Doesn’t the iPhone have a built-in VPN?

Wouldn’t like it at all.

If I do the apple upgrade program am I saving money for the next phone or would I pay the difference?

If I pay $47/mo for the iPhone 14 pro when it comes time to upgrade in the program would I continue paying that same monthly amount but get a new phone? Or would they increase the monthly cost after I hit the 12 months and upgrade to account for a new model?

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If you just pay $47 a month and get the new phone it seems like you'd save but wasn't sure where the price difference or amount left to pay ended up if you upgrade halfway through that 2 year pay period

Is it worth getting? Thoughts?

Alright, I’ll get it replaced at some point soon in that case. Pretty sure it’s been sealed since early 2015.

Despite iPhone 14 Pro having bigger camera, it's worth it, it's the same size of base iPhone 14 too.

Turn on Private Relay.

I’m willng to wager that OP would have saved money long-term with one Apple-done battery replacement than the multiple they’ve had.

I’ve been using AdGuard with AdGuard VPN for a couple years now (I think) across all my Apple devices and it works like a charm.

Blocks search ads, YouTube ads, ads on websites, has DNS protection, and VPN.

Business and personal , I run a business and when it comes to attaching my number to banks or something, I definitely am not going to give out my business number as my authentication factor

iPhone SE battery is known to be very short, especially the 2016 one, newer ones aren't much better. I'd try for an iPhone 13 mini if you still want a small phone, but don't expect battery to be great.

apple wont do that since the mini and plus models didnt really sell that good. the plus is just like $100 cheaper than the pro and the miniis too small for most users.

In my experience it does not.

Also mous has a lifetime warranty on their products so if you have any issues they will send you a new one

Apple cases aren’t protective shockproof cases by any means , they have been really bad over the past couple of years as they fit badly so they pop off from impact and screen or the side of the phone gets damaged and you can see that here on Reddit as a lot of people posted about this issue , I use the mous limitless 4.0 and it’s the best case I’ve had so far , it’s my first time using a mous case and the quality and fit and finish is honestly better than any case I’ve used yet , so I do recommend mous cases if you want to protect your phone from drops and having a case that looks premium and will last until you upgrade your phone

I’m in that exact same situation… :) Sometimes, that is, but still annoying.

Yeah one home country sim that I use when traveling and one for the US

I linked a Mous case to a few others in the comments. Have you used Apple cases and would you say they aren't protective enough? Trying to gauge the perception

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I can’t afford apple to replace my battery for my phone and I don’t think they even have the battery for it anymore. So a 3rd party solution would be better and cheaper than apple. But if you’re giving to “Rando McRanderson” to reinstall the battery. You risk getting your phone damaged in general. I would recommend taking it to a professional repair shop or at least a reputable repair shop for this type of repair. The risk of damage is minimal and if something goes wrong with the phone after the repair was made and not there before, you can tell them about the problem and see if they did it. In OP’s case, he has to take it to a phone guru because I suspect his board is damaged and apple won’t do anything about it.

No

Looking for a small smartphone, thinking about a refurbished iPhone SE 2016 (1st gen)

Hey all!

I'm currently using an Android phone, specifically a Xiaomi Mi Mix 3; the problem is that I usually have to recharge it at least twice a day with normal usage (for example, from 9am to 8pm, with 2 hours of screen time, it arrives at 20% of battery remaining), without considering that it's laggy and buggy. Lately, I've noticed that I'm using the phone just for messaging on WhatsApp or Telegram and sometimes reading articles or emails; I don't use social media, but I want to reduce my time on YouTube.

For these reasons, I'm considering switching to a lighter phone, like the iPhone SE 1st gen. I know it runs iOS 15 and won't get software updates in the future, but it has the form factor and the characteristics I want from a phone (including NFC for contactless payments).

I'm only afraid about the battery. Considering what I said above, and that I usually make an average of 4 hours of audio recording every day, do you think it would be a good daily driver? Is it worth buying a refurbished one for 105€ (about 110$)?

Thanks for your help

That’s a lot of words for “Have Apple replace your battery instead of having Rando McRanderson do it.”

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Fair enough. iOS is certainly different!

Yes I've replaced phone batteries at this place with several older phones without any problems. And I've always used nonapple batteries because it was cheaper and they have always worked perfectly fine until now.