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What's something that you couldn't live without TODAY that you never expected to use back when you first got an iphone? (alien.top)
submitted 2 years ago by [B] to c/apple@hardware.watch
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For me, it would be at least 128 GB (minimum) storage. We were really balling with 16 GB iphones even less than 10 years ago lol.

So my rommmate/best friend has been using an iphone 6 for the last 9 years. 16 GB at that. Just constantly deleting shit all the time or dealing with apps that don't necessarily work anymore properly.

For him, it really just worked so he never bothered to upgrade.

Well, the universe finally intervened today when he visited me at the bar i worked at and later left his phone on the roof and it went flying (we live literally across the street so he was fine to drive) and someone ran over it. The phone surprisingly still works albeit completely bonkers screen but after convincing him to treat himself and move to the actual new age, we went to the apple store.

Homie JUST got an iphone 15 Pro Max today (he got something better than me) and immediately he was caught off guard with the lack of Touch ID and the gestures.

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[–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

When I first got an iPhone it was the iPhone 3G so I guess my answer today would be Apple Music! Or any subscription music service.

Thought I’d be downloading forever lol. First tried Rdio back in like 2012 and instantly fell in love. Took a few years but eventually Spotify and Apple Music made their way into the conversation. 100% couldn’t live without it now. I never wanna have to download music again lol

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    As simple as it is, the reminders app lol. I literally have reminders set for EVERYTHING. I think I’d lose my own head if it wasn’t for the reminders app to remind me to keep it attached 😂

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  • [–] [B] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Is there any way to turn off interactive widgets for the reminder app? I use it all the time but find myself accidentally checking off reminders in the widget

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  • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    I’m not really sure. I don’t have any widgets set up for the reminders app. It will send me a regular notification on my Lock Screen to remind me on the date/time I set to be reminded. If you have a widget set up though, try holding it down and delete it off of your screen?

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    • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    A phone case and screen protector.

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    My first iPhone was a month ago. I don’t know

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    • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Internet speeds over 100mbps, when I was excited back in the day to upgrading and being able to connect to AOL at 2400k. Well, until somebody wanted to use the landline and picked up the extension.

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Apple Watch

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    • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Voiceover, sometimes the largest text size in apps isn’t big enough and I’m lazy at times and don’t want to read.

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Airdrop

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (4 children)

    “Set a timer for 20 min”

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  • [–] [B] 0 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I don’t even have to say timer. “Hey siri 20 minutes” does the trick

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    • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Apple Watch

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Shared shopping lists are a game changer. Wife and I just add stuff when we need to, then whoever is at the store just gets what’s on the list.

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    It’s a small thing, but the ability to auto-fill those pesky sms verification codes. I use this many times a day in my field. I can’t even recall 2-step verification being much of a thing back when I got my first iPhone 5. As of late, Hide My Email has garnered a close second though.

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Weird and basic one but books. I’m an avid reader. Swore I’d never leave traditional books but ended up with a Kindle. Then I swore I’d never leave Kindle… until one night my Kindle went wonky right in the middle of a good part. Had to switch to the Kindle app on my phone to finish it. Never looked back and use my phone to read every day.

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Turn by turn directions

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    [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    A friend of mine 36 yo he is still using iphone 6 until this day and he's making millions a year

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    • [–] [B] 1 point 2 years ago

    Night mode in cameras. Even my Full Frame mirrorless struggles to take non-blurry, non-noisy photos where my iPhone is just having a walk in the park.

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