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The iPhone 4 |OT|

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Dreams-Visions said:
you don't talk on your phone much, do you?
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I do and the phone still lasts forever. :D

I am not an expert in cell phones, does any other smartphone have this kind of battery life? I had a Nokia smartphone (a long time ago) that had a decent battery, but it was slow as shit. Apple really got it right with the balance between performance and battery.
 
Tobor said:
:D

@ Charred, Real Racing, IMO. Not only do you get retina popping graphics, but a nice demo of the gyroscope in action as well.
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Bought!

Damn that screen cover Apple has on the iPhone 4 in the box lol. I almost went back to the store because callers were barely audible with it on. I hope real antiglare screen protectors won't have the same effect :/
 
Is it me or when I visit Cnet it is apple iphone 4 or just apple hate central. I tell ya its like they have a new issue with the iphone 4 each week.
 
neojubei said:
Is it me or when I visit Cnet it is apple iphone 4 or just apple hate central. I tell ya its like they have a new issue with the iphone 4 each week.
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www.apple.com/

No negativity, no bad news, no reports about faulty hardware. Only rainbows, horseys, and happy little trees.
 
neojubei said:
Is it me or when I visit Cnet it is apple iphone 4 or just apple hate central. I tell ya its like they have a new issue with the iphone 4 each week.
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double edged sword due to the iPhone's popularity and Apple's clout. the leak got massive press, the WWDC unveiling got massive press, the antenna issue gets massive press.
 
scorcho said:
double edged sword due to the iPhone's popularity and Apple's clout. the leak got massive press, the WWDC unveiling got massive press, the antenna issue gets massive press.
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Oh I guess you didn't see cnet's latest iphone 4 woes.
 
Hey GAF I need your help trying to squash an iPhone 4/Mac bug.

I'm having trouble viewing videos I take with my iPhone 4 on my computer depending upon how I hold my iPhone 4 when recording.

Volume buttons facing DOWN:
http://cl.ly/58b5bd6ee2d2828958c8

Volume buttons facing UP:
http://cl.ly/1ba4d5ef98c29f90cdf3

.. Now if some of you are saying, "What's the difference?" .. this is how I see the "Volume buttons facing UP" video on my computer.

Taping my bugged video with iPhone 4:
http://cl.ly/1Zt4


If ANYONE can spare a minute and download these 3 (10 second) clips I'd greatly appreciate it. The "Volume buttons facing UP" clip is skipping all over the place in Quicktime. Not only that, but it is UPSIDE DOWN in VLC Player.

Is this an iPhone 4 problem or something wrong with my Mac?
 
Anyone else hope they are fixing the goddamn camera when this new update comes? Almost all my indoor pictures have an orange glow to them. Also an option to lock the flash off would be great - taking pictures of my daughter in low light look like shit because by the time it goes off she's already squinting.
 
Ecto311 said:
Also an option to lock the flash off would be great - taking pictures of my daughter in low light look like shit because by the time it goes off she's already squinting.
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You never tapped the "Auto" button to see what options are behind it?
 
Ecto311 said:
Anyone else hope they are fixing the goddamn camera when this new update comes? Almost all my indoor pictures have an orange glow to them. Also an option to lock the flash off would be great - taking pictures of my daughter in low light look like shit because by the time it goes off she's already squinting.
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are you tapping to focus? that also helps set white balance in the picture. you can disable flash by tapping on the upper left and selecting 'off' instead of 'auto'.
 
neojubei said:
Is it me or when I visit Cnet it is apple iphone 4 or just apple hate central. I tell ya its like they have a new issue with the iphone 4 each week.
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C|Net is the most legitimate pro-Apple tech website on internets.

I'm shocked they'd report any story clearly to the detriment of Apple. iDevices get nothing but praise from them typically.
 
