While I still think removing 3.5mm jacks is dumb for the various reasons stated in this thread, assuming this becomes the standard (or a standard?), at what point do headphones just get manufactured with USB C jacks? Does this resolve some complaints?
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BroloBroseidonLord of the BroceanRegistered Userregular
You'd have to change it on all your other devices - tablets, gaming handhelds, pcs, DACs, stereo equipment
I would imagine there is a significant amount of people (me included) who would miss the ability to charge my phone AND listen to music at the same time.
While I still think removing 3.5mm jacks is dumb for the various reasons stated in this thread, assuming this becomes the standard (or a standard?), at what point do headphones just get manufactured with USB C jacks? Does this resolve some complaints?
While I still think removing 3.5mm jacks is dumb for the various reasons stated in this thread, assuming this becomes the standard (or a standard?), at what point do headphones just get manufactured with USB C jacks? Does this resolve some complaints?
lolapple
i wish i wasn't locked into this stupid ecosystem
Then... Don't be? I mean, you're the consumer. Secretly you have all the power in this relationship.
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BroloBroseidonLord of the BroceanRegistered Userregular
While I still think removing 3.5mm jacks is dumb for the various reasons stated in this thread, assuming this becomes the standard (or a standard?), at what point do headphones just get manufactured with USB C jacks? Does this resolve some complaints?
lolapple
i wish i wasn't locked into this stupid ecosystem
Then... Don't be? I mean, you're the consumer. Secretly you have all the power in this relationship.
eh, if this shit is plugged into a work account, or you have a bunch of iOS exclusive apps that you rely on, it can be really difficult to switch your device
I would imagine there is a significant amount of people (me included) who would miss the ability to charge my phone AND listen to music at the same time.
I think wireless charging solves that issue, and if Apple had waited to remove the jack until they could do wireless charging it would have went over better. Not great, but better.
I could also see usb-c becoming the standard, modern pcs already have the port and newer mobile hardware wouldn't have too much trouble switching over. Anything desk based could get away with a breakout box.
Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
This is a dumb question. How do I turn off the automatic signature my apple watch adds when I respond to an email. It adds "sent from my apple watch" and that is like the dumbest brag.
Also I totally responded to a teacher on my watch and that was cool.
This is a dumb question. How do I turn off the automatic signature my apple watch adds when I respond to an email. It adds "sent from my apple watch" and that is like the dumbest brag.
Also I totally responded to a teacher on my watch and that was cool.
In the Watch app on your iPhone, there are Mail settings. You can change the signature Mail uses for messages sent from the watch there.
I responded to an email with my apple watch for the first time in history today because the touchscreen of my phone has completely died, and that signature was really handy for letting them know why I replied with nothing but a thumbs up emoji.
Related news: my Apple Watch will only take dictation in French and is prejudiced against Quebecois accents.
I think I might get her a gift subscription to Spotify or Google play music?
Which would be more convenient I wonder... She likes classic rock mostly.
Does the car's entertainment system have apps? A lot of newer cars have screens in the center console and can run their own apps on it, so it might have a Spotify or Google Play app built into it already. Using that would probably be a better user experience than Bluetooth streaming from her phone.
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Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
I responded to an email with my apple watch for the first time in history today because the touchscreen of my phone has completely died, and that signature was really handy for letting them know why I replied with nothing but a thumbs up emoji.
Related news: my Apple Watch will only take dictation in French and is prejudiced against Quebecois accents.
I used the little scribble thing on mine. It only works for incredibly short messages. I need to figure out if I can add canned responses like, "That book is on the way."
I think I might get her a gift subscription to Spotify or Google play music?
Which would be more convenient I wonder... She likes classic rock mostly.
Does the car's entertainment system have apps? A lot of newer cars have screens in the center console and can run their own apps on it, so it might have a Spotify or Google Play app built into it already. Using that would probably be a better user experience than Bluetooth streaming from her phone.
I dunno yet. I'll have to get a look at it first. I'll probably have to help her get used to it if it does.
It is a 2017 Jetta I guess. It has a backup camera satellite radio and Bluetooth is all I know so far.
I responded to an email with my apple watch for the first time in history today because the touchscreen of my phone has completely died, and that signature was really handy for letting them know why I replied with nothing but a thumbs up emoji.
Related news: my Apple Watch will only take dictation in French and is prejudiced against Quebecois accents.
I used the little scribble thing on mine. It only works for incredibly short messages. I need to figure out if I can add canned responses like, "That book is on the way."
That'd be super handy on a watch. My phone I think can do that with texts if I reject a call. But it'd be nice to do from my wrist.
I responded to an email with my apple watch for the first time in history today because the touchscreen of my phone has completely died, and that signature was really handy for letting them know why I replied with nothing but a thumbs up emoji.
Related news: my Apple Watch will only take dictation in French and is prejudiced against Quebecois accents.
I used the little scribble thing on mine. It only works for incredibly short messages. I need to figure out if I can add canned responses like, "That book is on the way."
