I could use some help This is my 3rd overall trying apple(and 2nd with iPhone 6+) and I have to say my experience has been mixed.
Coming from Windows Phone, I ironically seem to enjoy Microsoft services better on iPhone than Windows Phone and I got to enjoy some apps in their full states. I love the FFC but hate the overall Camera App(I prefer Lumia Camera app with all its features)
On the other hand, between Siri being abysmal, I hate the keyboard(Stock & third party) and there are other things that annoy me.
Could use some help...
1. Custom Ringtones-
How do you make them? I more or less figured it out but I had to use this website, trim it down, save it as an iPhone format, then sync iPhone with iTunes.
I tried to download this app called Ringtone maker, I trimmed it in app but it said something about needing iTunes.
So do I really need to use iTunes? Is there no way around this? I am used to own Windows Phone, just using the app, trimming the song and hitting save and having my ringtone saved in the settings area.
2. ITunes store
Let me say first I LOVE TOUCH ID. It is so fun. I sometimes just lock my phone just to unlock it again
And I love the fact I can use it in the iTunes store(and I discovered I can use many different fingers).
That being said.....What bugs me about the iTunes store is that it constantly asks me to input my password. I get that it is done for security reasons but it is annoying.
-If the phone restarts apparently instead it reverts back to password input instead of touch ID
-It doesn't always ask for my password on every app I install. Which annoys me....While annoying that it asks more than once, I'd prefer it to be consistent. it seems for every 2-3 apps I download, the next time I download it'll not ask the password and the pattern continues.
Is there a setting to turn off pass requirement? Again, I am used to on Windows Phone just hitting install and going on about my business without much care. No need to install passwords EVERYTIME I go into the store. I could see if these were paid apps I was downloading, these are all free.
3. Safari
Safari is not bad....but I may be in the majority but I miss IE lol.
That being said, some things about safari bug me. Is there a way to make it open up sites in their desktop views instead of mobile view? That being said, I didn't like it at first but safari is growing to annoy me less.
I'd probably enjoy safari IF apple had a Windows version that syncs with my computer.
Is there no firefox app? I know there is on Android but I couldn't find one in the App store.....I refuse to use Chrome. I don't like google. So I more or less just tolerate Safari.
4. Battery Life
I am going to guess that this is because I have apps running in the background, but the battery life on my iPhone 6+ is awful. I fully charged the phone and within an hour my battery life had gone down 13%
That kind of bugged me. It's definitely obvious I am going to make major adjustments to apps because I noticed just now as typing this, there were still apps that were open that I opened 12 hours ago lol. I am not used to that. I am used to Windows Phone handling the battery management better and not having to assist/hand hold it but having to constantly close apps all the time(one of the reasons I dislike Android)
It really isn't a question for number 4 so much as just a complaint lol.
5. Twitter Overload
Okay this baffled me. I installed the twitter app on my phone....and it literally bugged me to the point of no return with an overboard of notifications. I am fairly popular on twitter and I love getting retweets and mentions.
However, I disliked the fact that I was getting notifications of tweets people were making in general(especially spam or nonsensical posters). It was annoying and I couldn't find a way to turn it off. So I decided to turn ALL notifications off period.
The settings are weird...in the settings there are literally two different settings menus for Twitter. Any twitter users can help out?
6. icloud
Maybe I am just missing it but I have the icloud app on my Surface Tablet(Windows). I thought if I just copied images into the file folder icloud photos, that they'd show up there. However any images I copied never show up in my phone.
How exactly do I move images from my PC to get on my iPhone or is this another case of iTunes being needed?
7. Speaking of cloud
I use Onedrive.....how exactly can I send via SMS or email images or videos or documents that I have in my onedrive account. I honestly don't think(if I stick with iPhone) icloud will work for me. Seems a bit convoluted personally.
What I do love
-I am not a fan of iTunes on the desktop but the music app on the phone itself is beautiful and lovely and I enjoy using it
-Touch ID is amazing. While it is not something I am dying for and a bit gimmicky imo, it's a fun gimmick
-to be only 1.2 megapixels, that FFC is pretty good. Like my Lumia had the same 1.2 or 1.3 megapixels yet my FFC pics are very low quality lol
-This is going to sound silly, but I love that IOS shows you all attachments you've sent to someone via text message. It really is convenient. My friends and I or my boyfriend and I are constantly sending pics and I am so used to scrolling up through long messages to find images.
