ihatescreennames

I’m finding ApplePay is accepted at more and more places, frequently without the retailers knowledge. Just in the last month or so I discovered the dry cleaner about a mile away and a small diner that serves breakfast and lunch accept it, both unknowingly. 

There are several local places that I frequent that take ApplePay and typically I can go out without having to carry around my wallet. And I live in rural western Massachusetts, not in a city by any means. 

Edit: I just remembered, at that diner when using ApplePay I do not need to sign the receipt, but when using my credit card for a similar amount at the same place I did need to sign. So, another little time saver. 

By the way, the Wayfair app’s ARkit functionality is a joke. I’m not even sure they’re using ARkit. My wife shops Wayfair all the time so I tried her app last night. All it does is overlay the item on the camera view. It doesn’t determine where the floor is, the item is just a 2D picture that can be scaled. Once the camera starts to move the item retains its position on the screen, not in the room. Just goofy. 

mike1 said:

felix01 said:

My biggest hope is that this isn't a doorstop in 18 months like the iPod Hi-Fi unit. That was one of Apple's big flops, and an expensive one. 

How was the HiFi a doorstop? It was a speaker. If it worked and still works and you still enjoy listening to it, what difference does it make if Apple stopped making it after 18 months? It even had an aux-in so it wasn't even obsoleted when Apple replaced the 30-pin with Lightning.

A friend of mine still uses his on a daily basis and it sounds great. He loves the iPod HiFi. So, yeah, it’s discontinuation didn’t make his unit no longer work. That’s just an odd comment. 

Roger_Fingas said:

ihatescreennames said:

saarek said:

An example, to turn up the heating she just says "Alexa, turn up the heating to 19 Degrees" and its done. None of this "Hey Siri", wait 3 seconds and then give an instruction bullshit. 

I don’t understand the “wait 3 seconds...” part of your comment. When I adjust my heat I say, “Hey Siri, set my basement heat to 70 degrees.” and Siri replies fairly quickly with “I set the heat in the basement to 70. Stay warm!” or something along those lines. No waiting 3 seconds, I just say what I want done. 

I’ve noticed several times that my devices react to a command almost instantly and all I’m waiting for is Siri’s reply, which is by far the less important part. 

A little observation here - the problem is that Siri often doesn't audibly/visibly acknowledge that it's heard you for a few seconds. Yes, you can just speak the entire command and be understood, much of the time.

And there is a lot of confusion around that as well. I think, in part, because if you invoke Siri by pressing a button then you DO need to wait for the tones. But when using “Hey, Siri” you DO NOT. 

Interestingly/confusingly, I have a friend how has an Echo, an Apple Watch and an iPhone. She has no difficulty using Alexa on the Echo and no issue using Siri on her Watch. But when she’s using her iPhone it’s a big mess. First, she’ll press a button and start talking without waiting for the tones. When that doesn’t work she’ll press the button but wait too long so Siri times out. Then she’ll “Hey, Siri” and hear the tones but not say anything. It’s bizarre. She texts from her Watch all the time using Siri but when she attempts to from her iPhone she can’t even though the “Hey, Siri” process is the same. It’s like she has a mental blocker when it comes to using the iPhone. 

tzeshan said:

I still wish Toyota can implement wireless CarPlay rather than wired. There are a lot nuisance with wired CarPlay. Overtime you entered into the car you need to pull out iPhone from pocket and plug in a wire. 
My question is does CarPlay not requiring FaceID every time you use it? 

CarPlay does not require Face ID.  I seem to remember authorizing CarPlay use without unlocking the first time I used my iPhone X.  Now I just plug in my phone and go, everything works as expected.

“Loose” means the opposite of “tight”. The word you should be using is “lose”, as in “lose customers”. 

I love CarPlay, it’s is definitely something I look for when getting a new car. It’s rather surprising to me that it took this long for Toyota to add it.