Re:Apple tells suppliers to produce 10% fewer new iPhones
by scarface74 on Wednesday January 09, 2019 @08:07AM
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I purposefully chose the iPhone 8 because it is the latest phone that has Touch ID instead of Face ID. The hardware changes are it’s of course faster and has a better camera but that’s about it. The software experience would be about the same.
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Re:Apple tells suppliers to produce 10% fewer new iPhones
by piyush_soni on Thursday January 10, 2019 @02:44AM
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I am not sure. If you agree with Steve Jobs, you shouldn't be separating Hardware from Software. Can you do hands free 'Hey Siri' on the iPhone 5S? That's a critical 'Software' functionality for me that's been working since the original Moto X (2013), or Nexus 6 (2014).
Re:Apple tells suppliers to produce 10% fewer new iPhones
by scarface74 on Thursday January 10, 2019 @07:41AM
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Yes if it is plugged in.
https://ios.gadgethacks.com/how-to/siri-101-use-hey-siri-han...
The only time thst I need to be able to activate Siri hands free is when I am driving. Even my cheap car has Bluetooth with a button on the steering wheel that activates it. It’s much more reliable than Hey Siri for me.
Re:Apple tells suppliers to produce 10% fewer new iPhones
by piyush_soni on Thursday January 10, 2019 @08:48AM
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That's the point, most of the day you're not plugged in. I know it works when plugged in, but the Android phones that I named and later ones in their series) work without being plugged in.
And yes, you use Siri hands free so rarely because it doesn't work (as you acknowledged). That's not the case with Google Assistant which works really great for most people - and I use it extensively (almost all day) - both with my phone and Google Home.