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Apple iPhone 6S |OT|
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The Faceless Master
Member
is the 6S+ stolen?
I haven't used iOS for a couple of years now but I feel apple in general has wider support.
Nope, why?
sleverfunk
Member
Is worth it to get an iphone 6 128gb vs 6s 16gb?
How usable is a 5S? I can get one on contract for £15 per month, no up front cost. Not much data (500MB) but it'd be for my daughter so should be enough. She's currently on a £10pm sim only contract with about the same data and minutes so only an extra £5 seems good.
The alternative would be to buy a used 6 or possibly go for an SE for longer legs and just keep the current SIM
Edit: just found an SE for the same monthly price but £50 upfront - seems a much better option
The alternative would be to buy a used 6 or possibly go for an SE for longer legs and just keep the current SIM
Edit: just found an SE for the same monthly price but £50 upfront - seems a much better option
My 14 year old is on a 5S - no complaints that I know of. She's obviously jealous of mine but it takes photos and allows her to Snapchat/FB/IG... she doesn't care about a great deal more than that right now.
Depends what you want from it I guess. I will say that coming from a 6S+ the screen seems INSANELY small, but as I had a 4S until about 7 months ago that's purely an internal adjustment on my part.
EDIT: Definitely go for the SE.
Depends what you want from it I guess. I will say that coming from a 6S+ the screen seems INSANELY small, but as I had a 4S until about 7 months ago that's purely an internal adjustment on my part.
EDIT: Definitely go for the SE.
The Faceless Master
Member
LostMyNarbles
Member
What are the condition differences between the two and are they the same price? If you can handle the limited space I would get the iPhone 6S instead. I have used 16GB phones for awhile now and while it is tough at times I still get through.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
because that's a sick ass deal in your favour in terms of value and it aint even close.
also I agree with 16gb being rough, you're going to be constantly deleting and reinstalling apps to clear cache, deleting photos once they're in the cloud, etc...
don't want to have to think about that.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
If you don't have music at all or very little music then 16gb is actually fine to me. But if you have anything over 5gb it's going to be rough.
No, I think you were right the first time. I stream my music and I still wouldn't be able to use a 16GB device. When iOS gets low on space it will start automatically deleting caches and the device will run really slowly.
A 16GB device has 12GBish to play around with on a stock iOS 9 install. Take away some space that should be left for caches and OS updates and that's well under 10GB of actual space.
I am considering switching phones at this point. I've had to delete a few apps just to clear space. Don't even save photos, vids, or music on my phone now
nicoga3000
Saint Nic
Are there any good photo editing apps? We took some photos and need to so some light adjustment on certain parts. The auto adjust brightens the entire thing and makes it, well, not good.
Outtrigger888
Member
Just picked up a 16GB 6S plus for 50$ at bestbuy. It shows I should have 11.5 GB of free space and that I've used 1.9 GB already but what it lists adds up to less than a 100 MB. I also ran the latest update and it knocked more storage off. I thought that's what the 4.5 GB is reserved for?
How in the world do you add custom ringtones to the iPhone?
I have the latest version of iTunes, Windows 10, and an iPhone 6.
I have tried for one hour but still can not get it to work. As I understand I need files in Apple's proprietary aac format, but iTunes doesn't have an option to convert anymore so I used a third party software.
Then I understand I need to rename the file type to .m4r. However, iTunes does not seem to accept this file format.
Most tutorials on the internet are totally outdated.
I have the latest version of iTunes, Windows 10, and an iPhone 6.
I have tried for one hour but still can not get it to work. As I understand I need files in Apple's proprietary aac format, but iTunes doesn't have an option to convert anymore so I used a third party software.
Then I understand I need to rename the file type to .m4r. However, iTunes does not seem to accept this file format.
Most tutorials on the internet are totally outdated.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
Rename an AAC file to M4R. That's all there is to it. AAC isn't a proprietary Apple format.
When I try to import the M4R files into iTunes nothing happens.
EDIT:
I figured it out. Under settings I had to select to sync tones. The settings are hidden so I had to press the little iPhone icon near the top of the screen.
