Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

[scalyboy]

Been hearing about how my iPhone 6S will be unsupported soon, maybe this year. I had a plan* to use it in the car, really just for Google Maps satnav and for texting / WhatsApp, and buy another, newer model refurb iPhone for other uses.

I'm not bothered that I won't be able to access the "cool new features" that require the latest iOS, but did read somewhere that being unable to install the latest iOS bug fixes and other updates could make it vulnerable to fraud. Would that still be the case if I changed passwords, and removed PayPal and any other apps with my financial details on them? I could remove nearly all the apps, Amazon, Abebooks, eBay etc

* actually I did buy a refurb 6S Plus, but was so unused to its larger size that I kept dropping the bastard, it still works but the screen is badly cracked now

 

[skyscraper101]

Apple Planning to Hold iPhone 14 Event on September 7

Apple is aiming to hold its first fall event on Wednesday, September 7, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The event will focus on the iPhone 14...

www.macrumors.com

Hold on to your hats everyone. The iPhone 14 has an event on September 7, and we can expect truly game changing upgrades such as the removal of the 'notch' which will be replaced with a hole punch cutout.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Minor processor speed upgrades! Slightly better camera! A new colour that due to a glass back you’ll cover with a case!

Get queuing now

 

[Spymaster]

Apple Planning to Hold iPhone 14 Event on September 7

Apple is aiming to hold its first fall event on Wednesday, September 7, reports Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The event will focus on the iPhone 14...

www.macrumors.com

Hold on to your hats everyone. The iPhone 14 has an event on September 7, and we can expect truly game changing upgrades such as the removal of the 'notch' which will be replaced with a hole punch cutout.

In over 10 years of having iPhones, I've never noticed that they have a 'notch'. In fact, I didn't know what a notch was until 10 minutes ago when I Googled it.

It's going to irritate me now.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

In over 10 years of having iPhones, I've never noticed that they have a 'notch'. In fact, I didn't know what a notch was until 10 minutes ago when I Googled it.

It's going to irritate me now.

You better upgrade then.

 

[skyscraper101]

Quite liking iOS 16 or what I've seen of it so far. Nice little search bar on the main screen replacing the swipe down action. Bold typeface clock on the lock screen. Instant access widgets etc.

I know this has all been available for years on Android but you know, Apple.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Quite liking iOS 16 or what I've seen of it so far. Nice little search bar on the main screen replacing the swipe down action. Bold typeface clock on the lock screen. Instant access widgets etc.

I know this has all been available for years on Android but you know, Apple.

I don’t see the point of all these multiple lock screens

 

[skyscraper101]

I don’t see the point of all these multiple lock screens

Seems purely to be a UX tweak to let people switch up their lock screen directly from locked (rather than through settings). There's little functional point beyond that from what I can see.

 

[Gromit]

Quite liking iOS 16 or what I've seen of it so far. Nice little search bar on the main screen replacing the swipe down action. Bold typeface clock on the lock screen. Instant access widgets etc.

I know this has all been available for years on Android but you know, Apple.

If it's been available a while on Android that's why Apple ain't had it.
IP legal suits fly back and forth between the tech companies about who can have a search bar here or double tap there or zoom and pinch or whatever.
People aren't allow to copy stuff just because people like it and want it on their OS too.

 

[skyscraper101]

If it's been available a while on Android that's why Apple ain't had it.
IP legal suits fly back and forth between the tech companies about who can have a search bar here or double tap there or zoom and pinch or whatever.
People aren't allow to copy stuff just because people like it and want it on their OS too.

Sure, although Apple do also have a rep for taking a while to introduce 'new' things long established in other places.

 

[skyscraper101]

I notice you can now also do that thing where you can isolate someone (or something) from a photo by just pressing and holding on it, and then create an entirely new image from just that selection - or even better paste that image in another image if you're using an app like Canva or Studio. Very useful.

 

[editor]

Minor processor speed upgrades! Slightly better camera! A new colour that due to a glass back you’ll cover with a case!

Get queuing now

I'll see you there and we can high five these really cool people!

 

[cybershot]

Just found the new duplicate photos album that's in iOS 16. Surprised I didn't have more than 50 of the same photo to be honest, but that's a nice new feature for me as someone that sometimes edits photos on the go.

 

[Orang Utan]

The new update has borked the app I use the most. It’s a music player and it now crashes every time I press any button that isn’t ‘play’.
Is there any way of going back to the last IOS?

