Anyone buying an iPhone 6?

[baldgye]

Ah

My SO has a black one and it hideous! But, my GOLD AND WHITE ONE IS WORSE AMAZING

[dustinhxc]

Just wanted to say.. Everyone should have Tapatalk for Geekhack messaging and Reddit Notifications for Reddit messaging. They are both lifesavers! Instant notifications, love these apps for messages but not browsing.

[Belfong]

Just wanted to say.. Everyone should have Tapatalk for Geekhack messaging and Reddit Notifications for Reddit messaging. They are both lifesavers! Instant notifications, love these apps for messages but not browsing.

lol, you sound like you get a LOT of PMs messages. I actually still like Tapatalk for browsing. My Tapatalk usually reach up to 1GB because of those photos in the media thread and I have to clear the cache once a while. I can't imagine a 16GB phone, lol - poor poor Hoffman!

[sethk_]

Just wanted to say.. Everyone should have Tapatalk for Geekhack messaging and Reddit Notifications for Reddit messaging. They are both lifesavers! Instant notifications, love these apps for messages but not browsing.

lol, you sound like you get a LOT of PMs messages. I actually still like Tapatalk for browsing. My Tapatalk usually reach up to 1GB because of those photos in the media thread and I have to clear the cache once a while. I can't imagine a 16GB phone, lol - poor poor Hoffman!

Tapatalk kills me, I only have 16gb

[baldgye]

**** taptalk

[dustinhxc]

**** taptalk

Yeah I cant browse on it, but it rocks for notifications and replies.

[HoffmanMyster]

lol, you sound like you get a LOT of PMs messages. I actually still like Tapatalk for browsing. My Tapatalk usually reach up to 1GB because of those photos in the media thread and I have to clear the cache once a while. I can't imagine a 16GB phone, lol - poor poor Hoffman!

I run out of room wayyy too often.  But on the plus side I have unlimited data, so it's really not all that bad. 

[baldgye]

I'm struggling with 128gb :/ I hope the iphone 7 has 200+gb

[slip84]

I'm struggling with 128gb :/ I hope the iphone 7 has 200+gb

Low side will still be 16 GB @ $649 USD. The next bump up will be 64 GB at $749. I mean, 16 GB is fine when everything is in the cloud and there is no such thing as a data cap. Right? RIGHT!?

[katushkin]

I'm struggling with 128gb :/ I hope the iphone 7 has 200+gb

Dude, how are you struggling with that much?

[Belfong]

I'm struggling with 128gb :/ I hope the iphone 7 has 200+gb

Dude, how are you struggling with that much?

probably games. I have a 64GB and while I took many baby photos and videos, thankfully, it's still large enough for me that I don't have to transfer those videos monthly. But I'd imagine games and HD videos from iTunes would have taken more space home made videos.

[HoffmanMyster]

I'm struggling with 128gb :/ I hope the iphone 7 has 200+gb

Dude, how are you struggling with that much?

probably games. I have a 64GB and while I took many baby photos and videos, thankfully, it's still large enough for me that I don't have to transfer those videos monthly. But I'd imagine games and HD videos from iTunes would have taken more space home made videos.

I think I remember him mentioning that he has a large library of music.

[Belfong]

Even then, it's mad to put 100K songs into the iPhone instead of selectively use a Smart Playlist and put songs in. The cost (of iPhone storage vs inconvenience of syncing) does not justify this, IMO. In fact, that cost can be used to subscribed to 10 years of iTunes Match, which means, those 100K songs is in iTunes and stream just fine.

[slip84]

Well, do remember that even though it's 128 GB, there is only like 117 GB of useable space. It's all a giant lie. Sue someone.

[baldgye]

I'm struggling with 128gb :/ I hope the iphone 7 has 200+gb

Dude, how are you struggling with that much?

probably games. I have a 64GB and while I took many baby photos and videos, thankfully, it's still large enough for me that I don't have to transfer those videos monthly. But I'd imagine games and HD videos from iTunes would have taken more space home made videos.

With the current iTunes and Apple Music, relying on playlists is impossible. On top of that with my last iPhone I had was 32gb and even then it was a hassle to manage my playlists and to be honest what I want to listen to changes and varies pretty wildly.

[baldgye]

figured I'd bump this thread after the annoucment of the increadibly dull iPhone 6s and 6s Plus;

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/9/9289963/apple-iphone-6s-highlights-announcements-recap

[demik]

Meh upgrade to iPhone or Samsung doing ad notifications.

Looks like I'm keeping my 6

[raymogi]

Definitely getting either the 6s or the plus, but won't be getting the iPad Pro I think.

Definitely not going to type with that ****ty cover. I'm actually looking forward to the Surface Pro 4.

