Byrne Robotics: Bought a New iPhone

The John Byrne Forum
Byrne Robotics > The John Byrne Forum

Topic: Bought a New iPhone

Author

Message

John Byrne
Avatar

Grumpy Old Guy

Joined: 11 May 2005
Posts: 135288

Posted: 21 November 2025 at 4:17pm \| IP Logged \| 1	post reply

Now comes a coupla weeks of figuring my way around all the superfluous new bells and whistles.

Plus, busy, ugly interface.

profile | search

Michael Penn
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 12 April 2006
Location: United States
Posts: 13048

Posted: 21 November 2025 at 4:40pm \| IP Logged \| 2	post reply

I tend to wait out until my iphone no longer becomes truly app-functional to upgrade it, and mostly I just grab an "older-newer" one from my kids and let them get the actual new one.

profile | search

Veli Loponen
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 19 April 2004
Location: Finland
Posts: 81

Posted: 21 November 2025 at 6:34pm \| IP Logged \| 3	post reply

Apple products are good for they are really durable. I've changed my iPhone
only after it has really broken. Same with pads, laptops and iMacs. Before
iPhone I had Samsung phone and it usually lasted only about a year. Same
with computers. Our laptop is from 2013 and is still functional.

profile | search | www e-mail

Richard Stevens
Byrne Robotics Member

Joined: 04 May 2004
Location: United States
Posts: 1981

Posted: 22 November 2025 at 1:05am \| IP Logged \| 4	post reply

If it's a new one with all the glass stuff, try this:

Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > and turn on Reduce Transparency.

It's a little closer to the previous style. Easy to turn back off if you dislike it.

profile | search | www

Paul Gibney
Byrne Robotics Member.
Avatar

Joined: 17 April 2004
Location: Canada
Posts: 1095

Posted: 22 November 2025 at 2:15am \| IP Logged \| 5	post reply

I’ve been considering getting a new iPhone as well as my current one is quite long in the tooth. It’s an iPhone 8 Plus. It doesn’t get the latest updates and the battery life is significantly reduced. That said it still functions and I’m way too cheap to spend that kind of money so I’ll probably hang on a bit. I mostly surf on my iPad anyway.

profile | search

Kevin Brown
Byrne Robotics Member
Avatar

Joined: 31 May 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 9109

Posted: 22 November 2025 at 4:15am \| IP Logged \| 6	post reply

I just recently got a new Samsung android phone (Galaxy S25 Ultra) a few weeks back. I was in desperate need of a new phone, so I splurged. I'm still trying to figure it out the newer functions...

profile | search

If you wish to post a reply to this topic you must first login
If you are not already registered you must first register

Printable version

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum