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Apple Shares New 'Guided Tour' Video Walking Users Through New iPhone X Features
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I hope you're right. That's one gesture my technophobe friends barely remember. Now we're talking many more than just zoom or scrolling (which is obvious).
For those curious what the 2007 Guide Site looked like: https://web.archive.org/web/2008051...le.com/iphone/gettingstarted/usingiphone.html
i'm getting too old to remember all these gestures! So many bells and whistles I won't know how to use.
Honestly, although I hate to admit it, I'm actually getting pretty excited over getting one of these. Only wishing I would have pre ordered on the first day rather than waiting 24 hours. At least I'll have it buy the first week of December; hopefully sooner.
Yeah, I’m not sure how increasing reliance on unintuitive gestures is a step forward. For example, even a month in, I find the new multitasking gestures on the iPad far more complicated and finicky than the old ones, which tended to more closely align with the desired system response. I don't think the X gestures are as bad, but I’m not a fan of the trend, overall.
Do you remember this iPod Shuffle? No controls, whatsoever except whether you want to listen to your songs in order or shuffled. You had to remember a whole bunch of click patterns for the headphones to pause, play, fast forward, rewind, etc.
I used to have a jailbreak tweak that allowed me to swipe up from the bottom of the device to get to the home screen, and I loved it. I'm so glad that it's part of iPhone X!
I don't understand how the extra 1 cm of screen at the bottom and that fugly area at the top are an improvement?
Like how does this benefit you?
Like how does this benefit you?
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With the iPhone X now in the hands of Apple customers worldwide, Apple today uploaded a new iPhone X Guided Tour video to its YouTube channel, which is designed to provide an overview of all the new features in the iPhone X.
The four minute video covers a wide range of topics, including Face ID, Animoji, Apple Pay, and the list of new gestures that are needed to navigate through the iOS 11 interface on the new device.
Apple has used Guided Tours to help users adjust to new devices for years. When the iPad launched in 2010, Apple debuted several iPad Guided Tours, and Guided Tours were also used to walk users through the new features available on the Apple Watch when it launched in 2015. There were even Guided Tours for the original iPhone in 2007.
Guided Tours for the iPhone haven't been used for several years now, but because the iPhone X is such a radical departure from previous iPhones, there's a lot to get used to. The interface is entirely different because there's no Home button, and Face ID is also an adjustment for those used to Touch ID.
Article Link: Apple Shares New 'Guided Tour' Video Walking Users Through New iPhone X Features
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Anyone else having a problem activating their iPhone X?
Can't help thinking about how Steve Jobs hated buttons, and remembered this
Laugh at Apple's comparatively negligible innovation compared to say its Android competition all you want. This proves their own AI technology is decades ahead as the video's presenter clearly shows. Eerily realistic, scary and yet impressive how far we have come in this field. Almost human? The clue is the glasses. There's no glass in them. Just frames. Classic giveaway.
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Can't help thinking about how Steve Jobs hated buttons, and remembered this
Why does his doorbell have more than one button? I've never seen a doorbell like that. Both parts of the joke have to work to be funny. I get that the punchline refers to Jobs' hatred for 2-button mice. But for the joke to really work, 2 button doorbells need to be a thing.
Cute video. I do not understand why these videos show so much "fluff" stuff and are shy on more substantive things that at least give people a hint at some of the amazing things that AR can/will do. That is what should be the
feature makes people want the iPhone X. Apple, take more advantage of being "first-to-market" with AR!
feature makes people want the iPhone X. Apple, take more advantage of being "first-to-market" with AR!
It’s not hard to understand but it can get hard to do when your fingers are damp or oily. My hands sweat a lot and I have to keep wiping them dry to get gestures to work. Sometimes even Touch ID does not work.
My argument against it is similar to touch bar. The inconvenience of this mechanism outweighs its benefits. They can market it as a cool thing, but I prefer physical.
I still cant believe they took away B/WIFI shutoff in Control Center...I hope it comes back, or at least the option in settings to make it complete shutdown for people who want
Can someone with the phone explain please if Face ID really works the way it does in these review videos? Do you really have to hold it right up to your face with your arm straight out like I've been seeing?
I was under the impression that if it was just sitting on your desk it would work.
I was under the impression that if it was just sitting on your desk it would work.