[heedpantsnow]

Don't need iPad Pro. Already have Surface.

There should be a meme for that.

[HoffmanMyster]

Meh upgrade to iPhone or Samsung doing ad notifications.

I might have missed this in the stuff I read, but what are you referring to?

[baldgye]

Meh upgrade to iPhone or Samsung doing ad notifications.

I might have missed this in the stuff I read, but what are you referring to?

Yeah I don't understand this much either...

[azhdar]

99$ pen

[sethk_]

That rose gold

[ghostjuggernaut]

That rose gold

That 750p

[baldgye]

Having read up a bit about the force touch stuff, it seems quite cool. I just hope iOS9 fixes Apple Music

[demik]

Meh upgrade to iPhone or Samsung doing ad notifications.

I might have missed this in the stuff I read, but what are you referring to?

Meh upgrade to iPhone or Samsung doing ad notifications.

I might have missed this in the stuff I read, but what are you referring to?

Yeah I don't understand this much either...

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/21/samsung-appears-to-be-pushing-notification-ads-to-some-users/

[HoffmanMyster]

Meh upgrade to iPhone or Samsung doing ad notifications.

I might have missed this in the stuff I read, but what are you referring to?

Meh upgrade to iPhone or Samsung doing ad notifications.

I might have missed this in the stuff I read, but what are you referring to?

Yeah I don't understand this much either...

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/21/samsung-appears-to-be-pushing-notification-ads-to-some-users/

Oh I thought you meant that both were doing it. Commas, demik!

[baldgye]

Oh ok, your first post read like Apple and Samsung were using adds via notifications.

[demik]

Hence the or houffman

[fliptrik]

Meh upgrade to iPhone or Samsung doing ad notifications.

I might have missed this in the stuff I read, but what are you referring to?

Meh upgrade to iPhone or Samsung doing ad notifications.

I might have missed this in the stuff I read, but what are you referring to?

Yeah I don't understand this much either...

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/08/21/samsung-appears-to-be-pushing-notification-ads-to-some-users/

The Samsung device asks you if you would like to be subjected to marketing when you set it up. Just don't check the box when setting up the phone. Additionally, if for some reason you do check it, you just go into your settings and opt right out of the notifications.

[baldgye]

There seem to be bigger reasons to me to stay away from Samsung devices anyway tbh

[jerue]

Allow me to briefly rant about yesterday:

WTF? The best thing about yesterday's keynote was Airstrip for Apple Watch, a third party app?? Adobe seriously messed up on stage...and the iPhone 6s has to be the dullest device in Apple's history. I recommend you all take a few minutes and watch some of Apple's old iPhone ads.

Where's the magic? The tantalizing connection between the human and technology? If anything, the iPhone 6s definitively proves that the iPhone is now (or maybe has been for some time) a piece of art; it exists for the sole purpose of existing. This phone isn't really solving our needs like the old devices could - we're now relying on what others can do to workaround Apple's blunders - aka the App Store. I miss the older iPhones...I guess you could say the 3GS is incremental, but the 6s is the first to be so lackluster IMO: 3GS had larger storage capacities, 4S had Siri, 5S had Touch ID...

I'm also intrigued by iPad Pro, but unless work is buying it for you, I'd hold off until the 2nd generation...even with a supposed 4GB of RAM it needs a better OS. I really hope that iPad Pro will signal to people (and themselves) to slow the $@#$ down with hardware, and focus on better software. The fact that an iPhone 6+ can have more apps on its homescreen than the iPad Pro is not only baffling, but embarrassing.

edit: So, no, not upgrading to the 6s, or the 6. Another year for me and my HTC One M8!

[jd29]

Apple forces obsolescence on their devices to a hilarious extent. New firmware brings old phones to a standstill, and they don't let people downgrade. Oh yeah, and if you have to restore your device, you must upgrade to their newest version. Apple clearly hates its customers.

Did the community ever make a reliable workaround after Apple killed SHSH-spoofing? I ditched my iPhone long ago. I do still have an iPad Touch 3g that works beautifully on iOS 3, though, while my dad's iPhone 4 on 7 is unusable for everything but texting and calling. And he has tried to optimize it.

[tp4tissue]

PC ftw.. PC...  Ipho DIAF..

[heedpantsnow]

So is windows phone any good?  I've tried android and while the interface is okay I really hate the all-or-none app permissions.

[jerue]

Did the community ever make a reliable workaround after Apple killed SHSH-spoofing? I ditched my iPhone long ago. I do still have an iPad Touch 3g that works beautifully on iOS 3, though, while my dad's iPhone 4 on 7 is unusable for everything but texting and calling. And he has tried to optimize it.

You can still make SHSH blobs with TinyUmbrella. Supposedly ih8sn0w has discovered a exploit that may make these blobs relevant again...

