People reply with this anytime this topic comes up but it was never an issue for me. They left the remote sitting right where they used it which is on the couch or 6 inches in front of the tv.

Why did you miss the appointments? They are displayed in the calendar. You can have them displayed in a Home Screen widget. You get the same sound, banner, badge, Lock Screen, and Notification Center notifications in all iOS apps.

Other companies are not relevant. I own an Apple product, not a Google or a Samsung or a Dell product. I expect my hardware and software to work in a certain way. My expectations are based on the product I own, not products that someone else sells.

I went from an SE to a much bigger and much heavier XR. That took maybe a week to adjust. I went from an XR to a slightly smaller and noticeably lighter 12 Pro. That took about a day to adjust.

It didn’t break or crack, and it still works fine? Sounds tough enough to me.

I have zero cases

New iOS versions are very ram intensive. My XR with 3GB ram had no problem with iOS 15 but could barely handle iOS 16 or 17. The 11 or 12 with 4GB aren't much better on iOS 17.

The models with 6GB ram (12 Pro, 13 Pro, all 14 models, 15 non-Pro models) are like a night & day comparison, but I'm sure these won't be enough for future iOS versions. 15 Pro models are the first ones with 8GB ram. You'll probably need that by the time iOS 19 rolls around.

I have no problem hearing the new sound. I think it’s a much bigger deal that you can no longer choose ringtones for alert sounds or alert sounds for ringtones.

I bought my first one in 2012 and replaced it in 2020. I still have several years to go on this one.

I got my first one in 2008 when there weren’t any comparable devices. It does what I need so I’ve never had a reason to get something different.

I’d like to remove both the camera and flashlight icons, and change the swipe gesture from opening the camera to opening App Library.

I’m not sure about “believe in’. They are real. I will just never own one. For me that’s the watch because I don’t wear a watch.

I also have no plans to strap a giant pair of goggles to my head.