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What do you mainly use your iPhone for?
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1. Phone calls.
2. Texting.
3. E-mails (just checking).
4. Browsing.
5. Converting.
6. Calculating.
7. Dictionaries.
8. Maps, navigating.
9. Storing personal data.
etc.
2. Texting.
3. E-mails (just checking).
4. Browsing.
5. Converting.
6. Calculating.
7. Dictionaries.
8. Maps, navigating.
9. Storing personal data.
etc.
Mainly interactions with family and friends. Also FB, Instagram, and Pinterest. Then different topics that interest me via Tapatalk. Banking. Paying bills. Music. Shopping. Then everything else I would use a computer for.
No games though.
No games though.
I love it when the 'higher than thou' swoop in to assume the work ethic of others based on their listing of what they do with their phones. As if those who work an 8+ hour day, in which they, like myself, are awake for 19 of the 24 hours, couldn't possibly find time to use our phones other than while at work. You know, such as perusing forums enough to amass thousands upon thousands of comments in a year's time
i work full time and get to play on my phone all day, and management is fine with it. Dont feed the trolls
Primarily, I use my iPhone for SMS, Email, and other forms of text communication. Social media, news, and weather, and maps are my other common uses.
At the most basic level: communications and information gathering.
At the most basic level: communications and information gathering.
-Communication (Calls, text, email)
-Music
-Keeping track of things (workouts, packages)
-Browsing
-Siri (Setting alarms, setting reminders, doing things while I'm driving)
-Games
-Music
-Keeping track of things (workouts, packages)
-Browsing
-Siri (Setting alarms, setting reminders, doing things while I'm driving)
-Games
In approximately this order:
Texting
music streaming
video streaming
checking email
social media
phone calls
Apple pay
reading news
Texting
music streaming
video streaming
checking email
social media
phone calls
Apple pay
reading news
Texting and calling. Use my iPod touch or iPad for the other stuff. I also use the phone to pair to my Apple Watch.
I've been looking to use Apple Pay. Do you just need to put the phone near the card reader or do you need to open the wallet app first?
From the lock screen I double tap the home button and I put it near the reader with my finger on the home button. It usually works pretty well but sometimes I had to do it twice because the reader doesn't always pick it up the first time. Works really well at Trader Joes which is where I do almost all my grocery shopping. The readers at Whole Foods are a little less reliable in my area.
Google Drive/Docs/Sheets
YouTube
Netflix
Checking AirPlay connections at work
Viewing and searching PDF documents
Checking IP printer connectivity
Texting
Podcasts
Google Music & iTunes Radio
Email
Taking photos and a little video
Too much Tapatalk for my own good
YouTube
Netflix
Checking AirPlay connections at work
Viewing and searching PDF documents
Checking IP printer connectivity
Texting
Podcasts
Google Music & iTunes Radio
Taking photos and a little video
Too much Tapatalk for my own good
iPhone owners, what is the main thing you use your device for?
Ummm phone stuff?
Web browsing.
If I was forced to make a choice and could only keep one app on my phone it would have to be Safari.
Communication (phone, text, mail)
Web browsing
Music & radio (mostly in the car)
GPS
Weather
Some social apps
Camera
Keeping track of balances and paying stuff
Alarms / reminders / lists
No games and not much video watching. The iPad is my go-to for video consumption.
Web browsing
Music & radio (mostly in the car)
GPS
Weather
Some social apps
Camera
Keeping track of balances and paying stuff
Alarms / reminders / lists
No games and not much video watching. The iPad is my go-to for video consumption.
