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Do people use the smart features built into iOS?
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I am using the location based alerts. I find them very useful. I also have handoff/continuity enabled because of the universal clipboard and unlock with Apple Watch. (Not sure if continuity is requirement I think it is)
How do you use the location based alerts? Is that the iCal feature where reminders come up when you reach a certain location?
Yep.
You can add the location alerts both for calendar and reminders. I personally ask Siri for example "Remind me to put few business cards in my bag when I get home" and she creates the reminder for me. I think the first time she will ask you "Where is your home?" and you have to set it up in the maps under her question, after that it's automatic, the address is saved in your contacts, she wont ask again.
http://www.tapsmart.com/tips-and-tricks/guide-setting-location-based-iphone-reminders-ios-10/
https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/location-based-reminders-iphone/
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You can add the location alerts both for calendar and reminders. I personally ask Siri for example "Remind me to put few business cards in my bag when I get home" and she creates the reminder for me. I think the first time she will ask you "Where is your home?" and you have to set it up in the maps under her question, after that it's automatic, the address is saved in your contacts, she wont ask again.
http://www.tapsmart.com/tips-and-tricks/guide-setting-location-based-iphone-reminders-ios-10/
https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/location-based-reminders-iphone/
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Same feature, different name.
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Yeah, that's what I meant. Aren't those called geo-fenced reminders?Yep.
You can add the location alerts both for calendar and reminders. I personally ask Siri for example "Remind me to put few business cards in my bag when I get home" and she creates the reminder for me. I think the first time she will ask you "Where is your home?" and you have to set it up in the maps under her question, after that it's automatic, the address is saved in your contacts, she wont ask again.
http://www.tapsmart.com/tips-and-tricks/guide-setting-location-based-iphone-reminders-ios-10/
https://www.tekrevue.com/tip/location-based-reminders-iphone/
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Same feature, different name.
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Imo the poll would have been better with an option for each of the main smart features, with multiple selections allowed
Haven't made an inventory but am betting I use none. i.e.: Got excited about the Parked Car feature, it doesn't work (for me)... I got no time play tech with Apple's half-baked features.
At one point I had thought, wouldn't it be nice if my garage door auto closes as I drive away, as a back up, but that probably forces me to buy a new opener at $hundreds and the installation$$ blah-blah... is not such a big deal... maybe eventually when the "Apple Ecosystem" is adapted more readily by the rest of the world, which I must say Alexa is getting a leg up even though they came in later into the game.
At one point I had thought, wouldn't it be nice if my garage door auto closes as I drive away, as a back up, but that probably forces me to buy a new opener at $hundreds and the installation$$ blah-blah... is not such a big deal... maybe eventually when the "Apple Ecosystem" is adapted more readily by the rest of the world, which I must say Alexa is getting a leg up even though they came in later into the game.
I would say that features like time to leave or various suggestions would be in a somewhat different category than functions like handoff or calls on nearby devices.
The only one I don’t use out of those is the events/contacts suggestions.... the rest I use all the time.
Pretty much none of them. Time to work or time to leave is irrelevant since I live somewhere where traffic is never a concern, or if it is, it's predictable. Hand off has never been a thing I needed, although I do use synced tabs, when they actually sync. Parked car is nice, but it only ever notifies me maybe one out of ten times my car is parked, if that. I have tried geo-fencing reminders and they seem to rarely actually remind me. Those that were mentioned are either not useful, or unreliable enough to make them not useful.
Having said that, there are integrations between devices that make being fully immersed in the Apple world a great experience. Airdrop is wonderfully useful, AirPlay (and even more so AirPlay 2) are super convenient and reliable enough. Control center with control for multiple devices for music is great. Those things, and a few more I know I am forgetting, work very well and are useful.
Having said that, there are integrations between devices that make being fully immersed in the Apple world a great experience. Airdrop is wonderfully useful, AirPlay (and even more so AirPlay 2) are super convenient and reliable enough. Control center with control for multiple devices for music is great. Those things, and a few more I know I am forgetting, work very well and are useful.
I use all of the ones listed. I always fill in the address of a calendar event, ask Siri to remind me of stuff when I get home, use hand off between iPhone, iPad & Mac especially the shared clipboard. And I call with the device I'm working with at the moment the call comes in, whichever that may be. Same with text messages (iMessage isn't really "smart" since it has a native app on all devices, not it shared ;-) )
Dunno if these also count but HomeKit scenes are pure awesomeness ;-)
Dunno if these also count but HomeKit scenes are pure awesomeness ;-)
If I was constantly working on something, I could see handoff being useful. I've never used it though, because iCloud features function well enough. For instance, Safari is usually open on my Macbook, so if I want to revisit a page I was browsing on my iPhone, I'll just use iCloud tabs. I've never heard or seen anyone use Airdrop in the wild. The only time I use suggestions is when I leave the house and my iPhone suggests the music app, because I usually listen to music on the morning commute.
