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Adoniram

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Aug 7, 2016
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Just upgraded to iOS 11 and despite my unreasonable hopes, there are no lighting effects for the 7+. I do not see how this should be exclusive to 8+ and X (from a technology feasibility standpoint), so it appears to be another hardware exclusive item to drive sales.

The animated emojis I could understand, given that the front camera uses 3D mapping that isn't present in the other phones. But the lack of lighting effects for 7+ is a disappointment...

Still, there's infltr which basically compensates with a million other options, and uses the 3D mapping, so I'll likely stick with a $2 app, as opposed to a $1000 upgrade. ...Though I won't be getting those animated poop emojis...
 
They said in thekwynote that it was for the 8+/X only. Yes, the A10 could probably handle it. You’ll have to jailbreak, as I don’t see Apple adding it.
 
They needed to keep some software features to be on 8 and X exclusively for people to buy.
 
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