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[pargonta]

Is the "Hey Siri" option a major drain on the battery? Surprised it's turned on by default

mm it was off by default for me

 

[Chalupa Batman]

New phone is awesome. All the 16 gig haters should realize that after cleaning up apps and deleting photos . We had almost 8 gigs free memory. Doesn't sould like much, but should be fine for my wife. So no one "died". Thanks for the support though.

Check back in a couple months like you promised. Day 1 was never the issue. By May/June she will be feeling the pain.

 

[Shun]

Whose is the second phone? Let it be their disappointment, hah.

128 is mine, the 64 was for someone else...

 

[Vyer]

Arggh 3D Touch trackpad not working on GAF

And seriously, I am impressed as hell with Siri improvements. Didn't really think it would be that big a jump

Is the "Hey Siri" option a major drain on the battery? Surprised it's turned on by default

Hmm. Mine was off

 

[eyeball_kid]

I'm actually really impressed with "Hey, Siri" so far. I know it's been a pretty common feature on Android for a while now, but it's nice. I probably won't use it for a ton more than "Hey, Siri, how do I get home from here?" but that's still a nice feature.

Same. This is a gamechanger for me... being able to do Hey Siri while untethered from power, plus the voice-locking they added in iOS 9, means that Siri is instantly more useful for quick requests without compromising device access security.

On the 5s I can definitely unlock via code way faster than with a fingerprint. And that's if it actually gets the fingerprint the first time.

I'm one of those rare ones where TouchID rarely worked on the 5s. It'd work great for a day and quickly "forget" my print to the point that it couldn't recognize it at all within a couple days. I even replaced mine at the Apple Store, and they couldn't figure it out. She said she was sending it back to Apple for testing, so maybe they've improved the edge case fingerprints. So far the 6s TouchID sensor has been near-flawless. The real test will be whether it's still like this tomorrow or a week from now.

 

[diablos991]

Is the "Hey Siri" option a major drain on the battery? Surprised it's turned on by default

It asked me during setup if I wanted it enabled. Had to repeat several phrases. After that it has been set up.

I would imagine if I skipped that step it wouldn't be set up.

 

[Zeyphersan]

I'm curious the battery life I'll get. 6s Plus, Bluetooth always on and paired to an Apple Watch, wifi always on, hey Siri always on, airdrop always on, cellular data on for everything, background app refresh on for everything, backlight at half

 

[Vyer]

3D Touch on GAF is next level

Hey Siri is awesome but I bet it's gonna drain the hell out of the battery

It asked me during setup if I wanted it enabled. Had to repeat several phrases. After that it has been set up.

I would imagine if I skipped that step it wouldn't be set up.

Ah yeah that's right I had to skip during setup

 

[Smushroomed]

I can buy any iphone 6 plus off craigslist and use it with my att sim as long as it has a good iMei correct?

Should I stick to att only?

 

[JORMBO]

After using the plus all day I think I would have a hard time going back to the smaller screen now. Plus the battery life on this thing is crazy compared to my old 5.

 

[eyeball_kid]

Hey Siri is awesome but I bet it's gonna drain the hell out of the battery

I think I read that it uses a new coprocessor in the A9; that's why Hey Siri when untethered is only available on the 6S and 6S+. But I guess we'll find out pretty soon.

 

[Namikaze]

I picked up my Gold 64GB iP6S+ today, it's a great phone and I'm already used to the size. The Apple store was really busy this morning so I'll be selling my iP6 on swappa..I might even sell my 2G iPad mini but I'm not sure yet. The mini is still the perfect size for reading comics/manga.

 

[Magnus]

Nabbed my 6S today. Big jump up from my 5S. I'm actually ever so slightly annoyed at the fact that I can't one-hand my phone effectively anymore. Haha. Can't reach the top left icons without adjusting my hand.

So glad I didn't get the Plus. Would be way too big for me. In both use and storage (pocket, etc)

Very happy so far. And damn if the camera isn't an all star. So happy.

