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Anyone else happy that the 5s is so perfect that there is no "---------gate"?
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Click home button then hold finger over home button. At first I was just holding my finger over home button and nothing was happening lol. Kinda sucks you have to click it first.
I love being on the S-cycle. If there are any real kinks, they are usually worked out by then.
3G > 4S > 5s for me!
Bryan
3G > 4S > 5s for me!
Bryan
Battery gate?
My phone lost 2% in the time it took me to wake up, unplug it, change my kids diaper, and walk downstairs. 2 year old 4s still held 100% for at least 30 mins while sleeping.
I've disabled a bunch of stuff today but dang, the battery really is draining fast. And I haven't even started playing any games.
My phone lost 2% in the time it took me to wake up, unplug it, change my kids diaper, and walk downstairs. 2 year old 4s still held 100% for at least 30 mins while sleeping.
I've disabled a bunch of stuff today but dang, the battery really is draining fast. And I haven't even started playing any games.
Too many times on a new iPhone release people freak out over something and the media runs with it for page clicks (antennagate, batterygate, scuffgate, etc).
Happy to see that the iPhone 5s is so perfect that it doesn't give people any problems or leeway to freak out over
Anyone else feel the same way?
You hear a lot about the fingerprint scanner (fingerprint gate). Media claiming that Apple is violating people's privacy laws and even people complaining that fingers will be cut off to break into a phone.
Well, that's wonderful for you--you're lucky. But the claim that they had tons of inventory is a bit misleading. They had tons of limited inventory, I guess.
Well, that's wonderful for you--you're lucky. But the claim that they had tons of inventory is a bit misleading. They had tons of limited inventory, I guess.
All the same phone. Put a case on it.
It's not the fingerprint scanner that's the real issue. The problem is that it's just an excuse to get you to spend time with your finger touching the metal ring, which allows the device to interface with your peripheral nervous system and access the memories stored in your hippocampus in order to generate better targeted advertising.
But yeah, the build quality of my 5S is impressive. All of the buttons have that nice solid click, there are no scratches, and every part is perfectly seated. Even the screen uniformity is excellent (my 5 was also quite good in that regard).
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Yeah, haha. I finally got it. I assumed that the button wasn't clickable at first. Stupid to assume or stupid of Apple for making it so? IDK. You decide.
I was annoyed when I realized I keep my phone in my left pocket, but I "taught it" my right thumb...
Then I learned it can be taught up to five fingerprints. So that's pretty nice. I hadn;t realized it until now but I am ambidextrous (only when it comes to my phone though). By all indications, the Touch ID is a success, despite some nitpicks from those who have used it. However, this may be the calm before the storm if and when the hackers are able to penetrate Apple's fingerprint scanner. There's already a large bounty for anyone who can crack it.
Let it be known that if the Touch ID is cracked and hackers are able to get user's fingerprints, there WILL be an "Antennagate" type uproar. I don't know if it'll happen or not, but with the bounty growing, it's quite possible!
Let it be known that if the Touch ID is cracked and hackers are able to get user's fingerprints, there WILL be an "Antennagate" type uproar. I don't know if it'll happen or not, but with the bounty growing, it's quite possible!
Fixed that for you
Well, I already work for the government and was fingerprinted years ago, so there's no going back in that respect. However, I would definitely be more concerned if someone was able to get my fingerprints from a stolen iPhone, for example.
That is not to say I trust our government or the NSA... because I don't. But personally, I would be more worried about identity theft and impersonation than what the NSA sees me doing. In the long term, however, I am most definitely worried about a surveillance state and potentially, a totalitarian government.