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Apple Announces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus

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Re: Apple Announces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus

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Post by HatchedLake721 »

It's weird, while Google struggles to make basic Emergency Services calling to work reliably[1], Apple keeps adding life saving features from detecting falls and car crashes to ability to call Emergency Services via satellite.

Just shows you how companies are different in focus, quality control and attention to detail.

[1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32713375

Re: Apple Announces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus

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Post by DonaldPShimoda »

rdtwo wrote: post #6
scrlk wrote: post #2

The SOS and location tracking via satellite is a pretty neat feature. Free for the first 2 years - no details on pricing after that.

Neat but the phone isn’t super robust. I’d hate to have to rely on it in extreme emergencies. A dedicated tracker is better as it can survive in cold and other serious conditions. That being said you are more likely to have the phone on you which is a big deal

They definitely marketed it as a tool for situations when you're not expecting to need it. Like, they were pretty clear about how it would be slower and very limited compared to dedicated satellite telephony devices.

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Post by sixstringtheory »

rdtwo wrote: post #6
scrlk wrote: post #2

The SOS and location tracking via satellite is a pretty neat feature. Free for the first 2 years - no details on pricing after that.

Neat but the phone isn’t super robust. I’d hate to have to rely on it in extreme emergencies. A dedicated tracker is better as it can survive in cold and other serious conditions. That being said you are more likely to have the phone on you which is a big deal

I’ve found it to be pretty robust. I’ve taken the same phone on winter climbs in interior Alaska and summer floats, one of which I had to unstick a raft from a rock while water poured over me for about 30 minutes while it was in a pocket in my PFD. It’s held up just fine.

The only thing is battery life. Especially in the cold, but that’s not an Apple thing, that’s an electronics thing. But you keep it in an internal pocket where body heat can keep it warm and turn off all the radios, or even the phone itself while not in use, and it can last a long time. I can now trade out my garmin inreach for a portable battery (which I already carry every trip yet never needed so far).

Re: Apple Announces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus

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Post by colinjoy »

hiidrew wrote: post #24

I find it interesting that I'm personally much more excited by their OS updates than the new phones. I wish the excitement was equal.

When Tim Apple announced the iPhone X in 2017, they stated it would "set the tone for the next decade". To me, it feels like that still holds true and my bank account is happy for it :)

Re: Apple Announces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus

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Post by esturk »

Does anyone else have the hardware issue where the iPhone can't output audio if it is tethered to the monitor (w/o speakers) via the lightning cable?

AFAIK, the only app that works in this configuration is Facetime. For all other apps such as AppleTV, Apple Music, youtube, zoom, etc. the iPhone doesn't output audio at all.

I hope this bug gets fixed in the new iPhones.

Re: Apple Announces iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus

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Post by kylehotchkiss »

yreg wrote: post #3
scrlk wrote: post #2

The SOS and location tracking via satellite is a pretty neat feature. Free for the first 2 years - no details on pricing after that.

And sadly North America only.

There’s a handful of countries where you’ll be arrested if caught with a satellite communications device so keeping it NA only is probably just as much apple trying to not present this as trying to force the feature on the world (yet)
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