iPhone Thread! All iPhone owners come here!

CBaller8 · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 11:26 am Post subject:

Battery life got worse for all devices that received the update. Specifically the iphone 5. Apple gonna need to patch that up.

kaoss128 · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:13 pm Post subject:

nickuku · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:23 pm Post subject:

CBaller8 · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:31 pm Post subject:

shnxx · Star Player Joined: 09 May 2013 Posts: 3403

Downloaded iOS7

I am still bullish on AAPL

Jeffs · Retired Number Joined: 17 Aug 2006 Posts: 25274

Glad I read this before installing the update.

Edit: Actually, after reading up on it real quick, it's not that bad. You can turn off certain features to increase your battery life.
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Thisismyusername · Star Player Joined: 12 May 2012 Posts: 1244

The iPhone C.... that sounds REALLY dumb.

LOL. anyway, for some reason, can't update.

Moses · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:01 pm Post subject:

wow man, taking a long time to update my phone, this had better be worth it...

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mhan00 · Retired Number Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32076

iPhone upgraded. New look is okay love the new multitasking interface.

Can't upgrade my iPad for some reason. Downloaded the upgrade, but when it tries to verify it before installing it tells me the upgrade isn't available. No idea what's going on.

DaMuleRules · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 2:49 pm Post subject:

Lakers95 · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:01 pm Post subject:

Pretty nice update. I'm really enjoying the new design. The battery life still kinda sucks though.

CBaller8 · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 4:20 pm Post subject:

kobe_4_mvp · Star Player Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 3798

how do i make the time, battery info, etc at the top bigger?
i can barely see...

DaMuleRules · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 6:01 pm Post subject:

kobe_4_mvp · Star Player Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 3798

how do i make the time, battery info, etc at the top bigger?
i can barely see...

Socks · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 1:31 pm Post subject:

Not really a fan of the new look. Some of the colors hurt my eyes, especially against all that white background. It'd be nice if they had included some kind of palette for customization. The 2D icons seem like a step back. Some of the new transition effects are cool though.

I'm trying to get excited about anything in the new software (upgrading my 4S), but for the most part it seems like a bunch of minor enough tweaks.

Hammett · Star Player Joined: 20 Dec 2008 Posts: 9559

I really like the ios7 features and shortcuts!
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kaoss128 · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:52 pm Post subject:

DonMagicWand · Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:21 am Post subject:

i downloaded the update, and turned off the features that people listed to help save battery life.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/123770-ios-7-battery-tips-and-tricks-how-to-improve-your-battery-on-your-phone
http://consumerist.com/2013/09/19/how-to-keep-ios-7-from-sucking-your-iphones-battery-dry/

I'm on a 5 and haven't noticed any drastic battery draining yet.

Only app that doesn't work for me is Chess with Friends and thats more Zyngas fault than anything.
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DaMuleRules · Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 11:31 am Post subject:

Lowest Merion · Retired Joined: 22 Jun 2010 Posts: 10720

Agree with DMR here. Shut all the (bleep) down you don't use, and you'll be fine, battery speaking. Though, I don't play Candy Crunch or Angry Birds or whatever else all day. I just use my phone for texting, occasionally checking FB, and posting stupid (bleep) on LG. I like the new update quite a bit.

Grammer · Star Player Joined: 25 Jun 2013 Posts: 1273

Yeah I really like the control panel (or whatever it's called) that let's you turn off Bluetooth , wifi, etc. just wish it would let me toggle gps.
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K2 · Franchise Player Joined: 25 Dec 2011 Posts: 23529

^I had resisted upgrading to 7 since I thought I'd hate the new interface without the skeumorphic design. Wasn't a fan of the new colors and icons, but the more I read about the functionality, I decided to take the plunge. If it didn't work out, I'd probably move to a different OS completely.

I've got to hand it to Jony Ives and the team, iOS 7 is (expletive) fantastic. It will take a little getting used to the new icons, but overall it's very well done and I won't miss the skeumorphism at all. Control panel with quick access to flashlight, calc, timer, and camera is superb. Safari's improved. New camera functions. To remove apps from memory by flicking them off the screen is better than I expected, no longer will I need to 'x' them out. Finally some new ringtones that are much improved vs classic, also liked the customization for non-audio alerts.

Bravo Apple. Btw, agree with DMR and LM, I can confirm that the battery life on it is about the same as before.

methdxman · Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 7:20 pm Post subject:

Design, usability, and beauty is becoming more and more important since ALL mobile devices have already become super powerful i.e. pretty much as powerful as everyday mobile computers.

That is why companies like Samsung/LG/etc. have already had their very short-lived hey-day and Apple is once again back on top. Samsung = crap margins, crap design, crap build quality. They can't create the buzz that Apple creates. They are a manufacturing company, they have no marketing expertise. You think it was by sheer luck that Jobs was able to create this marketing empire? It's called mad skills.

The 5S and 5C are going to sell like crazy and the new device they intro next year will likely destroy the competition on all fronts.

A big reason why phablets exist is that nobody can make a tablet worth a damn except for Apple. What is Samsung going to do? Keep increasing the screen size? Where's the limit? What's next for them?

Look, everyone is making a nice handset. Samsung, HTC, Apple and the rest all make nice handsets. But those who try to bring Apple down get served each and every time.