Alex1N

AI should test their 'tweaked' iPhone X on a range of people other than the original two, and see if it still unlocks.

That would be interesting. I wonder what sort of sample size would be necessary before (or whether) you could shout 'BINGO!'.

mystigo said:

What triggers me is having the power button opposite the volume buttons. I absolutely hate that about the iPhone. My camera roll is full of screenshots because I accidentally registered a click on the volume button while pressing the power button side.

I can't count how many times I have turned the phone off while trying to increase the volume.

+1000. I have been trying to train myself to not turn the voulume down every time that I put the phone to sleep with the power button on my iPhone 7 Plus, but I’d MUCH rather have the power button back on the top edge. I blame Jony Ive for the current shemozzle (like the cylindical strain-inducing ‘strain-reliever’ on all Apple cables. Aaaargh. Idiot(s).)

Bother. Oh well, 6+ years is a good run for a computer, though (iMac mid-2010 bought in 2011 unknowingly before the mid-2011 came out - which is when I joined Appleinsider, so as to avoid such stuff-ups in the future...).

Bloomberg, the crowd that reported that the iPhone X was DoA. Still, interesting IF true.

lolliver said:

Alex1N said:

Interesting article - potentially useful, BUT: my blasted bank here in back-of-beyond Australia (where?) decided to go with Google (we sell you to the nearest bidder)’s GooglePay instead of (or ahead of) ApplePay. Time to seriously consider changing banks, I think. And letting ‘em know why I’ll be moving... Said bank have no doubt chosen Google on account of all the lovely DATA that they can acquire. Bah humbug.

I'm surprised you haven't swapped banks already. I moved to ANZ within a week of them announcing ApplePay support. Aside from the other 3 big banks most banks/credit unions in Australia now support ApplePay. Even Bendigo Bank does now and they were strongly opposed to it in the early days. 

I'd be surprised too if I didn't have a deep distrust of banks in general (vide the current Banking Royal Commission). And my own typical laziness and dislike of major change. As a further piece of procrastination on my part I will contact them and see what their (nabbing) plans are  - but I suspect that the reply will be either "we cannot comment" or "we are never going to support Apple Pay". In which case, ANZ, here I come.