Thrilled too that I painlessly reserved this phone only 7 days ago and walked into the store to pick it up today.

 

[Aurizen]

From 0 to full it's pretty close actually if you're using a 2 Amp charger. IIRC, they actually have the quick charge circuitry inside them, it's just not advertised.

the 6s and the 6splus has quick charge? is that the same as Samsung's fast charge?

 

[jimmypython]

got a silver 6S 64GB....a huge upgrade from my 5S 16GB indeed..

but, anyone experience any freeze on iOS 9.1 public beta 2? I have had it frozen several times now..not stable at all.

 

[Meh3D]

Nabbed my 6S today. Big jump up from my 5S. I'm actually ever so slightly annoyed at the fact that I can't one-hand my phone effectively anymore. Haha. Can't reach the top left icons without adjusting my hand.

So glad I didn't get the Plus. Would be way too big for me. In both use and storage (pocket, etc)

Very happy so far. And damn if the camera isn't an all star. So happy.

Thrilled too that I painlessly reserved this phone only 7 days ago and walked into the store to pick it up today.

I'm feeling the exact same way. I bought the blue silicone case from Apple and every time I try to reach to the other side of the screen it feels like the phone is gonna shoot right out of my hand. I have to reposition my hand depending on which part of the phone I need to touch. Coming from an iPhone 5 I'm missing being able to reach any part of the phone with one hand already .

The screen is amazing. I definitely noticed how much better the screen looks from the iPhone 5. I'm just wishing the iPhone 6C 4" rumors were true right about now.

 

[Nasser]

Should I get this case (brown)? Looks sooo good but kinda expensive, what do you think guys?

http://thenoduscollection.com/products/the-access-case-2-for-iphone-portfolio?variant=5005997252

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Nabbed my 6S today. Big jump up from my 5S. I'm actually ever so slightly annoyed at the fact that I can't one-hand my phone effectively anymore. Haha. Can't reach the top left icons without adjusting my hand.

So glad I didn't get the Plus. Would be way too big for me. In both use and storage (pocket, etc)

Very happy so far. And damn if the camera isn't an all star. So happy.

Thrilled too that I painlessly reserved this phone only 7 days ago and walked into the store to pick it up today.

Jumped from the 5S to 6S and I'm extremely happy I didn't go bigger. This size is pretty much perfect and the whole experience is amazingly fast now.

I'm going without a case and I'm worried the camera that juts out the back is going to get damaged -- is this fear unfounded??

 

[dc3k]

Well that was easier than expected. Reserved a phone when they became available not knowing much about how iPhone sales in America work. Just chose AT&T because that's who I have my pay as you go thing with. Showed up expecting to have to sign a contract and whatever. Told the guy I just wanted the phone, no contract. 2 minutes later I was out the door and $819 poorer without a contract. My iPhone 5 is literally falling apart, so I'm glad it went smoothly

Yay?

 

[victreeb3l]

Once you update your 6S to 9.1, you should be able to restore your 6's backup to it. If it's encrypted there's nothing special you need to do, it'll just prompt for the password you encrypted it with when you pick it to restore.

Thanks, yup I just had to get the beta on the new phone.

 

[Nothing1016]

Finally! Had work from 1-7 and phone got dropped off by UPS at 2. The wait has been worth it.

 

[aparisi2274]

hi all,

Picked up a 6s tonight and was looking through some screens and when I went into the Wallet app, I noticed that the cards I had in there were not fitting the screen and were bleeding off the edges as if I had Zoom in or something. This is only happening in Wallet...

Any ideas?

 

[dc3k]

Aaaand I'm stuck on "Updating iCloud Settings"

Neat.

 

[bionic77]

Damn this phone is fast.

I did not expect the jump to be this massive from the 5S.

 

[MRSA]

So my phone won't download apps that were from my previous phone, what do I do? Save me Tebow!

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Damn this phone is fast.