Yeah, you can edit the canned responses in the Messages settings in Watch app on your phone. The UI is kind of strange. You'd think it be a re-orderable list with a + button, but it's this weird thing where you have to type over existing entries.
I loved my Apple Watch much more once I figured out how to do this. I found dictating replies to be annoying, but got all my usual replies onto, I can answer about 85% of my texts with a button press on my watch.
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Librarian's ghostLibrarian, Ghostbuster, and TimSporkRegistered Userregular
I responded to an email with my apple watch for the first time in history today because the touchscreen of my phone has completely died, and that signature was really handy for letting them know why I replied with nothing but a thumbs up emoji.
Related news: my Apple Watch will only take dictation in French and is prejudiced against Quebecois accents.
I used the little scribble thing on mine. It only works for incredibly short messages. I need to figure out if I can add canned responses like, "That book is on the way."
Yeah, you can edit the canned responses in the Messages settings in Watch app on your phone. The UI is kind of strange. You'd think it be a re-orderable list with a + button, but it's this weird thing where you have to type over existing entries.
I loved my Apple Watch much more once I figured out how to do this. I found dictating replies to be annoying, but got all my usual replies onto, I can answer about 85% of my texts with a button press on my watch.
I think I might get her a gift subscription to Spotify or Google play music?
Which would be more convenient I wonder... She likes classic rock mostly.
Google play music is the superior product, from my experience.
Same catalog, excellent randomization/radio algorithm, and simple offline download mode. For $15/mo you can put 5 other people on your account, so they (and you) get the ad free music with downloads, and YouTube red (also a must have if you watch more than 30 minutes of YouTube a week).
I think I might get her a gift subscription to Spotify or Google play music?
Which would be more convenient I wonder... She likes classic rock mostly.
Google play music is the superior product, from my experience.
Same catalog, excellent randomization/radio algorithm, and simple offline download mode. For $15/mo you can put 5 other people on your account, so they (and you) get the ad free music with downloads, and YouTube red (also a must have if you watch more than 30 minutes of YouTube a week).
Yeah I use it myself. I just don't know if it is the best choice for an older person.
Though I didn't know about that family plan thing. I might actually do that.
I think I might get her a gift subscription to Spotify or Google play music?
Which would be more convenient I wonder... She likes classic rock mostly.
Does the car's entertainment system have apps? A lot of newer cars have screens in the center console and can run their own apps on it, so it might have a Spotify or Google Play app built into it already. Using that would probably be a better user experience than Bluetooth streaming from her phone.
I've never used a car UI that was user friendly. They are by and large garbage UI. Hopefully her new car has Android Auto.
Opera is great. They added automatic unit conversion (highlight something like 100 lbs and it'll show the conversion to kg, works with a bunch of different units and currency too) and yeah there are probably extensions that would do the same thing but it's baked in!
I think I might get her a gift subscription to Spotify or Google play music?
Which would be more convenient I wonder... She likes classic rock mostly.
Does the car's entertainment system have apps? A lot of newer cars have screens in the center console and can run their own apps on it, so it might have a Spotify or Google Play app built into it already. Using that would probably be a better user experience than Bluetooth streaming from her phone.
I've never used a car UI that was user friendly. They are by and large garbage UI. Hopefully her new car has Android Auto.
YMMV, I guess. Android Auto is certainly nice, but even the rather more primitive touchscreen system in my brother's Toyota pickup truck has a perfectly serviceable Pandora app.
Opera is great. They added automatic unit conversion (highlight something like 100 lbs and it'll show the conversion to kg, works with a bunch of different units and currency too) and yeah there are probably extensions that would do the same thing but it's baked in!
Three and a half hours of train commute a day. Bluetooth music streaming and internet/games. My phone is still at around 40% battery by bed time. Even if I forget to charge the headphones overnight, I still get through two days.
Everyone's use case is different, and some people are pickier than others. And the endless combination of phones and headphones are going to have different results.
Maybe Google and Apple exerting some influence is a good thing. But I'm an unabashed Bluetooth lover. (Note: I am not telling people to suck it up over lack of 3.5mm jack. If you need a jack, buy a phone with a jack.)
What phone do you have that lasts that long?
Moto Z Play and JLab Epic 2 headphones.
And personally, if I'm listening to music for more than a couple of hours at a time, I'm going to be using an over-the-ear headset that gets 10+ hours, easily.
Do the Apple Watch owners in here like'em? I've been looking at getting one for a while
The non-fitness stuff is good but not life changing. Like Baroque and Roll said, messages (and phone calls) to your wrist are very convenient. It's a super convenient kitchen timer, too. It's also really great if you constantly misplace your phone in your own home. >.>
For me, though, its essential feature is fitness tracking. My Apple Watch and my HealthKit scale really help me stay consistent with my exercise routine and fitness goals.
I think I might get her a gift subscription to Spotify or Google play music?
Which would be more convenient I wonder... She likes classic rock mostly.
Google play music is the superior product, from my experience.
