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Re: The iPhone X

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Post by lern_too_spel »

armadsen wrote: post #83
lern_too_spel wrote: post #82

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And why haven't you written anything about which WiFi base station you recommend? Because it isn't an Apple device? Everybody has a WiFi base station, while relatively few people have a smart watch or a programmable TV set top box, so noteworthiness is definitely not the reason. On phones, tablets, and computers; your opinions are laughably one-sided, pooh-poohing all the things that Apple gets wrong, while making up…

He has talked pretty frequently about how he has and likes Eero’s products on his podcast.

He likes Eero like the radio DJ likes Comcast and Sleep Train. There is no attempt to justify his recommendation, certainly not the massive effort and contortions he puts into recommending every Apple product.

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2016/12/10/eero-wifi-syste...

https://daringfireball.net/feeds/sponsors/2017/12/eero

Re: The iPhone X

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Post by Paradise_Pete »

orev wrote: post #18
shizzleberry wrote: post #14

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I hear people saying this a ton, aside from the slow face unlock, I haven't experienced many glitches. What am I not doing wrong? Is there a specific gesture to trigger one of these bugs (genuine question)?

Same here. Not seeing any of these issues. Face ID is slower to unlock if you compare to an iPhone 7 or 8, but coming from a 6 it still seems faster to me.

I thought Face ID was slow until I realized I didn't have to wait for the recognition to finish before swiping up. So now I just swipe up immediately and it almost feels like there's not even a lock.

Re: The iPhone X

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Post by Paradise_Pete »

mikewhy wrote: post #36

This bit especially irked me: "In iOS 11 X, almost every role of the home button has been subsumed by the display, with the remainder reassigned to the side button: - Wake the device: tap the display. - Go to the home screen: short swipe up from the bottom of display. - Go to the multitasking switcher: longer swipe up from the bottom. - Even better way to multitask: just swipe sideways on the home indicator. - Access…

Which five? I count two, but no doubt I'm missing some.

Re: The iPhone X

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Post by Paradise_Pete »

makecheck wrote: post #51

The extra step to kill processes on the X is bad enough that I would call it a serious bug (i.e. it is harder to view processes in the first place, you can’t swipe them out, and you can’t even see the kill buttons without a delicate push-and-wait). This has to be easy to do because there are just too many apps that can enter weird states, e.g. bank apps that will never accept log-ins again once they encounter their f…

I'm with you on the killing processes part. There are a lot of things I like about the X, but that one is annoying and (as far as I can tell) pointless. It seems like Apple intentionally made it harder in order to discourage people from habitually killing apps.

Re: The iPhone X

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Post by Paradise_Pete »

bsaul wrote: post #76
bitmapbrother wrote: post #70

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This isn't about being paid. Gruber has too much integrity to do such a thing and a serious journalist would never risk their reputation. What Gruber isn't above is heavily criticizing Apple for fear of getting blacklisted because, for a pro Apple blogger, that would be a death sentence.

The crux of the matter is : does he say what he thinks is the truth, or not. And if not, is it for any reason other than money ?

I am pretty certain that Gruber says what he thinks. Some of it may be biased thinking, but I believe it's genuine.

Re: The iPhone X

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Post by virgilp »

jgruber wrote: post #80
doe88 wrote: post #54

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I don't have anything against him, I think in the iPhone X case he might deservedly be lauding Apple, their phone genuinely seems good. But more to your point, concerning watches I remember that for months on his podcast he was dismissive of the then rumored/speculated Apple Watch form factor altogether, he thought that if anything it would be more like a fitness tracker, and obviously once it became reality he uncon…

I think I missed the mark in several ways with my review of the original Apple Watch, but I complained strenuously about the fact that the display doesn't always show the time -- something I'm used to because I've worn a traditional watch since I was in middle school. I think I complained about not being able to read the display in sunlight too. The gist of my review -- and I still think this today -- is that Apple W…

That heartbeat part of your review, though... cute&sweet&naive, as a teenage girl. Still makes my day every time I read your watch reviews and remember it :D

Re: The iPhone X

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Post by willtim »

calibration263 wrote: post #85
willtim wrote: post #34

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Perhaps one might admit that Apple are late to the game with OLED and edge-to-edge displays?

How was Apple late to the game with edge to edge displays? They only started appearing on flagships in 2017, this is their first phone release since then. Not to mention most of the "edge-to-edge" android phones are not edge to edge. The S8/Note 8, Pixel 2/2XL, LG V30, and OnePlus 5t all have significantly larger chins and foreheads than the iPhone X. The only thing I think that comes close(and I'd say beats it) is t…

Samsung have been shipping OLED wrap-around-screens under the "Edge" branding since at least early 2015. Phones without front physical hardware buttons have been around even longer (e.g. Google Nexus).

Re: The iPhone X

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Post by willtim »

Brendinooo wrote: post #55
willtim wrote: post #34

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Perhaps one might admit that Apple are late to the game with OLED and edge-to-edge displays?

So if you were to write a review of a product you really liked, you would...throw in extra paragraphs about when other phones adopted some of the product's features?

I wouldn't criticise the competition for copying, when there's plenty of copying on Apple's part.

Re: The iPhone X

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Post by willtim »

jonknee wrote: post #45
willtim wrote: post #34

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Perhaps one might admit that Apple are late to the game with OLED and edge-to-edge displays?

What does that have to do with liking the product? If an Android phone ships with a FaceID like feature, it's OK to just like it and not be sad that it wasn't the first phone with it.

But he doesn't just "like the product", he attempts to criticise the competition for copying.

Re: The iPhone X

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Post by charlesgres »

jsgo wrote: post #73
pvinis wrote: post #49

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By "Konami code", do you mean lock button + volume up button? I mean I understand it is hard- er , but I wouldn't call it hard.

for me, volume up + lock button typically fires off a screenshot even if unintended. I use tap volume up -> tap volume down -> hold lock button.

What about holding volume down + lock button simultaneously? Basically you only have to squeeze two buttons at either side for a couple of seconds.. I do not find this very hard to do at all.. With the added benefit that you disable faceid at the same time.. Useful in some situations..
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