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Just updated on my iPhone 6s that I dumped due to slowness. It’s just as fast now as the android I replaced it with and LastPass works with all my Apps now. Onl
by nxc18 8y ago
Just updated on my iPhone 6s that I dumped due to slowness. It’s just as fast now as the android I replaced it with and LastPass works with all my Apps now. Only thing missing now is good keyboard support (disclaimer: haven’t tried since update)
I’m really impressed and happy with this direction Apple’s taking. Hopefully they’ve learned their lesson with the battery slowdowns.
- overcast 8y agoBeen using 12 on my 6s since the early betas, and it was like getting a brand phone. If it wasn't for wanting the new cameras and OLED screen, there isn't much reason for me to upgrade!
- qdigital 8y agoSame boat with a 6s+ but the camera is really feeling its age, especially in low light.
- overcast 8y agoAgreed, my occupation has been shifting to a professional food photographer/influencer/promoter/marketer/whatever you want to call it. For off the cuff shots, when the DSLR isn't around, or live video, I need better high ISO performance. Really didn't want to spend the $1000, but the camera is MUUUUCH better than the 6s.
- vosper 8y agoMaybe you'd be interested in a smaller camera like the Sony RX 100ii? Seems like it might be perfect for high-quality off-the-cuff photos, and with a big sensor and an f1.8 lens it ought to do very well in low light.
- overcast 8y agoI have the Mark IV, it's a great little camera that I use for mountain hikes. But it's not discreet or small enough to just pocket daily. Also doesn't do Instagram live videos, or allow me to upload stories at that moment. iPhone pretty much required. Also! It's confirmed the new sensor in the XS is 32% larger than the X, which is SIGNIFICANT.
- chipotle_coyote 8y agoThe XR is getting the same new sensor, so if you want to save a couple hundred bucks and can wait a month, it might be a thought. (That's my plan, less for absolute cost-saving reasons than I think I really want one of the colors that are only going to be available on that line.)
- overcast 8y agoDecided this time I'm just taking the iPhone Upgrade Plan path, and treating the phone as a service. $55 a month interest free, and a new phone ever year + roughly $500 yearly trade in. Also comes unlocked, and without carrier contract.
- vedtopkar 8y agoThank goodness. The lack of 3rd party password manager integration was infuriating. Glad LastPass is usable natively.
- dragonshed 8y agoI avoided ios 11x entirely due to performance concerns and it looks like I may update to 12 because it's reversed most of the slowdowns.
- the_clarence 8y agoThat’s what I was waiting to hear. My iphone 6s went from “this is the most amazing phone” to “I need to change phone” because of the last upgrades. I was waiting for this.
- bullfightonmars 8y agoReplacing the battery on my 6s resolved most instances of my phone feeling slow. So far this new update resolves the remaining lag and pauses.
- androo829 8y agoI went to the apple store a couple days ago and they replaced the battery for my 6S for free!
- wenc 8y agoProbably due to this issue: https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/ https://www.apple.com/support/iphone6s-unexpectedshutdown/ Battery replacements aren't normally free unless you have AppleCare.
- the_clarence 8y agoBought an iPad last summer and it keeps crashing. Is there a similar issue for these?
- jen729w 8y agoMy GF did the same here in Australia and, even though her health was above the threshold, they did the same.
- the_clarence 8y agoI was actually thinking of buying one of these battery case. Don’t care much about doubling the size of my phone, but I do care about the extra day of battery. Anyone has a recommendation here?
- buzzert 8y agoWhat do you feel is missing from the system keyboard on iOS?
- nxc18 8y agoSwipe and comma button in a reasonable place.
- rootusrootus 8y agoYeah first thing I do on a new iOS install is install SwiftKey.
- baliex 8y agoI recommend using Gboard on iOS. SwiftKey never felt quite as good.
- rootusrootus 8y agoThanks, I will give that a try. I've always been pretty happy with SwiftKey but I'm game to try something else that is reputed to be better.
- Brometheus 8y agoIt would be so cool if Apple would provide swyping in an own keyboard. Maybe a "Siri-Keyboard".
- 4ad 8y agoNumber row.
- ken 8y agoDvorak. Even after more than a decade, it's the only current OS I can think of that doesn't have a Dvorak option -- and the only Apple OS since the 1980's that didn't. There are third-party keyboards, but none of them are good. That's not the third-party developers' fault: the iOS keyboard API is so wimpy, developers literally cannot make a keyboard that works like the default ones. I don't want to hunt and peck, so on iOS I mostly use the Japanese "flick" keyboard, which is much more logical, but doesn't offer English autocompletion, so it's just bad in a different way. I really don't know why iOS doesn't support Dvorak.
- scarface74 8y agoMy 6s has amazingly poor battery life even after I got the battery replaced and this was before battery gate. I got frustrated and bought an 8 Plus because I knew it had a very large battery and the battery life while using it is about at iPad levels - I can use it all day without it breaking a sweat. I updated my 6s and reset it to see if that improves the battery life situation.
- mixmastamyk 8y agoiOS 11 reduced my battery life significantly over iOS 10. Don't have hard numbers but it felt like ~30%.
- wenc 8y agoThe 6s's battery was fine until iOS 11. I've been running iOS 12 for a day now, and I notice an improvement in battery over 11.