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I dunno, mine sees tons of use as a: - Calculator - Bill-paying device - Flashlight (soooooo much use as a flashlight) - Thermostat adjuster ("smart" thermo
by handrous 5y ago
I dunno, mine sees tons of use as a:
- Calculator
- Bill-paying device
- Flashlight (soooooo much use as a flashlight)
- Thermostat adjuster ("smart" thermostats saved us running a wire for a second-floor zone, so, whatever, we've got them, they're OK)
- Level
- Document scanner
- Note taking/reading device
- Timer (kitchen; any board or party game that has an hourglass that you've misplaced)
- iPod-alike for the car (replaces burned CDs)
- Alarm clock
- Takeout/delivery orderer
- Check depositing device
- Shopping list displayer
- Navigation aid
- Taxi hailer
- Probably other stuff I'm forgetting
I don't think I'm even particularly "in to" using it as much as some people do—I can't bring myself to trust Apple Pay to work, so it doesn't replace my wallet and in fact I think I've only used that feature once ever; I don't really game on it; I read on an e-ink reader or on a huge iPad, not my phone; I don't do any "smart home" stuff aside from the thermostat; my use of Siri is limited to setting reminders and alarms, and putting addresses into navigation to save having to type them; in about a decade of smartphone ownership I think I can count the movies or episodes of something that I've watched on my phone on one hand; I don't do workout tracking or any of that sort of thing.
[EDIT] oh, right, camera, obviously. It replaces the family camera and camcorder of my youth, completely.