Coming from Windows Phone, I ironically seem to enjoy Microsoft services better on iPhone than Windows Phone and I got to enjoy some apps in their full states. I love the FFC but hate the overall Camera App(I prefer Lumia Camera app with all its features)
On the other hand, between Siri being abysmal, I hate the keyboard(Stock & third party) and there are other things that annoy me.
Could use some help...
1. Custom Ringtones-
How do you make them? I more or less figured it out but I had to use this website, trim it down, save it as an iPhone format, then sync iPhone with iTunes.
I tried to download this app called Ringtone maker, I trimmed it in app but it said something about needing iTunes.
So do I really need to use iTunes? Is there no way around this? I am used to own Windows Phone, just using the app, trimming the song and hitting save and having my ringtone saved in the settings area.
2. ITunes store
Let me say first I LOVE TOUCH ID. It is so fun. I sometimes just lock my phone just to unlock it again
And I love the fact I can use it in the iTunes store(and I discovered I can use many different fingers).
That being said.....What bugs me about the iTunes store is that it constantly asks me to input my password. I get that it is done for security reasons but it is annoying.
-If the phone restarts apparently instead it reverts back to password input instead of touch ID
-It doesn't always ask for my password on every app I install. Which annoys me....While annoying that it asks more than once, I'd prefer it to be consistent. it seems for every 2-3 apps I download, the next time I download it'll not ask the password and the pattern continues.
Is there a setting to turn off pass requirement? Again, I am used to on Windows Phone just hitting install and going on about my business without much care. No need to install passwords EVERYTIME I go into the store. I could see if these were paid apps I was downloading, these are all free.
3. Safari
Safari is not bad....but I may be in the majority but I miss IE lol.
That being said, some things about safari bug me. Is there a way to make it open up sites in their desktop views instead of mobile view? That being said, I didn't like it at first but safari is growing to annoy me less.
I'd probably enjoy safari IF apple had a Windows version that syncs with my computer.
Is there no firefox app? I know there is on Android but I couldn't find one in the App store.....I refuse to use Chrome. I don't like google. So I more or less just tolerate Safari.
4. Battery Life
I am going to guess that this is because I have apps running in the background, but the battery life on my iPhone 6+ is awful. I fully charged the phone and within an hour my battery life had gone down 13%
That kind of bugged me. It's definitely obvious I am going to make major adjustments to apps because I noticed just now as typing this, there were still apps that were open that I opened 12 hours ago lol. I am not used to that. I am used to Windows Phone handling the battery management better and not having to assist/hand hold it but having to constantly close apps all the time(one of the reasons I dislike Android)
It really isn't a question for number 4 so much as just a complaint lol.
5. Twitter Overload
Okay this baffled me. I installed the twitter app on my phone....and it literally bugged me to the point of no return with an overboard of notifications. I am fairly popular on twitter and I love getting retweets and mentions.
However, I disliked the fact that I was getting notifications of tweets people were making in general(especially spam or nonsensical posters). It was annoying and I couldn't find a way to turn it off. So I decided to turn ALL notifications off period.
The settings are weird...in the settings there are literally two different settings menus for Twitter. Any twitter users can help out?
6. icloud
Maybe I am just missing it but I have the icloud app on my Surface Tablet(Windows). I thought if I just copied images into the file folder icloud photos, that they'd show up there. However any images I copied never show up in my phone.
How exactly do I move images from my PC to get on my iPhone or is this another case of iTunes being needed?
7. Speaking of cloud
I use Onedrive.....how exactly can I send via SMS or email images or videos or documents that I have in my onedrive account. I honestly don't think(if I stick with iPhone) icloud will work for me. Seems a bit convoluted personally.
What I do love
-I am not a fan of iTunes on the desktop but the music app on the phone itself is beautiful and lovely and I enjoy using it
-Touch ID is amazing. While it is not something I am dying for and a bit gimmicky imo, it's a fun gimmick
-to be only 1.2 megapixels, that FFC is pretty good. Like my Lumia had the same 1.2 or 1.3 megapixels yet my FFC pics are very low quality lol
-This is going to sound silly, but I love that IOS shows you all attachments you've sent to someone via text message. It really is convenient. My friends and I or my boyfriend and I are constantly sending pics and I am so used to scrolling up through long messages to find images.