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Apple Releases iOS 6.1.4 for iPhone 5 With New Speakerphone Audio Profile
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So you have personally inspected every phone that is having battery issues and every app running on those phones which is how you KNOW that the issue was the iOS software update and that alone. Good to know
Who cares
Who cares. Give me an iPhone 6 with better speakers and a larger screen. I tried the HTC One, what a beaaaauuutiful phone but Android is just so messy. But that's only my opinion on the matter
Oh I forgot to mention that my battery life was way better on the HTC One. Odd, I thought Androids had poor battery life.
iPhone still rocks and it has since gen 1.
Who cares. Give me an iPhone 6 with better speakers and a larger screen. I tried the HTC One, what a beaaaauuutiful phone but Android is just so messy. But that's only my opinion on the matter
Oh I forgot to mention that my battery life was way better on the HTC One. Odd, I thought Androids had poor battery life.iPhone still rocks and it has since gen 1.
They don't swap your whole phone for a bad battery unless by some way off chance they are out of batteries at the moment you come in. Generally they swap the battery
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Especially since one of them is a mic, not a speaker
All the folks I know at the Genius Bar just swap them rather than taking the time to swap out a battery. Send them back in for RMA and call it a day. Maybe this has changed with the 5 and it's easier accessible battery.
According to my sources perhaps a month after the iPhone 5 launched a new 'not to be overridden' mandate went out to support staff. No more swapping phones for battery issues if the diagnostic scan,which is mandatory for all repairs, says the battery is fine. And if it says the battery needs to be serviced you swap the battery, on all models. My guess is that they got tired of losing a couple hundred dollars on swaps that weren't needed. And that's just on the part, the cost of having the returned part torn apart and tested would be on top of that
Now maybe the folks you know are lazy and don't care about following rules but no one should expect the same at all stores
Hoping this update sorts out the call quality issue, where about 20% of my outgoing calls- I can't eat the other party because their voice comes over all squawky and garbled...
Agreed. Just had it happen today. My iPhone 5 drained... out of nowhere, no new apps, no new whatever, just BAM, dead in a few minutes. I had never encountered this problem before today. Very disappointing.
Said as if the iphone isn't the most popular smart phone ever sold.
Said as if everywhere you look someone isn't pulling out an iPhone to play Angry Birds.
Said as if you are constantly bombarded with "tritone" ringtones for people getting messages.
I could go on, but you get the point. You statement is one of the dumbest so far on this site.
Cell phone companies do not send full spectrum audio.... so you're not going to see a 'bass response' over a phone call.
Yeah
It basically deleted all of my music and video content after the install.
But, all of my apps, app data, email, texts, are all intact. Weird.
It basically deleted all of my music and video content after the install.
But, all of my apps, app data, email, texts, are all intact. Weird.
Are you serious? I hear no real difference between my 4 and 5 - using etymotic IEMs. The speaker on the 5 is definitely better than the 4.
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Just maybe, perhaps, he was joking???
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Large majority? Proof please.
I am very amused at all the reaction to a minor update.
Say what you will but I am happy with the update. Bluetooth in my car had stopped detecting the phone about a month ago. I figured the BT module had gone out (again). Was planning to call BMW to see about a replacement but after running the update it saw my phone again and all is good.
Yes
I did update it OTA which made it extra weird.
I even still have all my iBooks, all my notes and stranger yet my audio memos but it appeared to have cleaned out iTunes for no apparent reason. Just a data point in case anyone has any issues.
I did update it OTA which made it extra weird.
I even still have all my iBooks, all my notes and stranger yet my audio memos but it appeared to have cleaned out iTunes for no apparent reason. Just a data point in case anyone has any issues.
I'd like to voice out that he's not the only one experiencing the battery life issue.
Apple is all about creating a wonderful user experience. I fail to understand how apple fails to see that a full charge only lasting 6-7 hours drastically impedes on having that wonderful user experience.
Users are more concerned about having a charging cable and being close to a power source rather than enjoying the phone.
How many times have you put your phone down or away to conserve power? It becomes blatantly obvious when you're travelling and you need your phone for maps or whatever.
Apple get your act together. Users need the phone to last 24hrs without a charge. Not a fraction of that.
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My 'source' is the one of the Market Directors for the Apple Store overseeing over 10 states for the past 6 years (Regional Director for 2 years before that and Market Leader for over 6 years before that) so what would he know.
Sorry I should have waited to check for myself. Turns out it actually made it worse. Thank you Apple!