I did not expect the jump to be this massive from the 5S.

Me either. I didn't realize how many minor delays and lags I put up with on the 5S.

Getting close to the point of diminishing returns now

 

[bionic77]

So my phone won't download apps that were from my previous phone, what do I do? Save me Tebow!

Should be in App Store under updates and then purchases.

If not there I have no idea.

 

[eyeball_kid]

So my phone won't download apps that were from my previous phone, what do I do? Save me Tebow!

Do you mean they're all greyed out, or look 'stuck' in dowload mode? Apple's servers are hammered right now and transfer rates are pretty bad. Took forever to download my apps, but eventually they did.

 

[SeanR1221]

Loving the pop and peek features.

I was going to go no case this time but it feels slippery. Might grab the apple leather case

 

[civilstrife]

Me either. I didn't realize how many minor delays and lags I put up with on the 5S.

Getting close to the point of diminishing returns now

The 6S will become slow over time with each new ios update after Iphone7 comes out.

Not trying to be cynical, but it's just reality. By this time 2 years from now, your 6S will likely be almost as slow as your 5S is now.

 

[Chalupa Batman]

I'm curious the battery life I'll get. 6s Plus, Bluetooth always on and paired to an Apple Watch, wifi always on, hey Siri always on, airdrop always on, cellular data on for everything, background app refresh on for everything, backlight at half

Joke post? You'll get like 2 hours and I'm not exaggerating. I accidentally left Bluetooth and AirDrop on after an update (not sure why it turns those on after every update, but I digress) and I was getting 4 hours of usage. I thought my battery was on the fritz, but once I realized what was causing the drain it went back up to 6 hours. You are adding like 5 more drain sources, so 2 hours is a realistic possibility lol.

 

[Zeyphersan]

Joke post? You'll get like 2 hours and I'm not exaggerating. I left Bluetooth and AirDrop accidentally on after an update (not sure why it turns those on after every update, but I digress) and I was getting 4 hours of usage. I thought my battery was on the fritz, but once I realized what was causing the drain it went back up to 6 hours. You are adding like 5 more drain sources, so 2 hours is a realistic possibility lol.

Actually not a joke post. I'm super curious

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

The 6S will become slow over time with each new ios update after Iphone7 comes out.

Not trying to be cynical, but it's just reality. By this time 2 years from now, your 6S will likely be almost as slow as your 5S is now.

My 5S was as fast as the day I got it

 

[civilstrife]

My 5S was as fast as the day I got it

Unless you haven't updated ios in a while, I highly doubt that.

 

[eyeball_kid]

Joke post? You'll get like 2 hours and I'm not exaggerating. I accidentally left Bluetooth and AirDrop on after an update (not sure why it turns those on after every update, but I digress) and I was getting 4 hours of usage. I thought my battery was on the fritz, but once I realized what was causing the drain it went back up to 6 hours. You are adding like 5 more drain sources, so 2 hours is a realistic possibility lol.

On my 5s, with a paired Watch (BTLE on), Airdrop (contacts only), cell data on, brightness about 40%, I typically got about 12-16 hours use on a full charge. That 12 if I was streaming a lot of music over cellular. Now maybe the always-on Hey Siri will be a massive drain, but I'm quite sure Apple has already tested this and felt it wouldn't significantly drain battery (and believe some tech in the 6s optimizes this). So I'd expect similar or better battery rates for the 6S/6S+.

 

[Yaboosh]

Joke post? You'll get like 2 hours and I'm not exaggerating. I accidentally left Bluetooth and AirDrop on after an update (not sure why it turns those on after every update, but I digress) and I was getting 4 hours of usage. I thought my battery was on the fritz, but once I realized what was causing the drain it went back up to 6 hours. You are adding like 5 more drain sources, so 2 hours is a realistic possibility lol.

I have all that crap on and have been getting 7 hours usage on my 6+. I use bluetooth for at least an hour every day, usually more like 1.5 hours. Tons of screen on time.

