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JavyOO7

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Oct 27, 2017
308
Nintendo have updated Super Mario Run to fit on the iPhone X screen.

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Mario looks so awesome there. I'm in love. <3
 

Yari

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Oct 25, 2017
2,319
Still not sure what kind of case/bumper to go with that still allows me to appreciate the backside of the phone. I went with the leather full case before but I really want to see more of the phone itself. Hope I can find a good option.
 

Glenn

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Oct 27, 2017
2,290
God I hate the whole setting up a new phone process. Surely it's possible to replicate the new phone exactly the way I left my old phone through the backup? Everytime I upgrade to a new phone a have to sign in to all my apps again.
 
Oct 25, 2017
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Michigan
God I hate the whole setting up a new phone process. Surely it's possible to replicate the new phone exactly the way I left my old phone through the backup? Everytime I upgrade to a new phone a have to sign in to all my apps again.

Make an encrypted backup of your old phone in iTunes and restore from that. It won't be perfect, but it's the closest you'll come to having your new phone be restored exactly like you old phone passwords and all.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205220
 

MrKlaw

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Oct 25, 2017
33,038
when you set a live photo as the lock screen, it should really animate when it appears. Having to force press to make it animate makes it almost pointless
 
Oct 25, 2017
2,405
Is there a power bank that will do the 7.5w charging using a usbc-lightning cable?

Give me that in one of those power banks that also works as a qi charger and I'd be stoked.
 

Zaph

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Oct 25, 2017
4,070
Had to sign into Tweetbot after restoring to the X. The phone just looked at me, got my log in credentials and signed in.

FaceID is pretty good so far
 

Zutroy

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Oct 25, 2017
1,591
My restore went smoothly with one extremely annoying exception.

My most used playlist that I made in Apple Music of a few hundred songs now only has 4 tracks in it! All the others are fine so I'm not sure why this ones decided to shit the bed! So annoying.
 

Link

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Oct 26, 2017
3,623
My restore went smoothly with one extremely annoying exception.

My most used playlist that I made in Apple Music of a few hundred songs now only has 4 tracks in it! All the others are fine so I'm not sure why this ones decided to shit the bed! So annoying.
Did you do an iCloud restore? Sometimes there's a delay in pulling everything to the phone. Last time I did it, some of my photos took longer to show up than others.
 

Exentryk

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Oct 25, 2017
3,234
Bought the silver one today. Coming from a 4S, this is a revelation, haha! The phone is so snappy, the face id works great, and the phone itself looks slick as hell! Also, the OLED screen is gorgeous!
 

MrKlaw

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Oct 25, 2017
33,038
cases are annoying. Chewed through 5 different clear ones to find one that is tolerable.

Spigen Hybrid ultra has slots on the back which can let in dust, also feels quite chunky and is really tricky to put on
Spigen Liquid Crystal is better but still feels big
Ringke Air has a slight blue tint to it, so isn't as clear as it could be.
Caudabe Lucid Clear looks great. But it does feel a bit slippery in the hand, and has *no* raisability - no front lip protection, even though their packaging says it does. So basically unusable for me
Ringke Fusion is what I'm using for now - decent raised edge, feels fairly slim in the hand and generally discreet. Still not perfect - I don't like the raised edge at the bottom that you'll rub against every time you swipe to go home.

Also tried the apple leather case (saddle brown). Feels very slippery in the hand and leaves me feeling a bit...nothing really. So I might take it back next week.

Bought AC+ so I could go naked if I want, but I need to adjust to the phone first.
 
Oct 25, 2017
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Zutroy

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Oct 25, 2017
1,591
Did you do an iCloud restore? Sometimes there's a delay in pulling everything to the phone. Last time I did it, some of my photos took longer to show up than others.

It was from an iCloud restore, but it looks like it's finished. Tried turning iCloud music on and off a few times but every playlist restores except from that one. Thankfully I checked my iPad and the sync hasn't changed that one so I still know what was on the playlist. Took some screenshots as a backup too!


Viewing the blacks on this things in the dark, ooft! The screen is incredible!
 

GUTS

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Oct 26, 2017
173
Finally got mine. I thought the lack of home button and swipe gesture would be weird but the transition feels natural for me. It did feel awkward for a little bit but I think I got it now. Love it so far.

Also I've had more fun with animoji than I thought I would.

Btw right now all my apps are taking forever to install and they're stuck in "waiting" mode. Any solution to this issue?
 

Hattori

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Oct 25, 2017
474
Finally got mine. I thought the lack of home button and swipe gesture would be weird but the transition feels natural for me. It did feel awkward for a little bit but I think I got it now. Love it so far.

Also I've had more fun with animoji than I thought I would.

Btw right now all my apps are taking forever to install and they're stuck in "waiting" mode. Any solution to this issue?
Patience. It's iPhone day so the servers are being bombarded
 

GUTS

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Oct 26, 2017
173
Perhaps it's really the servers issue. My internet is definitely not the problem.
 

donkey

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Oct 24, 2017
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Kyoufu

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Oct 26, 2017
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One thing I wish I could do is swipe up from anywhere on the lock screen instead of the bottom of the screen specifically.
 

MrKlaw

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Oct 25, 2017
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Lunaray

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Oct 27, 2017
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This looks really cheap indeed. Something is wrong here.

Yeah, this is surprising to me. I ordered the space grey version, but I expected the silver version's edge to be like the stainless steel Apple watch. If it were fully stainless steel, it shouldn't peel like that and you should be able to buff scratches off of it.

I'm wondering if they filmed B-roll on a mock-up instead.
 

borghe

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Oct 27, 2017
3,112
lol, is that a peeled off metal corner at 13:36?
Wait a minute, I thought the edges were stainless steel. Why does that look as if it were chrome plated?

Yeah, this is surprising to me. I ordered the space grey version, but I expected the silver version's edge to be like the stainless steel Apple watch. If it were fully stainless steel, it shouldn't peel like that and you should be able to buff scratches off of it.

I'm wondering if they filmed B-roll on a mock-up instead.
it's the ceiling in the reflection. you can see the walls and windows end at it. the ceiling happens to be roughly a similar color to the phone making it look like it is peeled or something.

Whew. All these quirks made me happy I bought an iPhone 8 instead. Solid and works well.
this narrative needs to die. there are no quirks, rushes, concessions, etc. There is zero question that the design of the phone and tech (love or hate) is all deliberate.