What do you mainly use your iPhone for?

[MrInquestador]

iPhone owners, what is the main thing you use your device for?

In order of frequency:

1. Web browsing including watching videos on YouTube
2. Social Media
3. Texting/Calling
4. Gaming
5. Taking pictures/videos
6. Others

 

[Ipadlover29]

Music (Apple Music, Spotify),
navigation (google maps, yelp),
calls/texts,
personal hotspot,
web browsing,
social media (facebook, twitter , instagram)
Taking prictures

 

[Shanghaichica]

Everything. It’s my personal computer but that’s not to say I don’t have a MacBook or iPads. It’s the one I use the most and it’s my go to device.

I use it for (not in order)

Web browsing
Social media
Email
Online banking
Online shopping
Paying bills
Navigations
Photography
MP3 player/podcasts
Watching videos
Reading the news
Calls
Calendar
Notes
Alarms
Reminders
Remote control for my Apple TV
Games

 

[nburwell]

Primary uses of my iPhone are:

1. Texting (iMessage, WhatsApp, FB Messenger)
2. Social media (Instagram, Twitter)
3. Music streaming/podcasts
4. Email
5. Light video streaming (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Video)

 

[1369281]

My top 10 most used apps, in order of most used to least used:

1. Instagram
2. Messages
3. Safari
4. Snapchat
5. Phone
6. iHeartRadio (Fox Sports Radio)
7. Gmail
8. Google Maps
9. Reddit
10. Notes

 

[Newtons Apple]

Three year old thread but my phone does

85% texting with customers.
10% emails
5% calls mostly telemarketers

 

[Atomic1977]

I use mine mostly for Pokémon Go but I also use it for a phone and also internet and YouTube when out and about and also Facebook and Snapchat.

 

[rican]

I use my phone for personal and business use. Majority of my time is in texting, WhatsApp, instagram and facebook messenger. The other half is Microsoft outlook and writing emails back/forth for business. Occasionally I use it for Duolingo and snapchat but again, mostly business.

It's super reliable for business purposes, dare I say it, better than my former crackberry.

 

[Hofstede]

It's a phablet. It's my effective personal computer.

 

[Falhófnir]

It’s still primarily a communications device for me - texts, calls, messaging, a little social media. Occasional convenience (if it’s what is at hand) or on-the-go browsing device (where signal is good enough). Camera is second most important aspect to me. On the whole I prefer leaving most else to iPad or computer.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

It’s still primarily a communications device for me - texts, calls, messaging, a little social media. Occasional convenience (if it’s what is at hand) or on-the-go browsing device (where signal is good enough). Camera is second most important aspect to me. On the whole I prefer leaving most else to iPad or computer.

Likewise, apart form the social media, which I do not use on my phone.

 

[pmore]

Receive and make calls. Listen to music when out of the house. Web browsing when away from my laptop.

 

[mrex]

skype, whatsapp, calenders, gmail, phone calls, for apple watch, paying my bills (bank), random tickets if i dont have time left on my travel card, waking me up on mon-fri mornings sometimes i dont use it at all... nowadays i do less and less with my phone.

 

[puma1552]

I basically use it for calls/texts/emails/internet. Only a couple utility-type apps that get used regularly, and sometimes listen to music with AirPods.

 

[minimo3]

It’s no wonder the pace of upgrading has slowed. Most of the tasks mentioned here could easily be performed by a iPhone 6

 

[MacDawg]

It’s no wonder the pace of upgrading has slowed. Most of the tasks mentioned here could easily be performed by a iPhone 6

True enough

Generally speaking though, the flip side is, what does anyone actually need a Xs for that technically can't be accomplished by an iPhone 6?
Does it (or the Max) have anything that pushes the envelope of actual capabilities farther than the 6, 6s, 7 or 8?

Better camera? Meh
Faster? Meh
Longer battery life? Meh

Those aren't capabilities, just improvements of existing capabilities

I am not aware of any apps or features available on the newer phones that aren't not possible on the older phones, say 6 or higher

 

[puma1552]

True enough

Generally speaking though, the flip side is, what does anyone actually need a Xs for that technically can't be accomplished by an iPhone 6?
Does it (or the Max) have anything that pushes the envelope of actual capabilities farther than the 6, 6s, 7 or 8?

Better camera? Meh
Faster? Meh
Longer battery life? Meh

Those aren't capabilities, just improvements of existing capabilities

I am not aware of any apps or features available on the newer phones that aren't not possible on the older phones, say 6 or higher

I'd say the last time anyone really needed an upgrade was when copy/paste was introduced in what, like 2009?

We talk here now about an iPhone 6 like it's some just-barely-able-to-handle-normal-tasks phone, when in reality we had reached that point 5 years prior to the iPhone 6.

 

[MacDawg]

I'd say the last time anyone really needed an upgrade was when copy/paste was introduced in what, like 2009?

We talk here now about an iPhone 6 like it's some just-barely-able-to-handle-normal-tasks phone, when in reality we had reached that point 5 years prior to the iPhone 6.

Agreed

Don't get me wrong, I like upgrading as much as the next guy
I have a X but didn't move to the Xs even though I was on the Apple upgrade program
I just paid my X off and I will wait until I have a real need now

 

[ImAnAgent]

Same as anyone else

Apps
Music
Email
Calls
A few texts. I rarely text message. I rarely use the camera also.

I've bought every iPhone over the years except for the iPhone 5 (bought 5S), 6 (bought 6+, 6S+, 6S) and X.