 

[TharpDaddy]

Sorry if this has already been asked. I'm new to iPhone. Are there any apps that are considered must downloads? 3D touch is really cool!

 

[ZeroX03]

Joke post? You'll get like 2 hours and I'm not exaggerating. I accidentally left Bluetooth and AirDrop on after an update (not sure why it turns those on after every update, but I digress) and I was getting 4 hours of usage. I thought my battery was on the fritz, but once I realized what was causing the drain it went back up to 6 hours. You are adding like 5 more drain sources, so 2 hours is a realistic possibility lol.

You've gotta stop over exaggerating.

 

[Shun]

I swear they better not fucking make me wait till mid October for my 128GB when they told me they would guarantee me it would come in today.

First they tell me it's a combined shipment now they told me the 128GB is in the warehouse waiting to ship by UPS or FedEx and no new shipment number yet.

Man fuck I ordered the minute it was opened for 9/25 it's not my fault it was delayed cause of a reorder fuck up on Verizon's end. Don't give me some first come first serve shit and say you're unsure.

I mean I wouldn't have a problem or complain if I was given accurate information but I keep getting conflicting information and shafted. Tell me it's guaranteed and then it's not anymore.

I'm more frustrated because UPS teased me all day only to troll me the minute I open my package 3 minutes before they stopped delivering for the day.

Man fuck why didn't they call me earlier and confirm my shit today or yesterday so that if there was an issue I could have tried getting one from a local store this morning but that ship has sailed. Give a clear answer, don't give me some it might be here saturday, sunday, whenever shit.

I'm not even a native english speaker and it makes this harder for me dammit.

Playing with the other 6S+ to keep me from being too disappointed. Loving everything about it so far from the color to the feel to how the taptic engine is. Just wish my phone was actually here so I can do it over the weekend rather than waste more time.

 

[MRSA]

Should be in App Store under updates and then purchases.

If not there I have no idea.

I had to delete them all and redownload the ones I remembered that I still use.

 

[Aurizen]

My order been preparing for shipment since yesterday, I have the tracking number..... Anyone on the same boat?

 

[dc3k]

I feel like I'm going to break my screen force touching everything. The initial force is fine, but the forcier force to get things to pop in seems like too much, even with sensitivity at light touch

 

[MRSA]

Have any of the reviews determined if the 6s is more water resistant than the 6?

 

[gimmmick]

Loving the pop and peek features.

I was going to go no case this time but it feels slippery. Might grab the apple leather case

I grabbed this at the apple store today. It feels good and looks amazing on my gold iphone 6s.

http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MKXT2ZM/A/iphone-6s-leather-case-saddle-brown

 

[Red]

Unless you haven't updated ios in a while, I highly doubt that.

My 5s is still blazing fast on 9.0.1

 

[Arlen777]

Love my new 6S+, like it was stated before, i am jealous of all those colors available with white face. It is completely new phone because of all improvements etc but damn it, one thing why it doesnt feel new is bc its same SpaceGrey, so its identical to my 6+

 

[GustyGardens]

I got my phone a few hours ago, and I love it! I couldn't be happier with it.

There is, however, one small annoyance that I'm hoping one of you more seasoned iPhone users can help me out with. Whenever I receive a picture message, it comes in as a Group MMS with me as the recipient.

So, in the From: box, it'll say "(333) 333-3333, John Stamos" The former being my phone number, and the latter being the sender.

Is there any way to fix that issue, without turning off group messages?

 

[Aurizen]

My 5s is still blazing fast on 9.0.1

yeah my iphone 5 is pretty fast still.

 

[Atraveller]

Would apple's silicon case fare better against drops than leather ones?

 

[JORMBO]

I grabbed this at the apple store today. It feels good and looks amazing on my gold iphone 6s.

http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MKXT2ZM/A/iphone-6s-leather-case-saddle-brown

I grabbed that same case today in black.