New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

and/or apple should stop bloating up iOS

the high end iPads being as powerful as the lower end macbooks, moreso in some ways, is kind of a mindfuck

I'll be interested in Macs again when they finally stick an Apple-designed chip in one

and/or apple should stop bloating up iOS

― 龜, Saturday, 28 October 2017 08:10 (thirty-four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yes, i suppose my point is (a) if phone tech slows down like mac tech has, the bloating potential of ios 15 on an iphone xiii (or whatever their naming convention is now) would be limited, so (b) they might be forced to stop bloating ios the way they've already stopped bloating osx

or (c)

I'll be interested in Macs again when they finally stick an Apple-designed chip in one

― .oO (silby), Saturday, 28 October 2017 08:37 (seven minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm, this is probably where we'll be by 2020, apple saying "fuck this abrogation of moore's law, we'll do it ourselves"

i have one on the way but am still skeptical about face ID. youtube reviews are out and everything about it makes it seem slower/less convenient than touchID

Still horrified how slow/bad Siri is, don't trust in FaceID

Touch ID gets faster the more you use it as it learns more of your fingerprint. I’d imagine face ID will as well.

I have no desire to have to make eye contact with my phone every time I want to use it, even if it can see me in the dark.

Touch ID gets faster the more you use it as it learns more of your fingerprint. I’d imagine face ID will as well.

― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Monday, October 30, 2017 3:58 PM (eleven minutes ago) Bookmark

right but the whole 'swipe to unlock' is bad. with touchID phones you can pull from your pocket and be at yr home screen before you even raise it to yr face

despite reports from people who apparently don't know what they're talking about, the music & radio apps in watchos 4.1 do work on a non-lte series 3. they just suck it across from your phone via bluetooth.

had a look at an x today. it’s definitely good, but it really doesn’t stand out all that much against other phones. even the screen is on par with current oled screens. the hype train is crazy.

The thing I like about the X is the larger screen in a smaller form factor. I’ll be checking at least one store today on the off chance there are any available

What I really want on an iPhone is a blackberry style notification light. So I can leave the phone alone and come back later and see if I have any voicemails etc without having to interact with it

https://www.imore.com/how-to-turn-on-led-notification-light-iphone

settings > accessibility > led flash for alerts > such and such

(although it doesn’t pulse forever like a blackberry iirc) xp

hoping the UPS driver in Jeff's area is quick so he can make the first iPhone X post here

i checked it out at an apple store today - felt surprisingly bigger than the 6/7/8 sizes although it's not supposed to be that much bigger

need a full OLED screen in an SE form factor

ding ding ding ding

hoping the UPS driver in Jeff's area is quick so he can make the first iPhone X post here

Saw one at the Apple Store today. It's ... nice? Not having the home button seems to be NBD, though it's harder to get to the camera now. The screen doesn't seem evenly lit -- in the books app there are various tone shifts in the white page. The size feels a bit odd -- it's narrower than I'd thought. I think I'd prefer something less deep and more wide.

There was a reasonable line at the store, but nothing at all like when the 6 came out.

harder to get to the camera? don't you just swipe left from the lock screen?

That still works on the lock screen, yep. My problem is from the home screen or in apps. Right now control centre is easy to get by swiping up from the bottom -- and then the camera button's under yr thumb. But now you have to swipe down from the hard-to-reach top-right corner and your thumb ends up in the wrong place to hit it.

control centre is fucked imo. swiping down one-handed from top for full audio controls is barely possible even on my SE

100% otm. should be a slide up from the right side of the screen or something

Not having the home button seems to be NBD

on day one sure, but given how quickly edge-swipe gestures went out the fucking window on the iphone 6 (even by ios 10 edge swiping had become pot luck), we need to see how well it still works when ios 13 comes out. that was my second reason for not getting an X (the first was price).

The screen doesn't seem evenly lit -- in the books app there are various tone shifts in the white page.

isn’t that a key appeal of oled? pretty bad if the Xes are all like that tbh.

i'm thinking they'll probably add some kind of Expose type set up in iOS where you can designate which swipes do what functions. top right for control center sucks

it's enough to deter me from buying it atm

xp they might have to, just to keep it usable with one hand.

it also seems an odd decision to add yet another row of app icons. the idea of a persistent dock just for apps is probably lost on most people who don’t even use all 28 apps on their home screen, so why not do something useful with that?

Apple already warning about burn-in on the X screens

flying toasters on iOS when

In CNN review, identical twin unlocks her sister's iPhone X on first attempt using Face ID. I hope X buyers with twin siblings really trust each other. (This wouldn't work with Touch ID because fingerprints aren't genetic, so identical twins won't have different fingerprints.)

http://pmd.cdn.turner.com/money/big/technology/2017/10/31/caption/iphone-x-first-impressions.cnnmoney_1706630_1024x576.mp4

Only child FTW.

Still setting up. This thing gets hot as fuck.

Fuck a watch, just going to carry a Ti book on my arm

Still setting up. This thing gets hot as fuck.

― Jeff, Saturday, 4 November 2017 10:18 (thirty-three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

have heard this. maybe it's to do with the tiny tiny circuitry (which is legitimately fantastic).

Will wait for X 3GS

It cooled down. Setting it up was certainly warming it up.

Overall, going to take getting used to. I miss the width of the plus, but I think it will just take time till I get used to the vertical space.

Be really interested to know how you get on with that over time. I love the width of the plus, it’s just too deep.

And for what I mostly do (read stuff) extra depth doesn’t give me much — I keep my eyes in place and scroll stuff up to them.

Time will tell. A couple of things that don't bother me are face ID and the lack of home button.

Face ID is a smidge slower when unlocking the phone, but where it is better is with apps. Seems quicker to unlock dropbox/banking apps/etc with it, especially if you are switching back and forth between apps, you just don't have to continually put your finger on a button. Still, you're probably unlocking your phone more than you are doing this, so weigh your options.

Never want a home button again, the gestures work great. Especially the app switcher, just draw an upside down L and it goes right into it. No need to swipe up and pause, which seems less natural.

But no home button means I pick up my phone upside down half the time.

Face ID doesn’t work if I try to unlock while brushing my teeth.

lol smh

That’s a long two minutes of doing nothing if I can’t use my phone while brushing my teeth!!

What if you get your identical twin to brush your teeth?

I’m assuming it won’t unlock while you’re pouring beer into your mouth and this seems like a flaw

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81pIHjCLqkL._SX522_.jpg

Possible you just need to upgrade to a smarter toothbrush.

My issues with this so far coming from iPhone 6

Awkward to hold. This just not a 1 handed phone. The home button replacement really forces you to interact way down at the bottom which means it’s hard to balance. Maybe I’ll get used to it.

Don’t like the bar at the bottom of everything to show where the home button is. Too contrasty - it should be shades of gray or semi-transparent.

Speaking of contrast, while the screen pops, its verging on garish and the whites seem harsh - again something I may get used to. I wish there was a saturation control.

Jury is still out, but I’ll be looking at Black Friday deals on the 8 as my return window closes.

I may still love it, well see.

I think the big problem is that with the button you can perform the same action (pressing the button) in the same place. The swipe makes your thumb move quite a bit and since the phone is heavy and long you have to reposition your hand. Also, if you're just holding it one handed in the middle and scrolling through a feed or story, then to hit home, you have to completely shift your hand (unless you have a very long thumb). Awkward.

Just got a haircut, Face ID still works. Will try brushing my teeth again.