 

[belboid]

It was via iTunes up to at least 14, so that would probably still work

 

[Orang Utan]

It was via iTunes up to at least 14, so that would probably still work

I don’t/can’t use iTunes though. Can’t play Soundcloud mixes on there and that’s 95% of my listening

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

The new update has borked the app I use the most. It’s a music player and it now crashes every time I press any button that isn’t ‘play’.
Is there any way of going back to the last IOS?

Have you tried reinstalling the app?

 

[cybershot]

How to Downgrade from iOS 16 to iOS 15

This is how you bring your iPhone back to iOS 15 from iOS 16. If you run into iOS 16 problems on your iPhone and you think moving your iPhone back to the previous version of iOS could help, this guide will help you downgrade. You can only go back to iOS 15.7 or iOS 15.6.1. You […]

www.gottabemobile.com

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I’ve just installed the Soundcloud app on my phone (iPhone12, running iOS16), and it works fine, so the issue isn’t with iOS - an uninstall/reinstall may fix it for you.

 

[cybershot]

The new isolate item from a photo feature is pretty cool too, although forget it in low light photos.

 

[Orang Utan]

Have you tried reinstalling the app?

No, I don’t want to lose my files

 

[Orang Utan]

I’ve just installed the Soundcloud app on my phone (iPhone12, running iOS16), and it works fine, so the issue isn’t with iOS - an uninstall/reinstall may fix it for you.

It’s not Soundcloud that’s the issue, but an app called GoPlayer I play music from. It’s deffo the update that’s borked it. No problems before that.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

No, I don’t want to lose my files

Would you lose them? If it’s a player that’s just looking at the file store in your phone it shouldn’t remove anything. If it’s some sort of closed app that is storing tracks internally it’s awful and I wouldn’t be using it anyway

 

[Orang Utan]

Would you lose them? If it’s a player that’s just looking at the file store in your phone it shouldn’t remove anything. If it’s some sort of closed app that is storing tracks internally it’s awful and I shouldn’t be using it anyway

Aye, when you uninstall all files are removed.
It’s a pain in the arse having a iPhone if you don’t have a MacBook too. I like to play my music offline rather than stream it. I have to use an app to download Soundcloud (most music on there now has no one-click download buttons) files into GoogleDrive and then download them onto my phone using GoPlayer. Which is a massive faff. It’s even more of a faff is you want to listen to Mixcloud or YouTube off line too.
I wish there was a more convenient way to listen to music that works for me

 

[cybershot]

This one?

‎GoPlayer: cloud music player

‎Listen to your music from Google Drive with audio equalizer, audio bookmarks, audio playlists, playback speed control and many other useful features. Download your favorite music when you are not connected to the Internet. Listen to your music on Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Sonos. Features...

apps.apple.com

Looks like it hasn't been updated since November 2020, so i wouldn't hold your breath it will ever get fixed.

 

[metalguru]

It's getting increasingly hard to go against the expected default option of streaming music.

I have some music and lectures on my computer that aren't available online, but it's too much of a faff to work out how to get them on my phone - so they are becoming overlooked.

 

[skyscraper101]

Yeah I had Google Music for years doing a grand job of both streaming my music from the cloud, and downloading directly to the phone.

Then Google made everyone start using 'YouTube Music' which doesn't let you download your own music for offline listening anymore. Rubbish.

 

[Orang Utan]

This one?

‎GoPlayer: cloud music player

‎Listen to your music from Google Drive with audio equalizer, audio bookmarks, audio playlists, playback speed control and many other useful features. Download your favorite music when you are not connected to the Internet. Listen to your music on Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Sonos. Features...

apps.apple.com

Looks like it hasn't been updated since November 2020, so i wouldn't hold your breath it will ever get fixed.

Aye.
I’ve tried other music players and they’re even shitter
I don’t really know what I’m looking for mind. They all seem to assume your files have DRM and most of mine don’t.

 

[Orang Utan]

Yeah I had Google Music for years doing a grand job of both streaming my music from the cloud, and downloading directly to the phone.

Then Google made everyone start using 'YouTube Music' which doesn't let you download your own music for offline listening anymore. Rubbish.

I couldn’t even manage to play my mixes on Google Music

 

[spitfire]

I'll see you there and we can high five these really cool people!

Haha I was there, upstairs finishing the AV install, the Apple crowd turned up about a week before the doors opened and proceeded to get more and more whoopy as the week went on, drove us fucking mental.

That guy in the grey top was the head honcho of all the Apple Store builds, proper ball breaker.