I’m using a black case so my opinion probably isn’t useful there, but I always tell people for cases your best bet is to look up reviews on YouTube so you can see what they actually look like versus marketing images. And get better in depth reviews on the different types.

I guess it was a bit too early to force the eSIM change. Some carriers still don't have good support for it. I heard some carriers offer dual support, in the sense that you can use both the physical sim and the eSIM and so not worry about swapping. In my case, I was able to make the change online, and the QR was delivered to my email, although I had to wait 12 hours for activation and was restricted for another 12 hours as a security measure. It can be frustrating.

Applecare

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Messages

Put your Android prototype onto eBay, maybe you can earn money for buying several iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Very similar experience coming from a Pixel in September. Some spam texts were starting to get through googles filters earlier this year (all male enhancement spam texts). But before that it was perfect.

I've been using the report junk feature on iOS and have had a pretty similar experience, it has slowly cut down on the amount of spam texts. Definitely a lot better than when I got the phone. For spam calls, T-mobile offers an app called Scam Shield that will block known spammers and send other annoying calls to voice mail automatically. I think other carriers offer similar apps if your not on T-mobile, highly recommend looking into them.

Sorry dog :(

ATT can’t do the QR code on the website? That’s wild

I only downloaded 7 apps in 2022:

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• Actions - this gives extra options in the Shortcuts app. It has been very useful for me.
• Activity Tracker - sole purpose of this was to get a Lock Screen widget showing how many miles I walked for the day.
• MusicBox - this lets me use the share sheet from Apple Music to save albums I want to listen to later.
• Fenix - this is a third party app for Twitter. I like it on the phone but don't like it on the iPad or Mac. I prefer the Tweetdeck website on those.
• Overcast - This is a podcast app. I downloaded it after reading about it, then deleted it because I don't really listen to podcasts.
• Calculi - This was a calculator app for my iPad. It was perfect when I downloaded it, then just a few weeks later the developer updated it to add banner ads to the top of the screen and to change the button layout to always show a bunch of scientific keys instead of just the basic functions. I deleted it.
• Calculator Plus - This is what I downloaded after deleting Calculi.

My most used apps as always were Apollo, Marvis Pro, MultiTimer.

Yep, thanks for this tip. I had it turned on for a bit but ultimately wasn’t a fan of the shotgun approach. I missed calls I was expecting from companies/businesses I was trying to schedule appts with and it was kind of a hassle trying to call them back.

Maybe the solution is to turn filtering back on during election season! Haha.

Though I agree, I am afraid this is not key point of the post.

So sorry to hear that 😭😭😭 -- just got my 13 Pro last week so this screams that I should buy Applecare.

How did it happen? Phone fall down the stairs?

I believe it sends a report to your cellular provider. This is great because many people didn’t know they could report spam texts to their provider before.

I can’t get into Apollo, you have to pay for it to post…rip-off.

same

My most used was Apple Music, safari and apollo. So.. those are my favorite i guess

Wait... I don't see this. Is this for messages or email?

I do stream 90% of the time. But sometimes I don’t always get the best coverage

ya i don’t get how ppl need so much memory? i have the 11 pro at 64gb and still doing well 3 years later. like 10k pictures, 1k songs, plenty of apps. where tf does ur memory go?

• Apollo for Reddit
• Retouch and Snapseed for photo editing

Not that you have it, that you have it in the most accessible part of your phone

It works like shit. Saves words capitalized, changes words with accents (if different keyboard enabled). Horrible. Hope there's a fix.

ApolloMasterRace!!!!!

What if I want a huge phone with no features?

What if I want a huge phone with X features and not Y features?

What if I want a small phone with X, Y, and Z features?

What if I want a… (insert random iphone configuration)?

… I think you get the point.. we could have a million different iPhone models and go more and more granular with the features to satisfy everyone, or Apple could simplify their line-up so new customers aren’t inundated by 20 different models with names like Pro, Pro max, plus, mini, etc.. it turns into a slippery slope of more and more names that will just get more confusing as more options are added.

I think sticking to a small selection of 3 - 4 models would serve them better. Include the more premium options on the standard size and pro max model, but give the pro max slightly more since it is the flagship of the lineup with the biggest battery.