While I love the size of my 16 Pro, I adored how the 4s felt in hand. That phone felt so damn solid.
Wow that’s awesome!OK…I took the 4s off charger at 74%. For whatever reason the phone did not ask me to log back in to iCloud. I suppose that is because of the authorization in the past with the code, IDK. But it didn't ask.
Anyway, side by side is the 4s and my 11 Pro Max. The 4s is on my home WiFi (and in Airplane mode for cellular as it does not have a current SIM). I iMessaged myself on my 11 Pro Max using my phone number.
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4s is running iOS 9.3.5 (and there is a notification for updating to 9.3.6).
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Home screen and lock screen.
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Yeah, that's a weird popup. I've never seen that before.Wow that’s awesome!
I replied to someone else above regarding my iCloud sign in issue with a photo of what the 4s tells me when I try.
I’m not sure why it’s different but it just doesn’t like the version of iOS apparently.
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Ahhhhh, thought it might have something to do with current tech…Wow that’s awesome!
I replied to someone else above regarding my iCloud sign in issue with a photo of what the 4s tells me when I try.
I’m not sure why it’s different but it just doesn’t like the version of iOS apparently.
Thanks for sharing those pics![]()
Right that makes sense then! I have lots of security keys at the momentAhhhhh, though it might have something to do with current tech…
Take a look here…
'Cannot Use Your Apple ID on This Device' - Apple Community
discussions.apple.com
It is!4S felt like the future with Siri. Wow. It’s tiny!
Two hands for me, always. No matter what size phone. I don't use a case on any of my phones and trying to one-hand a device is a quick recipe for disaster (for me).It is!
But you know what, after playing around with it for an hour or so last night, there really is something to be said for true one handed use.
Not that I would go back to a phone that size on a daily basis, given the media consumption we all love today, but it really was the perfect size for it’s time.
I mean who doesn’t love one thumb texting!?
Given the size of Apple, losing just a handful (a couple thousand) really won’t make much of a difference. In the end, providing a lackluster product can also lose customers, even if it is being provided yearly.Not everyone is on the same purchase cycle. Apple releases a new phone every year so that when someone is looking to upgrade their current phone (whether it be after one year or ten years), Apple is offering a competitive product for that time. Otherwise, they risk losing a customer.
Yes they have to, but release what? There’s no shortage of memes joking iPhone 15 is like iPhone 12SSSSSS. People will not be enticed to buy new products if said new products are lackluster and without much of new features anyways. Sure they get something that’s marginally better, but then what? People can form their own opinions that Apple can’t dictate.They are a business, they have to release new products or they would be out of business. It's as simple as that. If the iPhone 14 series was still the latest model because there has been no groundbreaking feature in the last 2 years, how many people would want to replace an iPhone 14 with another iPhone 14? They would start to look elsewhere. Releasing new products and keeping excitement around them is a must.
Worse for me even if I try to use two hands when using my iPhone in portrait mode. In landscape it is ok but iPhone screen is just way too small to see anything. So, I have been using iPad way more since 2018, and in fact I am using said iPad to type out this reply using two hands, on Magic Keyboard Case, and it’s not even that slow.Two hands for me, always. No matter what size phone. I don't use a case on any of my phones and trying to one-hand a device is a quick recipe for disaster (for me).
I've already had to deal with my wife's side-eye twice in 12 years when having to repair or replace a phone that I dropped while using two hands. Having to explain how I was trying to be slick while one-handing a device is not gonna be fun.
I tried using my thumb to text once and ended up almost sending the device flying out of my hand. That's why I use two hands.
It seems that Apple has updated its iCloud account so much that older devices with older iOS version just doesn’t Work anymore. Or you have something enabled on your Apple ID that requires iOS 16.2 or later to work.Yeah I’m not sure what’s going on then. But it definitely won’t let me sign in 🤷♂️View attachment 2428699
The 16pm screen is very pink.Here’s a little nostalgia for those who had the early iPhones.
Apple’s smallest ever iPhone screen vs the largest ever iPhone screen
Unfortunately I can’t get the old 4S to connect to WiFi so the first setup page is all I can show.
I’m actually surprised it turns on at all.
It’s been sitting in a drawer for over 10yrs, and luckily I was smart enough at the time to leave a 30 pin cable next to it..!
Anyhow, enjoy a quick look down memory lane and marvel at how far we have come!
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OP is using Security Keys, which isn't something you can use in iOS 9. Hence, the popup.It seems that Apple has updated its iCloud account so much that older devices with older iOS version just doesn’t Work anymore. Or you have something enabled on your Apple ID that requires iOS 16.2 or later to work.
Wait a second. Have you got advanced data protection enabled? That was introduced in iOS 16.2.
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The 16pm screen is very pink.
So using maximum security features available on the latest iOS release prevents using the same ID on older iPhone models that no longer receives major iOS updates...Ahhhhh, thought it might have something to do with current tech…
Take a look here…
'Cannot Use Your Apple ID on This Device' - Apple Community
discussions.apple.com
13 years from now phones will be as outdated as the iPhone 4, it will all be AR Glasses. Holding a phone and looking at a display will be remembered as a bad era. Now you can drive and talk and have a heads up display in your line of sight.It is!
But you know what, after playing around with it for an hour or so last night, there really is something to be said for true one handed use.
Not that I would go back to a phone that size on a daily basis, given the media consumption we all love today, but it really was the perfect size for it’s time.
I mean who doesn’t love one thumb texting!?
Me too! I remember coming from Android and being blown away by everything about the iPhone. My pathway from the 4S has been -> 5S -> 6 -> 6 Plus -> 6S Plus -> 7 Plus -> XR -> 11 Pro -> 13 Pro -> 15 Pro Max. Will sit this year out most likely and go for 17 Pro Max next year.Ah, my first iPhone!