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Yes, the planet got destroyed, but for a beautiful moment in time we created a talking poo app.
Are you trying to make a reference to the environment here? iPhone is one of the most environmentally friendly phones you can buy.
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Wireless charging will only work if it's everywhere. This new iPhone (and all future models) will make sure it catches on. McDonalds and Starbucks _will_ have Qi charging tables by the end of next year.
Many locations of both already have this and have for quite some time. But you're right; maybe this will speed up their deployment of wireless charging. It was really cool to be able to go into a Starbucks and, while waiting for a drink, drop my Android on the table in front of me and let it charge. Now we just need to get laptops on board with this.
In NYC and San Francisco, sure. Technology rolls out to the flyover states a little slower, though. Apple helps accelerate it a bit more.
I'm willing to bet if I asked about Qi charging in the McDonalds in Brodhead Wisconsin, they would not have it. A year from now, though, is a far better chance.
Neat, wireless charging, exactly like I had on my Nexus 5, around 5 years ago :) The best thing about the iPhone 8 is that it might finally make wireless chargers more commonplace, they are extremely convenient as Android users have been trying to tell for years. Here's another one trick Apple might want to pick up on: I own both an iPhone 7 and a Nexus 6P, and the fingerprint sensor being in the middle of the back o…
- On my iPhone, I just pinch it with my thumb on the home button while I pull it out.
- On my Pixel, I have to take it out and then unlock it.
Also, when the phone is resting on a table, I can just unlock my iPhone by touching the home button. With the Pixel, I have to turn it over first. When all I wanted to do was read a message I just received, possibly with dirty hands.
So putting the unlock on the back of the phone doesn't seem very well thought out at all.
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> They did say you have to look directly at the phone. But it will work with sunglasses too? I find it hard to believe. Just slap some sunglasses on the perp and unlock his phone. easy peezy.
It learns your face and can work around haircuts, sunglasses etc.
My 5S is slowly dying -- but I can't find a good replacement (new or used) that can be jailbroken. For me its the perfect phone, but I'm an extremely light phone user (email, phone, imessage, Simon Tatham's Net and Galaxy puzzles).
I guess I was hoping that they'd update the SE.
Dear Google, please build a native desktop client for one of your many SMS apps. -
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> They did say you have to look directly at the phone. But it will work with sunglasses too? I find it hard to believe. Just slap some sunglasses on the perp and unlock his phone. easy peezy.
It learns your face and can work around haircuts, sunglasses etc.
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If you watched the demo, they explained you have to be looking at the phone and have your eyes open. Forcing someone's eyes to open isn't impossible but would be difficult.
> Forcing someone's eyes to open isn't impossible but would be difficult 1. Be at border. 2. CBP officer requests to unlock my phone. 3. He/She holds it up to my face to trigger the unlock. 4. I close my eyes to prevent the unlock. 5. The officer presses the end of his/her gun on my head and tells me to open my eyes within the next five seconds. 6. I comply to avoid having my brains splattered on the pavement. 7. ???…
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I don't think it went far enough. Consider the circumstance where an office or agent wants your phone unlocked. Your passcode is protected, your thumbprint is currently in debate, but holding your phone to your face? If that just always unlocked your phone without any sort of interaction from you? That's an uncomfortable level of privacy loss.
I guess this can't be repeated enough: press the side button 5 times and it'll require a passcode. You can do this as you're handing it to the officer.
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Some friends and I have defeated a few other devices with face unlock features. It was the super technical task of finding and printing a photo found on social networking sites, then holding it up to the camera. I wonder if apple has hardened against this.
30 seconds of googling would've told you that it uses a 3D mapping camera + IR to scan your face. So no, printing a photo found on social media won't work. 3D printing a perfect model of a face might, we'll see.
The memory is finally enough even on the base model (64/256). I know a couple people who bought the lowest before (16gb) and it was painful. They'd actually swap apps in and out. Solid upgrade. I'll hang onto my 6s and my wired headphone ways a bit longer though.
I'd argue that 64GB is not enough. I was surprised to see that level of memory. I imagine 4K video at 60fps would eat up a lot of that 64GB.