Tobor said:
:D

@ Charred, Real Racing, IMO. Not only do you get retina popping graphics, but a nice demo of the gyroscope in action as well.
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Wow, you weren't kidding. Ma retinas :lol . HD doesn't make the game better though but the gyroscope is cool :P

red shoe paul said:
Has the hype died down?
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What Liu Knag said, call your local stores. My anecdote from today: I called 3 AT&T stores in the vicinity and all were sold out. The two Apple stores within reasonable driving distance were also sold out and the email waiting list was quoted at "2-3 weeks". The closest Best Buy however had the 32GB in stock. The 16GB is very popular while the 8GB and 32GB can be had if you ask around.

Manton said:
Marco said:
Unexpected need for more storage on iPhone 4: video recordings.
via Tweetie for Mac
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I ran out of space on my iPhone yesterday after taking a bunch of video. That's never happened before. (Just 16 GB, though.)
via Tweet Library
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Does this mirror your own experiences?


Has anybody picked up a Wide Angle + Macro Lens or Fish Eye Lens to try with the iPhone 4? I expect they'll obstruct the flash but no other shortcomings right?
 
Ecto311 said:
Anyone else hope they are fixing the goddamn camera when this new update comes? Almost all my indoor pictures have an orange glow to them. Also an option to lock the flash off would be great - taking pictures of my daughter in low light look like shit because by the time it goes off she's already squinting.
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I have no orange glow.

If you hit the Auto button it will give you options to control the flash.
 
Vyer said:
I have no orange glow.

If you hit the Auto button it will give you options to control the flash.
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I know there are options but it would be nice to have a hard option to lock it out till I activate it. Sometimes coming from a phone with no flash I forget that it will flash and when it does it it screws up the picture.

I'll try the focus to help the white balance though.
 
Ecto311 said:
I know there are options but it would be nice to have a hard option to lock it out till I activate it. Sometimes coming from a phone with no flash I forget that it will flash and when it does it it screws up the picture.

I'll try the focus to help the white balance though.
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But it does. If you turn it off, it stays off.
 
Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
But it does. If you turn it off, it stays off.
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Maybe my camera is wonkny because if I turn it off then close it when I try and take pictures again it is back on. I'm looking for an always off function.
 
Anyone else have buggy problems with Gmail? Sometimes when I know I have mail in the mailbox, no messages show up. Other times, it says "Inbox(3)" or whatever number, but the messages don't show up at the top of the email list. The way to fix it for me is to reboot the iPhone or toggle on/off the gmail Notes.

It's sort of frustrating, I want this shit to work!
 
Ecto311 said:
Maybe my camera is wonkny because if I turn it off then close it when I try and take pictures again it is back on. I'm looking for an always off function.
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No, mine's the same, it defaults to have the flash on in software. I also wish there was an option to have it set to flash off by default, as the camera does a pretty damn good job in low-light without the flash.
 
Chorazin said:
No, mine's the same, it defaults to have the flash on in software. I also wish there was an option to have it set to flash off by default, as the camera does a pretty damn good job in low-light without the flash.
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Do you guys not leave the camera screen by pressing the home button? The camera works like a program with multitasking for me. It'll even stay on Video if that's the last option I chose.
 
JohngPR said:
Do you guys not leave the camera screen by pressing the home button? The camera works like a program with multitasking for me. It'll even stay on Video if that's the last option I chose.
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Yes, but if you reboot, or use the camera in another app, the options go back to default.
 
Well I haven't been on GAF much recently. Been extremely busy with class. I report with my bumper I am having 0 issues with anything except Nike+, which is absolutely fucked up beyond belief. I can't sync with my shoe sensor at all, and I am pretty pissed.
 
red shoe paul said:
Am I able to just walk in and buy one now? Or is there still huge reserve lists?
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Nope. They're sold out, but I'm in NYC metro area, which is very dense. If you order one from the online Apple store, you should be able to get one in a few weeks.

Edit: Three weeks according to the website.
 
CrankyJay said:
Anyone else have buggy problems with Gmail? Sometimes when I know I have mail in the mailbox, no messages show up. Other times, it says "Inbox(3)" or whatever number, but the messages don't show up at the top of the email list. The way to fix it for me is to reboot the iPhone or toggle on/off the gmail Notes.