So is windows phone any good?  I've tried android and while the interface is okay I really hate the all-or-none app permissions.

I think it's fairly decent (the camera on the Nokia Lumias, WHOA), but the lack of *good* apps is a bit downtrodden. Even Microsoft's own offerings are just awful compared to their iOS and Android versions (Office and Skype, I'm looking at you) I dont even really care about apps, but am considering getting back into my time machine to go to 2005 and get a Blackberry. A coworker of mine has a windows phone, I'll get his thoughts tomorrow.

[demik]

So is windows phone any good?  I've tried android and while the interface is okay I really hate the all-or-none app permissions.

not if you want apps

[Belfong]

Did anyone try the new Next Keyboard that started it’s life in Kickstarter? It sound like it fixed many issues with the default keyboard.

[hwood34]

So is windows phone any good?  I've tried android and while the interface is okay I really hate the all-or-none app permissions.

not if you want apps

And people sometimes think this just means all the apps android and ios has. It's crazy the amount of basic, basic apps that aren't on the windows phone store

[slip84]

Whelp, guess I'll be waiting on the iPhone 7. Hold in there, little 5s.

And holy ****, the pricing in Canada...

[Altis]

Apple forces obsolescence on their devices to a hilarious extent. New firmware brings old phones to a standstill, and they don't let people downgrade. Oh yeah, and if you have to restore your device, you must upgrade to their newest version. Apple clearly hates its customers.

You make some good points. The way they force updates on you is really detrimental for the users. Things like that make me really not want to support them. My 4S was a champ on iOS 6. iOS 7 and 8 killed it for good.

Whelp, guess I'll be waiting on the iPhone 7. Hold in there, little 5s.

And holy ****, the pricing in Canada...

Yeah all the Apple prices these days here are pretty nuts. I was thinking of getting a 15" MacBook Pro earlier this year, then it went up from $2000 to $2500 overnight for the base model. No can do.


I really hope Apple fixes some of the problems with iOS 8/9 that still persist, and that the cameras on the 6S are decent -- the ones on the 6 are terrible for anything other than macro.

[sethk_]

I am getting a 6s+ in Rose Gold 

My screen is broken on my 6+, and we have an available upgrade, so we just transferred it to my line. It will now match my Koala

[baldgye]

I am getting a 6s+ in Rose Gold 

My screen is broken on my 6+, and we have an available upgrade, so we just transferred it to my line. It will now match my Koala

Yeah I kinda like the Rose Gold, though the 'gashness' of the gold and white iphone is still appealing to me haha

[Belfong]

Dirty and sleazy fella

Best-selling iOS ad blocker Crystal will let companies pay to show you ads

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/24/9393941/clear-ios-ad-blocker-offering-paid-whitelist

[whmeltonjr]

Dirty and sleazy fella

Best-selling iOS ad blocker Crystal will let companies pay to show you ads

http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/24/9393941/clear-ios-ad-blocker-offering-paid-whitelist

You have to opt in to whitelist them yourself http://murphyapps.co/blog/2015/9/25/on-acceptable-ads

I'm getting a 6S+. I'm not sure what color I want. I have a black 6S+ now, but kind of want white this time.

[iri]

The Samsung device asks you if you would like to be subjected to marketing when you set it up. Just don't check the box when setting up the phone. Additionally, if for some reason you do check it, you just go into your settings and opt right out of the notifications.

better solution: remove the ****ing samsung android from the device.

Apple forces obsolescence on their devices to a hilarious extent. New firmware brings old phones to a standstill

my wife says ios9 works good on her iphone5

[dustinhxc]

Not seeing much for the S. Keeping my 6 Plus, it's the perfect phone!

[katushkin]

So is windows phone any good?  I've tried android and while the interface is okay I really hate the all-or-none app permissions.

I really like mine. The link with OneDrive is awesome. If I take a picture, I see it almost instantly appear in my Win10 pictures folder.

As for apps though, like others have said, there are a lot of basic apps that just don't exist. BBC news and Snapchat are just two examples. However, the apps it does have are really good. The news and Sports apps are good, Cortana is really good, camera on my 820 is awesome. I think it's the 820 anyway...

But I may get an iPhone 7 next year. As expensive as they are.

[Belfong]

@nextkeyboard, the highly popular iOS keyboard which is also a fully funded Kickstarter keyboard is now free for limited time. It used to be $4. Try it out.

[tp4tissue]

@nextkeyboard, the highly popular iOS keyboard which is also a fully funded Kickstarter keyboard is now free for limited time. It used to be $4. Try it out.

it launches slightly slower on my old ipho..

the scroll is pretty neat.. although, when i need serious editing power, I go home, and use PC