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A week in with the iPhone X, any new surprises?

iapplelove

iapplelove

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Like today I was sitting at home, woke the screen up and saw AT&T WIFI scrolling up top lol. I thought it was a nice touch. Didn't even know it did that.

Anyone else come across any other little surprises not really regularly talked about? I also love how the ringer gets quiet once it detects your face.
 
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Not a complete surprise as I had to look it up, but after thinking Night Shift could no longer be found in the Control Center, I Googled the issue and found that you can bring up the option by 3D Touching the brightness scale, which is great because I used it all the time on my last iPhone.
 
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Menel said:
Racetrack today, snell helmet, fire shroud, and polarized sunglasses.
Aaaand faceID worked fine. Wtf is this magic.
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Nice, re: FaceID, but I'd rather hear more about the track 🙂 Was it an event, like an HPDE, or is this something you do professionally?
 
Reading about how X represents a fork, with 8 offering ux continuity as backup was a surprise.

Also, super interesting to read Ive describe the X as something that could change a lot in its behavior or function was intriguing.

Coupled w the at glasses info I feel like my X is much more likely a part of something special Apple is cooking up.

Only surprise on the phone itself was that 64gb was a mistake. I had a 128 on the 7 and all the cloud management iOS can do is not enough to use the phone.

So I am returning the X for a 256gb. I suppose I’m surprised I didn’t get the 256 in the first place.
 
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Another small little thing, but love the bottom of the lock screen has the swipe up to unlock start a little high then slide down with the home bar slowly. Another nice touch.
 
OneMike said:
Racetrack is a gas station
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Yeah, except he said:

snell helmet, fire shroud
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So either it was some kind of track event, or he's VERY safety conscious ... 😀

Maybe he was on a motorcycle?

Bonus content: we have Racetracks here, the gas station ... also racetracks that have open events like Sebring ... I've been to both 😎
 
This is my first iPhone with 3D Touch. Owned the 6 plus for 3 years. I know the feature is on but I don’t think I have yet to even experience it.

In control center for example nothing extra happens if I long press something.
 
iapplelove said:
This is my first iPhone with 3D Touch. Owned the 6 plus for 3 years. I know the feature is on but I don’t think I have yet to even experience it.

In control center for example nothing extra happens if I long press something.
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Lock screen, flashlight and camera are 3d touch activated.
 
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iapplelove said:
This is my first iPhone with 3D Touch. Owned the 6 plus for 3 years. I know the feature is on but I don’t think I have yet to even experience it.

In control center for example nothing extra happens if I long press something.
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To activate 3D Touch options you have to hard press, not long press. Give it a try.
 
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iapplelove said:
This is my first iPhone with 3D Touch. Owned the 6 plus for 3 years. I know the feature is on but I don’t think I have yet to even experience it.

In control center for example nothing extra happens if I long press something.
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It's not long press it's force so you have to "press" it. (Not meaning to sound condescending.)
 
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Menel said:
Totally just an amateur. Training day.
Subject matter 458 italia.
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Outstanding, were you at Road Atlanta? I've run up there twice, fantastic track (I ran the first time years ago before the slight re-configuration).
 
Menel said:
3d touch isnt time based, its pressure based.

Press harder and briefer.
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It must be me, I tried hard pressing the flashlight and quick and it just turns it on. Same with camera.
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bmdub said:
It's not long press it's force so you have to "press" it. (Not meaning to sound condescending.)
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No worries at all, I appreciate it. I tried and couldn’t get it to function.
 
iapplelove said:
It must be me, I tried hard pressing the flashlight and quick and it just turns it on. Same with camera.
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No worries at all, I appreciate it. I tried and couldn’t get it to function.
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Just to get a basic sense of 3D Touch, try pressing hard on the various icons on your home screen. I personally love using 3D Touch for hard pressing links in safari to get a preview of the link.
 
I plugged my phone in to charge last night and noticed the battery icon zooms in and fills the left of the notch before shrinking back again. Small touch, but I like it.
 
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