It's sort of frustrating, I want this shit to work!
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That's been happening to me, usually the culprit is a bunch of fucked up emails from Dec 31, 1969 that can't be deleted. Very annoying. I need to redo the setup for Exchange and Push anyway, so hopefully that will fix it.
 
red shoe paul said:
Has the hype died down?
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Depends where you are. I picked one up last week after calling AT&T the day they were all supposed to get shipments (29th?) and confirming they had some in stock. If they have them in stock, they will probably go quickly as it was likely a new shipment that just came in but if you can go over right away, you should be in luck. But the store I called was one that not many people know about as it's kind of out of the way for most people but happens to be near my office. In my area, everyone would go to the mall instead because it has Best Buy, Apple, and AT&T stores.
 
X-Frame said:
Hey GAF I need your help trying to squash an iPhone 4/Mac bug. I'm having trouble viewing videos I take with my iPhone 4 on my computer depending upon how I hold my iPhone 4 when recording.
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All the videos play back smoothly on my iMac Core 2 Duo 2.66Mhz. It's your Mac.
 
entrement said:
No one knows. It's currently unavailable. I'm guessing Apple really underestimated demand for that color.
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Your post makes it sound like they made any in white. You can't demand what they haven't supplied. Has anyone heard what the manufacturing problem was?
 
Chorazin said:
Yes, but if you reboot, or use the camera in another app, the options go back to default.
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Ah ok, I get what you mean now. I don't see this as an iPhone issue though. Sounds to me like whatever Apps you are using should read what the default settings are on your phone and use those. *shrugs*
 
Humph, figures I'll need to update my album artworks to larger sizes so they aren't embarrassingly lo res on my lockscreen? What's the best source for album artwork?

I can't find the spellcheck option. I thought it was system wide for iOS4...
 
Charred Greyface said:
I can't find the spellcheck option. I thought it was system wide for iOS4...
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I believe it's built into the Auto-Correction, if I'm not mistaken. So General > Keyboard > Auto-Correction ON should enable it.
 
The_Inquisitor said:
Well I haven't been on GAF much recently. Been extremely busy with class. I report with my bumper I am having 0 issues with anything except Nike+, which is absolutely fucked up beyond belief. I can't sync with my shoe sensor at all, and I am pretty pissed.
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same here, i'm pissed that nike+ is borked. i did get my sensor working though, just google nike+ iphone 4 sensor and there's a fix out there. wish i had a link handy but i'm typng this from my iphone. what really bugs me is that my history is erased and the nike+ tab isn't showing up in itunes which means i can't sync. serious fuck up here apple.
 
_dementia said:
It looks really nice, I'm not surprised by the demand :/
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but there is no demand yet. it's not available for sale. it wasn't even available for pre-order.

right now, it's just delayed due to mfg issues. we can start talking about unfulfilled demand if it comes out and then people start demanding it at a rate disproportionately higher than the black model.
 
Charred Greyface said:
Humph, figures I'll need to update my album artworks to larger sizes so they aren't embarrassingly lo res on my lockscreen? What's the best source for album artwork?

I can't find the spellcheck option. I thought it was system wide for iOS4...
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Amazon has pretty big album art.

Spellcheck is just on, no settings for it.
 
Just called at&t about exchanging my phone for a working one (proximity issues) and they said all exchanges have to go through apple. I thought if I bought it from at&t online that the store could be able to help me out.
 
Ecto311 said:
Just called at&t about exchanging my phone for a working one (proximity issues) and they said all exchanges have to go through apple. I thought if I bought it from at&t online that the store could be able to help me out.
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Has there been any comment from Apple on whether or not the proximity sensor issue is hardware or software related?
 
Finally got mine. Mah retinas and all that. I also had the best experience I've ever had at an Apple Store which I've always hated going to.
 
Suburban_Nooblet said:
Let me call my local At&T store to check out the situation. I'm curious, even though I got one last week.
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Direct quote from my call. "We don't have any in stock but we can order it for you and ship it to your home address"


I guess I got lucky last week with walking in and picking up the 32gb. This is at the AT&T store in Lafayette, IN.
 
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