I have an XR that has about a 1 inch long coverage of dead pixels. Im using it right now.

Am i better off having it repaired (i want to retain tru tone) or replacing the phone at this point?

I have been using iMovie and never had a problem with heads being cut. We’re you using AirPlay or did you save the video to something that then connected to your TV?

I am serious. Definitely not clueless or funny.

I'm sorry, where did I say "you just have to wait?"

Eyes are overrated. /s

Update with a plot twist: Went to the store to try out both 13 and 13pm. The huge size of the pro max was an instant turn off. I didnt notice huge difference in panels either.

Red iPhone 13 here I come!

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When mine finally bites the dust I plan on doing something like this. We still use it daily as an office phone for running apps.

This was the first phone I purchased while working for Apple, and the most memorable launch!

Not sure if serious/clueless or being funny…

You, by saying "you just have to wait" which is weong as you can just swipe left in all browsers and most (if not all common) apps

Who is saving this money? Utility companies?

My local phone shop will do it within a few hours. The official Apple partner was next day (but depends on how much else they have to do).

What phone? 13 pro? Saw this once a week with that phone starting at the end of iOS 15 and through the betas. Haven't seen it on my 14 pro.

Just an eyeroll.

It just amazes me how many oblivious people in the world will lock up their valuables but not take even the slightest bit of precaution with the portable computer with all their personal info that they constantly carry around.

“OMG SOMEONE TOOK MY PHONE AND SOMEHOW CRACKED MY CODE! Those dastardly geniuses somehow figured out my/my kid’s four digit birth month and year!”

Agreed, how many lashings do I get sir?

“Created”? These are all over Etsy. Same font and everything

Awesome thanks so much

Simple solution to all of this: have a long passcode, and never enter it when you’re not in private or can’t cover part of the phone with your hand.

This is such an overblown non-issue.

Another goofball

I use iOS and I rarely if ever see those spam text messages, same with my wife. However we also use third party apps to cut down the phone and text message spam, and they do help quite a lot.

As Tainted said above, Android and iOS users both get these spam texts so it doesn’t matter which operating system or text messaging service you use, iMessage, RCS, SMS, WhatsApp, etc., they all get spam.

If you’re getting that much spam then you need to see where you’ve shared your phone number. Is it part of your email signature? Your cellular carrier can share it unless you tell them not too in your account settings, same with your ISP and Amazon. Google DOES and WILL sell your phone number unless you specifically tell them not to in your Google, Gmail, and Android settings. Were any of the businesses or stores you deal with part of a data breach? That’s another way spammers get your phone number and email address. Did you click on a link in a email or text that you later found suspicious?

Did you put your phone number on Facebook, Messenger, or Instagram? If so you’re screwed. Take it off ASAP.

Per Krebs and other cybersecurity experts, if you’re getting more than 3 spam text messages a week than your phone number was sold or shared without your permission, is part of your email signature, or part of a data breach. Per those same experts, only way to stop them is to keep blocking them on your phone and reporting them, or change your phone number.

Also per Krebs and the US Department of Homeland Security and the FCC, RCS is currently the number one target of SMS scammers, and relies entirely on filters used by individual cellular carriers for protection; with even Google admitting RCS is a spam sieve. Ok I’m

Oh, you and your cellular carrier are ultimately responsible for blocking spam text messages, not Apple or Google.

There are so many ways for spammers to get your personal information that have NOTHING to do with Apple, iMessage, or RCS, so stop blaming them for it.

I agree about Carplay. It's terrible compared to Android Auto. I can't even get Google Maps or Waze to work reliably on Carplay. Surprisingly, Siri actually works very well with Youtube Music on Carplay.

For an end user the solution is multi factor authentication every time you want to use your phone. It already exists as an option on some privacy/security focussed Android custom builds, usually using an NFC tag, or by having to use both a PIN/password plus biometrics.

It's not very convenient so the vast majority of people wouldn't use it.

For corporately managed devices mobile device management solutions exist which can prevent the user from doing certain things, or from having access to certain things so there's more security there to protect corporate data and access to remote resources, but this isn't something most end users will have the knowledge or money to implement, and again, it's not very convenient due to the limitations.

That’s when I carried you.

dumb reference to footprints in the sand poem 🤪

Yeah that's fair its like getting a new car every 2 or 3 years. I have always gotten a new phone because the one I was using was failing. I dont know if that's a result of buying budget phones my whole life. Since I've been with Samsung and other android phones mh whole life I'd like something different. The only phone that could get me to stay with Samsung is the s22 as its a smaller phone. Otherwise I would be looking to get the iPhone 13mini

IPhone 13 or IPhone 15?

I'm a teenage guy, obviously don't have the most insane financial situation, and I wanted to switch from my Samsung Galaxy A52 (the vibration motor also broke, LOL). So the situation here is:

1- I'm skipping the 14 completely, as I am well aware of the lack of changes to justify a generational jump 2- I adore the green IPhone 13 (silly, I know) 3- Not planning on getting any Pro/Pro Max variants 4- Type C probably won't be standardized until a few years after the 15 comes out, as basically all IPhone users have a lightning cable

Help me make a choice! I KNOW my conditions seem unclear so please feel free to comment or recommend, thank you:)