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Sylvurphlame t1_iufup9o wrote

Reply to Some questions on iPhone as never had one. by Educatingthomas

  1. It is renewable at the monthly rate if you do so before the AppleCare+ expires. You can see you coverage expiration in Settings > General > About. Also in the Support and Apple Store apps. You cannot buy AppleCare+ after the initial warranty expires. You must purchase the one-time two year or monthly plan within 60 days of sale. It’s more a limited or indefinite iPhone insurance than a “we’d like to talk to you about your phone’s extended warranty” thing.
  2. You’re changing to an entirely different OS. There are lots of things to know. You’d have to be more specific. If you’re using the Apple app for transferring data off your android device, carve out a little time to play with it and be prepared to let it transfer data overnight. Preferably when you don’t have to be at work the next day in case you need to trouble shoot.
  3. You can use any Bluetooth wireless headphones with any iPhone. Wired headphones will need to be Apple’s own Lightning EarPods or use a Lightning to 3.5 mm jack adapter.
  4. Apple will replace the battery if battery health rating drops below a certain threshold. I believe this is free while under warranty or at a reduced price if out of warranty but within AppleCare+ coverage. I’m unfamiliar with the specifics as I’ve only ever replaced a battery at reduced rate via AppleCare+ after the two-year mark.
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Sylvurphlame t1_iufk39y wrote

Reply to comment by lgparagon in Dynamic island's behaves contrary to logic by Teulis

To me the DI seems more aligned with a (persistent) Notification Banner so the interaction model makes sense. But I can understand how others might see it differently. However I agree with the current logic of treating it like a banner or control center item.

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Sylvurphlame t1_it4h16i wrote

Reply to comment by ItsAConspiracy in The End of Moore’s Law: Silicon computer chips are nearing the limit of their processing capacity. But is this necessarily an issue? Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies by CPHfuturesstudies

> As for phones, I have an iPhone 6s and my girlfriend has a 13, and they’re not all that different.

To an extent, I that’s because software developers have to account for people having older phones. Apps don’t fully utilize the performance capability of smartphones because they have to assume somebody has a three or four year old device.

Also, I kind feel like if you’re not noticing a difference between an iPhone 6S and a 13, either you just don’t ask much of your phone or your girlfriend is severely underutilizing hers. :)

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Sylvurphlame t1_isis7ih wrote

Reply to comment by BiPoLaRadiation in When it's said 99.9% of human DNA is the same in all humans, is this referring to only coding DNA or both coding and non-coding DNA combined? by PeanutSalsa

The way my biology professor explained it, assuming I recall correctly after decades, is that it takes most of the DNA just to make a functional life from of any sort of complexity. So the amount the separates species, or individuals within a species is relatively small. But important.

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