EDIT2: Also if the track length exceeds 40 sec iTunes will not take the file. But instead of showing an error to indicate this it just does nothing. Ugh.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Have to delete them by unsyncing them in iTunes. Yes it's dumb and I can't believe you still have to do that
In the Options of a song you can pick which part of it you want to play e.g. which 40 seconds you want as the ring tone. Then right click the song and choose create AAC version. Rename that new file to .m4r
The Faceless Master
Member
Zeyphersan
Banned
So something I realized today for those of us on the iPhone Upgrade Program. It still works as advertised: after 12 of the 24 payments you can trade in your current model and start the carousel again on the next model. However, let's say, for example, that you got the 6S RIGHT when it came out, which was September 25. On that day you paid the total tax and the first month's payment. So payment #2 is October 25, #3 is November 25, etc. Those dates are rounded by the way if they end up on a weekend. My payments get deducted between the 11th and 14th every month
Anyway, my main point is you'll have made your 12th payment on August 25. You will be charged again on September 25th for your 13th payment. When your 12yh payment is said and done, though, there's no new phone to upgrade to. And if you can't get on the new model the DAY it comes out, you'll be charged the 13th payment while sitting on your upgrade eligibility waiting for stock to come in. So you're paying one payment more than necessary because your 12th payments happens a month before the new phone even comes out and even then the stock is always crazy, not guaranteeing an instant upgrade
I hope they thought of that, but to be honest I doubt it
Anyway, my main point is you'll have made your 12th payment on August 25. You will be charged again on September 25th for your 13th payment. When your 12yh payment is said and done, though, there's no new phone to upgrade to. And if you can't get on the new model the DAY it comes out, you'll be charged the 13th payment while sitting on your upgrade eligibility waiting for stock to come in. So you're paying one payment more than necessary because your 12th payments happens a month before the new phone even comes out and even then the stock is always crazy, not guaranteeing an instant upgrade
I hope they thought of that, but to be honest I doubt it
I guess it's kind of the same issue on all the upgrade plans like that.
One thing I've been reading is that you can upgrade after 6 months if you pay up through 12 months of payments early. I wonder if that is something you can do as part of the order process for the iPhone 7 or if you have to do that prior to ordering the new phone. I ask because I've browsed the site you can use on Citizen's One to manage the iPhone upgrade payment info, and I can't find any option on there to pay early.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Rabbi_Vole
Banned
I've been getting sporadic ad redirects when surfing NeoGAF and a few other sites. Do I need an ad blocker and/or anti virus on an iPhone? If so, what do you guys recommend?
Anything that uses the Easylists will do the job. Adguard's free safari content blocker isn't bad.
You don't need an antivirus or anything of that nature especially if you don't jailbreak and even then the malware has targeted Chinese users mostly.
Macho Madness
Member
Seems like a neat use of 3D touch: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shortcutsfree-dock-saver/id1071033222
GAF I need your help. I just helped my sister bought a monthly iCloud storage and turned on iCloud photo library to upload her photos onto the cloud. After everything was uploaded I logged into her iCloud storage on her phone and nothing is there. She has 43/50gb left to use so I assumed the photos were uploaded.
Zeyphersan
Banned
Go to iCloud.com, log in with their account, see if the photos are there
I just did and the photos are there in the photo app but nothing in the iCloud app. Do I have to manually move the photos to the icloud app?
Zeyphersan
Banned
They'll stay in the Photos app, iCloud Photo Library doesn't move anything into the iCloud app
Hidden One
Member
For some reason when I try to play music from my iPhone the music app crashes instantly..Anyway to fix this?
CrispyBoar
Banned
Is there any way I can sign up for an Apple ID somewhere (as well as a way to visit the App store)? I plan on buying a iPhone 6s Plus very soon.
Zeyphersan
Banned
iTunes on any computer. Or appleid.apple.com
killertofu
Member
I've got a pretty nasty scratch on my screen (I think my keys may have done it in my backpack). Is there any way to buff it out?
I've been having a really annoying issue with iMessage: I'm not receiving photos. At first I get nothing, then minutes later a bubble with 'download', which doesn't work (sits at 0mb). I feel like I've tried everything I found to fix it: dis/enable imessage, log out, reset the phone, log back in,... Nothing's working. Regular texts work fine, sending pics too, but receiving never works recently. I'm going to swing by an Apple store tomorrow to see if there are other possible fixes. This is an iPhone 5 btw, but this is the only general iphone thread, and maybe there are people who recognize this issue.
I'm experiencing the exact same issue on my 6S Plus, so please post if you find a solution! I've tried all the same things and no luck. So far, the only thing that seems to work for me is to disable wi-fi and stay on 4G, but that's obviously not a permanent solution.
half a moon
Banned
Anyone have a 4s? I can't get the gmail app password with 2step verification to work with the mail app. When I add account and type in the app password it errors out.
I did these steps: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/14257?hl=en
I did these steps: https://support.google.com/mail/answer/14257?hl=en
Haha I love Applecare. My volume up button was not as clicky as my volume down button so I went into the Apple Store to get it checked out. The employee at the Genius Bar just confirmed it was true and gave me a new 6S+. I came in expecting them to give me a new iPhone, but it was still amazing for it to actually happen.
half a moon
Banned
Also, I got my 4s battery replaced at a local shop. My battery went down to 90% after 15 min of gps usage. Is that normal or did I get ripped off?
Edit: 10min of Netflix over 4g dropped it down 6%
Edit: 10min of Netflix over 4g dropped it down 6%
Hey, I have some more info on this. In my iMessage I have both my phone number and my e-mail listed as possible ways to get msg's. I tried unchecking my e-mail, and only allowing one option (phone number). Since then I can see the photos again (at least from the person that gave me those errors). So maybe try limiting send/receive from just your phone number.