Same catalog, excellent randomization/radio algorithm, and simple offline download mode. For $15/mo you can put 5 other people on your account, so they (and you) get the ad free music with downloads, and YouTube red (also a must have if you watch more than 30 minutes of YouTube a week).
Plus you can upload your existing music collection and stream it from anywhere, which is great if you have a large collection of obscure things that were released on vinyl once in 1980.
My iphone 6 something was getting slow and the battery was getting shit, so I bought a new 64gb 8 today. So far is is essentially identical, except not slow. The non-button home button is throwing me off, but that's minor.
I did learn that prepaid phone plans (tmobile anyways) are not eligible for the iphone upgrade program. TMYK.
End is saying that if you change the analog port of a DAC to USBc or whatever then it's not a DAC anymore and rather a DDC. And that kinda defeats the whole purpose of the device.
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I would imagine there is a significant amount of people (me included) who would miss the ability to charge my phone AND listen to music at the same time.
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lolapple
i wish i wasn't locked into this stupid ecosystem
Shit when downhill after 10.4
Then... Don't be? I mean, you're the consumer. Secretly you have all the power in this relationship.
eh, if this shit is plugged into a work account, or you have a bunch of iOS exclusive apps that you rely on, it can be really difficult to switch your device
I think wireless charging solves that issue, and if Apple had waited to remove the jack until they could do wireless charging it would have went over better. Not great, but better.
I could also see usb-c becoming the standard, modern pcs already have the port and newer mobile hardware wouldn't have too much trouble switching over. Anything desk based could get away with a breakout box.
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Also I totally responded to a teacher on my watch and that was cool.
In the Watch app on your iPhone, there are Mail settings. You can change the signature Mail uses for messages sent from the watch there.
Related news: my Apple Watch will only take dictation in French and is prejudiced against Quebecois accents.
I think I might get her a gift subscription to Spotify or Google play music?
Which would be more convenient I wonder... She likes classic rock mostly.
Does the car's entertainment system have apps? A lot of newer cars have screens in the center console and can run their own apps on it, so it might have a Spotify or Google Play app built into it already. Using that would probably be a better user experience than Bluetooth streaming from her phone.
I used the little scribble thing on mine. It only works for incredibly short messages. I need to figure out if I can add canned responses like, "That book is on the way."
I dunno yet. I'll have to get a look at it first. I'll probably have to help her get used to it if it does.
It is a 2017 Jetta I guess. It has a backup camera satellite radio and Bluetooth is all I know so far.
That'd be super handy on a watch. My phone I think can do that with texts if I reject a call. But it'd be nice to do from my wrist.
I wonder how much an android watch would be?
Yeah, you can edit the canned responses in the Messages settings in Watch app on your phone. The UI is kind of strange. You'd think it be a re-orderable list with a + button, but it's this weird thing where you have to type over existing entries.
I loved my Apple Watch much more once I figured out how to do this. I found dictating replies to be annoying, but got all my usual replies onto, I can answer about 85% of my texts with a button press on my watch.
I figured it out! Yay!
Google play music is the superior product, from my experience.
Same catalog, excellent randomization/radio algorithm, and simple offline download mode. For $15/mo you can put 5 other people on your account, so they (and you) get the ad free music with downloads, and YouTube red (also a must have if you watch more than 30 minutes of YouTube a week).
Yeah I use it myself. I just don't know if it is the best choice for an older person.
Though I didn't know about that family plan thing. I might actually do that.
I've never used a car UI that was user friendly. They are by and large garbage UI. Hopefully her new car has Android Auto.
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YMMV, I guess. Android Auto is certainly nice, but even the rather more primitive touchscreen system in my brother's Toyota pickup truck has a perfectly serviceable Pandora app.
Doesn't recognize a hogshead. :P
Moto Z Play and JLab Epic 2 headphones.
And personally, if I'm listening to music for more than a couple of hours at a time, I'm going to be using an over-the-ear headset that gets 10+ hours, easily.
Love mine. Apple Pay is convenient, messages on my wrist are convenient, fitness tracking is super useful, etc.
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The non-fitness stuff is good but not life changing. Like Baroque and Roll said, messages (and phone calls) to your wrist are very convenient. It's a super convenient kitchen timer, too. It's also really great if you constantly misplace your phone in your own home. >.>
For me, though, its essential feature is fitness tracking. My Apple Watch and my HealthKit scale really help me stay consistent with my exercise routine and fitness goals.
Plus you can upload your existing music collection and stream it from anywhere, which is great if you have a large collection of obscure things that were released on vinyl once in 1980.
I did learn that prepaid phone plans (tmobile anyways) are not eligible for the iphone upgrade program. TMYK.
I don't even know what a DAC changing even means...like the whole point is to spit out analog, but usb is kinda definitely digital?
End is saying that if you change the analog port of a DAC to USBc or whatever then it's not a DAC anymore and rather a DDC. And that kinda defeats the whole purpose of the device.
Yeah, if you're using a DAC + Amp especially