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I had nearly every iPhone until the LG G5 came out and I switched to Android. Whenever I use my wife's phone I honestly feel like an idiot because I can't figur

I had nearly every iPhone until the LG G5 came out and I switched to Android. Whenever I use my wife's phone I honestly feel like an idiot because I can't figure out 3d touch and a bunch of the other features since I missed their 'introduction' of sorts and don't know that they exist or how they are supposed to be used.

graeme 8y ago
You shouldn't be downvoted for this. I was missing new apple features for years, until I started browsing the apple subreddit. There are a lot of hidden features. Seems there is a good manual online, but it's poorly advertised. The new features are often mainly announced once when you first open a system app after an ios update. I've seem my parents repeatedly close them in a rush to get to the app. There's no "show me these tips later" option either, so they never learn the new features. There are many advantages to the simplicity, but it's not wrong to say that new stuff is poorly discoverable. For pros and casual users alike. That said, basic useability is great. Both of my parents figured out how to use iphones for their day to day with basically no tech support requests. Same with a mac. I was impressed, they always asked for help on Windows.
- fnky 8y ago
  > There's no "show me these tips later" option either, so they never learn the new features. There is a Tips app which is visible on the Home Screen that contains general information such as "Welcome to iPhone" and "What's New" that contains tips on how to use the new features. The app sometimes even nags you with "Tip of the Day" notifications.
  - graeme 8y ago
    Tips is nice, but it only has a fraction of the info that is displayed on those splash screens. That info is displayed exactly once. It's a mystery to me why they don't have a list of tips for each stock app in the tips app.

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I had nearly every iPhone until the LG G5 came out and I switched to Android. Whenever I use my wife's phone I honestly feel like an idiot because I can't figur

by stevehawk 8y ago

graeme 8y ago
You shouldn't be downvoted for this. I was missing new apple features for years, until I started browsing the apple subreddit. There are a lot of hidden features. Seems there is a good manual online, but it's poorly advertised. The new features are often mainly announced once when you first open a system app after an ios update. I've seem my parents repeatedly close them in a rush to get to the app. There's no "show me these tips later" option either, so they never learn the new features. There are many advantages to the simplicity, but it's not wrong to say that new stuff is poorly discoverable. For pros and casual users alike. That said, basic useability is great. Both of my parents figured out how to use iphones for their day to day with basically no tech support requests. Same with a mac. I was impressed, they always asked for help on Windows.
- fnky 8y ago
  > There's no "show me these tips later" option either, so they never learn the new features. There is a Tips app which is visible on the Home Screen that contains general information such as "Welcome to iPhone" and "What's New" that contains tips on how to use the new features. The app sometimes even nags you with "Tip of the Day" notifications.
  - graeme 8y ago
    Tips is nice, but it only has a fraction of the info that is displayed on those splash screens. That info is displayed exactly once. It's a mystery to me why they don't have a list of tips for each stock app in the tips app.