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What phone are you using these days?
- Thread starter Gopherbassist
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I somewhat reluctantly moved from Samsung Android to iPhone 16. Some of the things Apple does make me crazy (moving files between an iPhone and PC is an incredible PITA and should be legally actionable) but overall it's a good phone and performs well.
Apple lets you do transfer files with the free Apple Devices app in the Windows Store. But Windows has its own functionality. You can also just use a cable, like a caveman. Admittedly, it's much easier to transfer between iOS and macOS with the built-in AirDrop functionality.
Galaxy S20. But that's only because my previous Galaxy S7 had an unfortunate mountain biking accident which left the screen completely disabled.
Aside from a tax write-off for my business, I have no desire to get anything new. Except I am reduced to wireless charging most of the time due to a very finicky USB-C port that I reserve for emergency use.
Aside from a tax write-off for my business, I have no desire to get anything new. Except I am reduced to wireless charging most of the time due to a very finicky USB-C port that I reserve for emergency use.
I just got a new iPhone 16e witch is a budget model. Upgraded from the XR that I've had since 2018 or so. Single camera and a slightly downgraded chip compared to the pro models but it's good enough for me. Coincided with my switch from Verizon to mint mobile.
That got me thinking, and you're absolutely right. So yesterday I went ahead and bought a new phone — the OnePlus Nord 5.
It’s a mid‑range device and cost me 379 euros (about $444). It has 512 GB of storage and a bigger screen than my old one — 6.83" compared to the Nokia’s 6".
Obviously haven’t used it much yet, but I’m happy so far. I was also pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to switch from my old phone — it just asked if I wanted to bring over my settings and everything, and then it copied pretty much the whole setup. I listen to Spotify on my way to work with my Sony WH‑1000XM3s, and pairing them with the new phone was super quick and painless.
Since I think you're technically inclined (if I recall correctly) a service called SyncThing is your friend. It's open source, runs on your home network, and has been forked under different names for different platforms: SyncThing for Windows and Linux, SyncThing Fork for Android, and SyncPlane for iOS.
I'd been using it for sync'ing my sheet music files at home between a NAS running Linux, and an Android tablet. Recently I got an iPad as a gift from my employer for good behavior, and am using SyncPlane.
Yeah, I've watched people try to deal with files on iOS. The idea is that the apps own your files. That's supposed to be more "intuitive" and feature rich, but... no thanks. And having them in the "cloud" is a neat idea until you get to a venue where there's no wi-fi.
My wife has a newer iPhone and I don't like it. Who's the bonehead that came up with the idea of needing to switch screens while texting to find the punctuation marks?
I know, first world problems.....
Not to mention their 'stupid' dictionary that can't learn new words, no matter how many times you use them.
iPhone 17Pro. Just moved up from the 15 Pro. The 15Pro was on ios 26 so there isn't a ton new but the camera rocks. Ye plan I'm on is new phine wbery couple of years for $35 activation. Of course then there is a new case, screen and lens protection.
I prefer the introperability of the MacOS and IOS platforms. I went through ios dev school (Stanford On Line and Pragmatic Programmers) after the iPad 1 came out. Some dev's find Apples rather rigorous app approval process heavy handed. It makes embedding malware in an app much harder for those inclined to do so. Perhas I drank the kool aide but hey, it's the kool aide I drank
I prefer the introperability of the MacOS and IOS platforms. I went through ios dev school (Stanford On Line and Pragmatic Programmers) after the iPad 1 came out. Some dev's find Apples rather rigorous app approval process heavy handed. It makes embedding malware in an app much harder for those inclined to do so. Perhas I drank the kool aide but hey, it's the kool aide I drank
Funny you mention that, an hour ago my wife was texting and half the words that used to come up automatically and/or spell check themselves don't anymore and she was getting frustrated.
Maybe Apple figures more people use the "talk to text" option so they've cut back on common sense programming?
iPhone 15. Most of our wireless stuff works best with Apple.Google sent me an email that in their infinite wisdom they've decided to nerf both the charge speed and battery capacity of my phone, a Pixel 6a. This is my excited face
This happened to coincide with a sale on Google phones at my phone provider. This is my unsuspicious face
I took tha bait and ordered a new Pixel 9, with a myriad of new AI "features" which I assume I will promptly disable when I receive the phone in a couple days.
I planned to use my current phone for several more years because I spent what was, for me, a lot of money on it. This time I spent even more money, but should hopefully be getting a lot more phone out of it and again, hopefully, several years of service life.
But there goes all my gear money for the month.
What are you on these days? How was your upgrade experience?
Many thanks - I will check this out. (And, yes, although I'm an old fart I'm the tech resource for my family and others...not all of us over 60 are tech averse.) Moving photos between my phone and PC is an INCREDIBLE PAIN right now. I usually have to two-step everything through Dropbox.
EDIT: Neither Syncthing nor Syncplane appear in the Apple App Store.. A search for Syncplane turns up no apps or software by that name.
The Syncthing website does show a "MacOS application bundle." I guess I could access it from my phone using a browser and see if it would load on the iPhone, but I'll watch for your comments before doing so.
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I may be on the verge of running into the same problem. I had already gotten all of my files sync'd between the iPad and the NAS, so I thought I was doing great. But I just installed ForScore on the advice of my kids, and I may be learning that it has its own idea about how it wants to deal with files. In fact I can't figure out for the life of me how to import files into it. I'll have the kids train me. But it does seem like the Apple ecosystem is hostile to the idea of you having agency over your files, whereas I'm hostile to the opposite idea.
Either you own your technology, or your technology owns you.
LOL, that's because I was wrong.
It's Synctrain.
I played around with ForScore last night, and also downloaded a free trial version of MobileSheet's that's full featured but limited to 8 songs. Here's something I think I've learned about iOS. They make it very hard for apps to directly share data with one another. For instance, Synctrain cannot "see" the file directories where ForScore and MobileSheets keep their files.
You can move files in between apps manually using the "share" feature of most apps, which I've learned is a little box with an arrow pointing upward. And of course you can automatically back up your files into iCloud, which is owned by Apple, who woulda guessed.
Needless to say this is infuriating. If you talk to any normal person about this, it's clear that you're the problem, for wanting to have agency over your technology. It's interesting to observe the social customs that have evolved around technology. If I were a sociologist, it would be a fascinating area of study.
Thanks, I've installed Syncthing on the PC and Synctrain on the phone, and I'll see if I'm good enough to make them work.
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