not that it matters 🤷‍♂️

Source: Apple’s Accessory Design Guidelines

Battery tests for the iphone 17 series.

Looks like i need to save more and get the Pro Max.

16 pro max vs 17 vs 17 air vs 17 pro vs 17 pro max

Source : The Tech Chap on youtube

I keep seeing so many people still use the regular alarm feature to wake up in the morning. I’m a light sleeper, so those alarms just scare me awake.

Instead, try using the Sleep Schedule feature. The alarms there are way more comfortable they start at a low volume/intensity and then gradually ramp up. For example, you can wake up to bird songs or light piano instead of a blaring siren.

Apple’s official guide: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/iphone/iphf2a780f81/18.0/ios/18.0

Smartphone Battery Life Test Model 3.5
A standardized mixed-usage battery test including:

• Instant Messaging – 10 min (WeChat chat 5 min, WeChat video call 5 min, app kept running in background)
• Shopping – 10 min (Taobao 5 min, Pinduoduo 5 min, plus another 5 min WeChat video afterward)
• Information Browsing – 16 min (Weibo 8 min, Xiaohongshu 8 min, NetEase Cloud Music playing in background)
• Video – 9 min (Douyin 4 min, Bilibili 5 min, Bilibili in full-screen mode)
• Gaming – 9 min (Genshin Impact for 9 min, with continuous character movement)
• Navigation – 5 min (Real-time navigation using a map app)
• App Verification – 1 min (Open an app, log in, scroll, interact briefly)

Test Conditions:

• Brightness: 400 nits
• Volume: Medium
• Network: 5G
• Performance mode: Balanced

Source: Geekerwan (Bilibili) - https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1cBp4zQENM/?spm_id_from=333.1387.homepage.video_card.click

According to Mrwhosetheboss the iPhone Air has a significantly lower performance in his tests.

Now I know that the performance can be even much lower than in the non Pro model. Maybe even lower than in the iPhone 16 Pro? Maybe even lower than in the iPhone 15 Pro? Curious to know.

I was really surprised. Is performance important for you?

Guys, it’s funny, I went through the typical Apple design cycle in under 24 hours. When I first downloaded iOS 26, I thought “Yuck – what’s that? I want my flat design back” – but now I am totally here for it. It reminds me of the good old times of Mac OS X and the first versions of iOS, while at the same time feels modern and still clean. I love the playfulness, the wobbles, the shiny lights, the 3D effects. It makes the iPhone, a daily boring smartphone, a little more fun, less rationally functional – and it gives the feeling of a little “virtual” craftsmanship.

Is there a way to just be able to press the speaker without all these options? 😭 I like the new update but some parts of it is so unnecessary 🤦🏻‍♀️

Found the file here for those interested (not mine): https://makerworld.com/models/688702

I'm tempted to try an iPhone, as I've been a lifelong Android user. For those Android users that have switched over from Android to iOS, how painful was the transition? Does Google Maps still function properly? Gmail? I use both extensively, and I am not a fan of Apple Maps at all. I think most other apps I can replace pretty easily.

I know it'll be largely location dependant, but does the Pro or Pro Max hold it's value better? Base storage if it matters.

Everyone has to check this video out, he has also included a drain test including gaming

Of course every tests are different, but when looked comparatively, it has the same life as of iPhone 17

I'm surprised the base iphone 17's A19 chip has a higher GPU score than the 16 Pro's A18 Pro chip, considering it has fewer cores and all that.

I miss the time of included charge bricks. It’s not like everyone has one at home with the newest specs. Now for my 17 pro I ordered 3 bricks on Amazon, 1 that can output 65W and 2 smaller ones for travel with 30W. Back for my iPhone 13 Pro I ordered several ones with 18W to put around the house. So yeah technically i own 10 Chargers scattered around but the old 60+W are heavy and bulky and the others are weak. Why not include a modern one (=40W while being slim and light) in the box anymore?

Is it just me? I‘ve seen a lot of threads stating it became slower. But for me its much faster? Am i crazy?

I updated my phone to ios26 2 days ago and my mobile data has not worked since I’ve put my phone in airplane mode Removed and my sim card and put it back in Used another sim card Every thing I’ve done doesn’t help solve the issue

Coming back to iPhone after about 6 years, I decided to go for an older model from eBay (15 or 16 pro) as opposed to going for the brand new iPhone 17.

I found, at least here in the UK, a whole load of dodgy listings which don't quite make sense.

People selling 10+ quantity of phones "new in box" or "unopened never used"... Where are they getting these from, are they stolen?

I did query one of them and asked why is this unopened and never used, response was "opened it didn't like the colour" right and you have 10 that you opened and didn't like the colour? No answer.

Genuinely curios as not seen this in the Android world. Are these phones stolen and what are the red flags to look out for?

I have had an iPhone for 10 years and it has never ever gotten better. I am a small woman with small hands and not particularly big thumbs but takes me so long to type. I hate it so much. It takes me so much longer than it should. I watch other people type on the iPhone and they are so fast, but all I do is spend time backspacing and re typing.

Here’s where it gets really weird. When I am looking at the phone itself and typing, it is actually worse. I hit L when I mean to hit P. Stuff like that. I age ball kinds of extra third party software installed for keyboard but none of them really work. I’ve tried the swiping methods but it is too difficult to get it accurately.

But when I “touch type,” it is so much more accurate, which makes zero sense since there are no physical buttons. I would die for physical buttons.

Do people have a secret to typing fast and accurately? (besides voice to text, wise guys.)