Victor Marks
In this special episode of the AppleInsider Podcast, Daniel Eran Dilger joins Victor to talk about his experiences now that he's had the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus in his hands for a few days.
AppleInsider editors Daniel Eran Dilger and Victor Marks discuss:
- iPhone 8 and what it's like as an iPhone
- Whether or not it should be thought of as obsoleted by the iPhone X
- Who should buy it, and what's Dan buying?
- What's our thoughts on the Apple Watch LTE early reviews
- A bit of commentary on the changes in Control Center
- and a PSA on how to turn on shared iCloud storage for family accounts
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Show note links:
- iPhone 8 unboxing & fast setup with iOS 11's new Quick Start
- First iPhone 8, Apple Watch Series 3, Apple TV 4K pre-orders arrive, now on sale at international Apple stores
- How to ditch bad Wi-Fi info so Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular has better connectivity
- Apple admits to LTE connection issues with Apple Watch Series 3 review units, says fix coming
- Bluetooth & Wi-Fi can't be fully disabled via iOS 11 Control Center, Apple says
- Video: Everything you need to know about Apple's iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
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6 Comments
Damn You Apple!
... I can think of excellent reasons to buy every single phone that you sell!
Life used to be simple: flip phone or brick?
Excellent, as usual. Really enjoy Daniel's 'historical context.' He brings a lot to the discussion.
Best.
re: control center - When I press those buttons, I expect them to do what they are supposed to do, not some quasi-Apple-idea-of-what-to-do-ala-M$-dancing-paperclip era. If I turn on Airport, the device should not emit or receive any RF signals. If I turn off WiFi, the WiFi chip should be off, same with BT.
I don't use AirDrop or Handoff, and haven't really figured out why I would.... but when the device is in those modes, it's *supposed* to be out of touch with those features, because I've turned them OFF.
This is one of the most ridiculous UI/UX moves I've heard for a while. It's kind of anti-UI. This smacks of Apple now thinking they are smarter than the user, and can decide what they think the user intended to do, instead of what they really wanted to do, and the features start getting in the way. That's why the dancing paperclip is so hated. But, I suppose all the noobs at Apple are not not even old enough to remember.... and they probably haven't bothered to blow the dust off Apple's UI research in decades.