or very muted. If I go into settings and turn off automatic detection to just use the left microphone, it works perfectly. But, if I change it to use just the right, it fails. And for whatever reason automatic detection favors the right.
Because I'm sure you're not all yet fed up of my Mac related questions:
My up front options are limited as I'll be buying from a place where I have a load of credit, otherwise I'd obviously tweak the spec at build.
- If I attach a second screen (1080p) to a 27" 2019 iMac can I run a game full screen on that second screen natively at 1080p? I can't see why this wouldn't be possible, but thought I'd check
- Can I input a source into the 27" display on the iMac? PS4 Pro for example?
- If I buy with a Fusion drive, can I replace that with an SSD or add an SSD as the system disk? Not sure I'll really have a problem with the Fusion drive, but it would be nice to have the option and it not too too daunting (though I've just searched it up and that the first video I find is 23 minutes long is a concern!)
Yeah it looks like this is the case for all Fusion (and SSHD I guess) drives. My storage requirements are super low (I'm using half of a 256GB SSD on a 2012 MBA) so the space itself isn't a problem, I was just a little concerned that speed would be a problem... but again I don't think my requirements are going to make that much of an issue.- on the 27" imac, the 2tb/3tb fusion drives come with a 128gb ssd as the boot drive. that's the "fusion" part. it's technically possible to upgrade this later but it requires ripping apart the whole machine which i strongly advise against.
Yeah if I was buying direct I'd do this, but as I say I'm picking it up from somewhere where I have a huge chunk of credit so my up front options are limited.Your best bet would be to just config the thing with an SSD and get a fast external HDD or SSD for storage.
Sounds like you found the issue, but can you just check by doing a voice recording wearing only the right mic?
I thought Apple literally said yesterday they glass and screen were toughest yet but someone would need to find the quote and verify the truth behind what it meant
I've heard the newer phones need screen protectors. What do I want for new 11's? I haven't bought a phone in 5 years and haven't used a screen protector on those.
When every other mobile chip maker out there can't touch the performance of your old chips, let alone your new ones, you can afford to rest on your laurels for budget tablets.
Based on my personal experience that's true. Used my 5s naked in its last year, no scratch in the display at all. Used my 8 plus naked for almost a year, scratched to shit on both sides with a deep scratch on the front just from pocketing. I have heard though that the glass in the Xs would be more scratch resistant? Can't vouch for it. I can very well imagine the glass in the 11 being softer since they're advertising the increased drop resistance, but of course the jury is still out on both, softness and rigidity.
I just wish they weren't so glitchy. I have to cycle airplane mode on my watch every time I want to use them because attempting to connect them throws up an error about them not being in range.
That's not normal behaviour - have you tried getting them replaced?I just wish they weren't so glitchy. I have to cycle airplane mode on my watch every time I want to use them because attempting to connect them throws up an error about them not being in range.
Hmmmm. I'm on iOS 13 GM and there's no automation tab in my shortcuts app. What gives?Man automation on iOS13 is so cool. Bought a bunch of cheap NFC stickers and made a shortcut so when I scan one as I enter my flat, it automatically starts playing my favourite playlist on shuffle and AirPlays it to my Sonos speakers!
It got delayed to 13.1. I would be pumped for it if NFC background triggering didn't require a Xs or newer :( Tapping my phone on the night desk to run my nightly shortcut. Ultimate lazy mode lolHmmmm. I'm on iOS 13 GM and there's no automation tab in my shortcuts app. What gives?
Really a fan of iOS 13's / Apple Music's new lyrics display mode. Especially since it takes the album art as base for the background 'visualizer'
13.1 beta. There's some really cleaver automation options I bet people will make some cool uses.Hmmmm. I'm on iOS 13 GM and there's no automation tab in my shortcuts app. What gives?
Where is this found?Btw, another cool iOS 13 feature:
You can set Safari to flush all not-recently-looked-at-tabs on regular intervals (each day, each week, each month).
It's in Safari settings, under Tabs.
Was ready to buy an 11Pro Max tomorrow before I realized it's a half pound. It's about 1/3 heavier than my 6 Plus.
Now I'm debating 11 vs 11 Pro. Decisions.. wondering how jealous I'll be of the wife's OLED display if I go 11.
I concur with what Fliesen said. Aside from the true black (which is nice, especially with the dark mode), I don't notice a difference between the Xr and X tbh. If it was the only difference between regular iPhones and premium models, the regular ones would be a no-brainer (despite what some ermahgerd-LCD-on-a-phone-my-50-dollar-Xiaomi-has-an-OLED crazies might tell you).Was ready to buy an 11Pro Max tomorrow before I realized it's a half pound. It's about 1/3 heavier than my 6 Plus.
Now I'm debating 11 vs 11 Pro. Decisions.. wondering how jealous I'll be of the wife's OLED display if I go 11.
As someone who's built his own gaming PCs for the last 10 years and in general likes to spend money in electronics of all kinds, I'm thankfully over that sort of buyer's remorse. There's always gonna be something new and better and shinier coming soon, absolutely no reason to stress about it.
e: on a completely different note, I finally got the Macbook for work and now I'm wondering if I should set up a completely new Apple ID for it. I definitely don't want my photos, personal notes etc from my iPhone and personal Macbook syncing with the work Macbook, but stuff like Safari syncing and easy Airpods pairing and so on would be nice. If I use my personal Apple ID on this device too, can I choose what's synced on it or is it all or nothing?
You can turn off data syncing (contacts, notes, photos) but stay signed in for safari syncing, handoff, AirPods, etc. All the toggles are in the iCloud control panel in system preferences
As someone who's built his own gaming PCs for the last 10 years and in general likes to spend money in electronics of all kinds, I'm thankfully over that sort of buyer's remorse. There's always gonna be something new and better and shinier coming soon, absolutely no reason to stress about it.
e: on a completely different note, I finally got the Macbook for work and now I'm wondering if I should set up a completely new Apple ID for it. I definitely don't want my photos, personal notes etc from my iPhone and personal Macbook syncing with the work Macbook, but stuff like Safari syncing and easy Airpods pairing and Apple Music (if I make the switch from Spotify) and so on would be nice. If I use my personal Apple ID on this device too, can I choose what's synced on it or is it all or nothing?
Oh cool. I always find myself having to manually close them all every time I launch the app every day because I don't really need anything to be constantly open on my phone. This'll help nicely. I just wish it had a setting for "every time the app is launched" too. lol