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loumazz said:

Mike Wuerthele said:

loumazz said:

I think this is an amazing device.  But I won't be buying it.
Apparently, Apple has tethered it to an iCloud account AND requires two-factor authentication.
I don't have an iPhone attached to me at all times.  In fact, we don't have any in the house.
My iPad may or may not be around when I want to listen to music.
I want to play my music from my Macs on my LAN - and that's it.
But apparently I can't do this.

Apple's insistence on tethering to a personal device and an iCloud account is driving me away from their products.
If they do this with MacOS it will be a sad day indeed.

AirPlay from your Mac. The iPad doesn't need to be around after initial setup.

The initial setup requires 2FA.  I refuse to enable it on any of my devices because I have been stranded for days in the past.

Apple presumes you have an iDevice nearby at all times.  There are other use cases.  

For instance, try reading your iCloud mail using a browser on another person'd device that is linked to iCloud.
It's impossible.  It shouldn't be, but it is.

So you log into iCloud.com on a Mac or Pc and turn 2FA off if you are having an issue and don’t have a device to authenticate. The key with iCloud.com is signing in on an actual browser and not an iOS device. 

 If it’s the case of your phone...restore the phone and set it up and choose to set up iCloud later. Once you are pst this your phone be activated and be able to receive texts, and you can get your authentication code. I figured this out one night when setting a phone up for myself after I restored it.  I almost lost my mind because I couldn’t figure out how the hell I was supposed to get a code sent to a phone that I can’t set up and receive texts on!!   😎

waverboy said:

I still have yet to put iOS 11 on my 6s Plus due to the battery life concerns.  I haven't seen any reports of this issue being substantially and concretely fixed with the incremental updates.

There is no need for you to still be holding off at this point? Update your phone, set up as new. Bring your apps back down, monitor your battery to see if there are any offending apps that are using an unusual amount of battery. There are 2 6s Plus' in my house now that are on 11.2.5 with no such issues. Honestly one of the biggest battery offenders is having background app refresh on. I am not sure why this is a feature, when it's so hard on the battery?  Even the Apple Genius' go to turn it off if you bring your phone in for battery life issues. I am not sure if it is an individual app problem, or an IOS problem, but it sure is annoying and causes issues for folks.

jason98 said:

dws-2 said:

I'm all over this, except no 3D touch is strange. Makes me think that Apple will never make 3D more than it is right now -- a very minor feature.

I think it would be a first time a feature is literaly removed from iPhone. If true, perhaps Apple finally admits something everyone knew already -  3d touch was gimmick. 

This statement tells me you dont use 3D Touch or know all that it can allow you to do. Personally I use it daily and really like it. Pressure on the messages app icon pops up last 3 people that you initiated a text to, or you can start a new message. Pressure on the Safari app icon let’s you go straight to favorites or bookmarks without opening anything.

Pressure on the music app icon lets me search or see the last 4 albums played which I find convenient because the app doesn’t need to be opened.  Biggest one for me is pressure on the settings app takes me directly to Bluetooth, WiFi and battery settings. This type of functionality was a big reason I used to jailbreak. Instead of pressure touches,  it allowed long presses to open things in control center. I think it was called CCSettings or something like that. 

I don’t get folks who don’t use a function because they don’t know what it does,  or simply choose not to use, and swear they can speak for every single user ?  So no not everyone knows or thinks 3D Touch was/is a gimmick. I have to disagree. 

payeco said:

doggone said:

Got pre-cleared for the loan with the upgrade program.  Worked out with models we wanted.  All I had to do was wake up at 12AM to order.  Of course forgot to set the alarm!
Luckily, woke up at 1AM and realized my mistake.  Order placed relatively easily (after a few tries).  Delivery date now Dec 5-11.  
Hopefully Apple will bump up the dates but I can wait.

My question is what’s going to happen next year when the new phone isn’t delayed. People that would have preordered in September this year now have to wait another 3 months before they can upgrade because or pay off the remaining three (of 12) monthsApple didn’t have the phone ready in time?

Wait three months so you have made 12 payments, or pay for the remaining months in September when you want a new phone. I think it's all about 12 payments. Apple will actually allow you to make extra payments and upgrade in 6 months if you want to.