# Ok... So, I'm getting an iPhone **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 27, 2018, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033 "2018-09-27T16:01:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/21 "2018-09-27T18:58:00Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > You know I use a MacBook Pro at home, right? And I have a PowerBook G4 as an emergency back-up computer? And there’s a 2001 iMac Indigo Power PC in the storage unit? 😛 Just curious, do you look like [this](https://static-no.gamestop.no/images/products/253179/3max.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/22 "2018-09-27T21:26:30Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Last week Mrs. L.A. accidentally knocked my crappy LG Tribute phone off the counter and it landed in the cat’s water dish. It seemed to be OK, but it has started acting up. So I’ve ordered a ‘Certified Pre-loved’ iPhone 6S from my mobile carrier. (I would have bought new, but they didn’t have any.) It’s only 16 GB, but that’s four times what the Tribute has. I’ll one-up you. My wife and I finally decided to get rid of our flip phones and move to smart phones. :eek: We now have two Samsung J7 phones. Remains to be seen if we actually use them all that much. If not, we at least did not pop for an S9 at a thousand bucks each. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/23 "2018-09-27T21:35:55Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Remains to be seen if we actually use them all that much. If not, we at least did not pop for an S9 at a thousand bucks each. Mrs. L.A. is on her phone (a better LG than my Tribute) quite a lot. But then, she uses it for work. As for me, I’ll send a text every week or three. Once in a while I’ll make a call – or answer one, because my sister can never remember the landline is better (fortunately, she only calls every couple of months or so). And I use it for navigation when I need to. But mostly I just delete spam calls texts from my phone and message logs. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/24 "2018-09-27T22:56:57Z")
PSA: If anyone wants an iPhone SE, get one quick. They’ve been dropped from production. I have one and it’s my platonic ideal of a cell phone. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/25 "2018-09-28T02:12:12Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Mrs. L.A. is on her phone (a better LG than my Tribute) quite a lot. But then, she uses it for work. As for me, I’ll send a text every week or three. Once in a while I’ll make a call – or answer one, because my sister can never remember the landline is better (fortunately, she only calls every couple of months or so). And I use it for navigation when I need to. But mostly I just delete spam calls texts from my phone and message logs. I’ll likely get about the same use out of it. My wife is very excited about the metro app, though, as she uses public transit quite a lot. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/26 "2018-09-28T03:39:45Z")
> [@Merneith](#): > > PSA: If anyone wants an iPhone SE, get one quick. They’ve been dropped from production. I have one and it’s my platonic ideal of a cell phone. Posts like these are why I picked up the new Xs Max - I’ve been using Android phones since I first switched to smart phones but none have lasted more than a year and a half or so before I needed to upgrade (my old Motorola is slow as hell). Much as I loathe Apple’s gated community, it lets you get by with the same tech for _years_ (I was using an iPad 3 until last week) and I didn’t think the Galaxy S9+ would have similar longevity. We’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/27 "2018-10-01T22:26:49Z")
The iPhone arrived today. I’ve sent a text and have received a call. I’ll probably have a bunch of questions, but to start off… When the phone goes to sleep, I have to enter a passcode to unlock it. Is there an option to not lock it? If so, where? There was also something about using a fingerprint. How do I set that up in case I want to? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/28 "2018-10-01T22:43:01Z")
I’ve got an iPhone 6s Plus with 64GB. It can hold a hella lot music! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/29 "2018-10-01T22:47:01Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > There was also something about using a fingerprint. How do I set that up in case I want to? Never mind. I seem to have set it up. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/30 "2018-10-01T22:47:52Z")
It should prompt you to do this automatically, but if it doesn’t you can go to Settings \> Touch ID & Passcode for fingerprint unlock and Settings \> Display & Brightness and set Auto-Lock to whatever interval suits you, nor Never if you don’t want the phone to automatically lock (not advised but its your data). Do yourself a favor and turn off Siri. It’s a battery hog and annoying to everyone around you when repeatedly yelling, “Hey, Siri…call home!” and it inevitably responds with, “Find you a bone?”, “Playing ‘Game of Thrones’”, or “You want a snow cone?” Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2018, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/31 "2018-10-01T22:48:49Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I’ve got an iPhone 6s Plus with 64GB. It can hold a hella lot music! I plugged it into my computer to charge it, and it apparently copied my iTunes to iCloud. It didn’t import the playlists, though. Not really a problem, as when I use my iPod I just let it shuffle. But it would be nice to be able to choose Beach Music or Punk & New Wave or Blues. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/32 "2018-10-02T17:43:51Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Get the [Anker PowerLine+ cables](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071JR45HW/). They’re a little expensive but you could hang an elephant with one without damaging it, and you’ll save the frustration of having a cable go out while on travel. The OEM cables are shit. Ordered today. > [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Do yourself a favor and turn off Siri. It’s a battery hog and annoying to everyone around you when repeatedly yelling, “Hey, Siri…call home!” and it inevitably responds with, “Find you a bone?”, “Playing ‘Game of Thrones’”, or “You want a snow cone?” The LG Tribute had a google bar at the top. If I wanted directions or something, I’d tap the little microphone and it would display ‘Listening…’ I’d say what I wanted, and it would get it. Siri seems to be the same thing… though I liked touching the microphone symbol instead of saying ‘Hey, Siri…’. If I were looking for directions, the google thing on the Android phone would return the results and there would be a button to turn on the GPS guidance. I only tried this with Siri on the commute to Seattle this morning, and I did get a talking GPS map. The Android (google) one told me my ETA, but the Siri one doesn’t. (The one on the iPhone does display ETA, but it doesn’t announce ‘You should arrive at your destination by ##:##.’) ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/33 "2018-10-02T18:01:18Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Wow, your wife is wrecking everything lately! And I bet all of it was old, and I bet it all happened “accidentally”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/34 "2018-10-02T18:21:43Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > Before you do anything drastic…Go to your vet. > If the cat still seems to be OK, maybe it will stop acting up. 🙂 > As for the iPhone…well, please accept my condolences. > If you get enough support from your loved ones, and some professional counselling, it should be possible for life to go on, even after you cross to the Dark Side. > oh, you will need extra cables, too. Nah, I think I’ll get the new Cat6. The old one was getting outdated anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/35 "2018-10-02T23:37:49Z")
Where I work, we use Motorola and BLU phones for various functions. I hate hate hate the interface on both. iPhones are just intuitive and user-friendly in a way that androids _wish_ they could be. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/36 "2018-10-25T17:21:20Z")
My iTunes music got synched to the iCloud (I think) and now I can listen to it on my phone if I want to. My playlists were not copied, so while I was at the Apple affiliate yesterday they helped me out. I can’t listen to 35 songs on my phone, because I’m not authorised. Some sort of licensing thing on Apple’s side. But I still have my iPod. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/37 "2018-10-25T18:59:45Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > Posts like these are why I picked up the new Xs Max - I’ve been using Android phones since I first switched to smart phones but none have lasted more than a year and a half or so before I needed to upgrade (my old Motorola is slow as hell). Much as I loathe Apple’s gated community, it lets you get by with the same tech for _years_ (I was using an iPad 3 until last week) and I didn’t think the Galaxy S9+ would have similar longevity. We’ll see. I’m typing this on a Mac Pro that I bought in August of 2008. Sitting next to me is my iPhone 5s, which still works great even at 5 years old. I also still use my iPad 2, purchased in 2011, every day. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/38 "2018-10-25T19:23:15Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Get the [Anker PowerLine+ cables](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071JR45HW/). They’re a little expensive but you could hang an elephant with one without damaging it, and you’ll save the frustration of having a cable go out while on travel. The OEM cables are shit. I will look into these. My wife has some unusual technique of charging her iPad that wears out the strain relief in every cable I get for her after about four months. I think it involves cats, but she assures me that they don’t get near the cables. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > There was also something about using a fingerprint. How do I set that up in case I want to? I see you sorted that out. It’s actually pretty sweet since you don’t need the passcode, just touch your thumb to the button. And if you use 1Password, it has the option of allowing you to unlock the password safe with your thumbprint–very cool. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/39 "2018-10-25T19:49:21Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > Get the [Anker PowerLine+ cables](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071JR45HW/). > [@minor7flat5](#): > > I will look into these. My wife has some unusual technique of charging her iPad that wears out the strain relief in every cable I get for her after about four months. I like the Anker cord. (Thanks, **Stranger**.) I wish they made a magnetic a/c adaptor for my MacBook. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033/40 "2018-10-25T19:57:41Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I like the Anker cord. (Thanks, **Stranger**.) I wish they made a magnetic a/c adaptor for my MacBook. Is it a newer (2016+) model with USB C? There are a number of companies making USB C magsafe cables now, including Belkin and Griffin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-im-getting-an-iphone/822033.md?page=3)