Apple iPhone news

[AuTX Buckeye]

Question for folks who have been using Iphones for a while. My wife filled up her Iphone and i'm looking for a method of removing all the photos onto the computer for backup. I've done the "iTunes backup" and I've browsed and copied all the files I could find via the windows explore. I know dropbox/google drive/icloud, but she has 15GB of photos and movies (about 1300) so cloud solution isn't feasible quite yet as selecting 1300 files is a pain. Just want to make sure I've gotten a couple of copies before I tell her she can wipe and and start over.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

Not an iPhone guru but in other cases.. when you plug your phone into your computer... the phone becomes an external drive... and you can move files between the two accordingly

 

[AuTX Buckeye]

Not an iPhone guru but in other cases.. when you plug your phone into your computer... the phone becomes an external drive... and you can move files between the two accordingly

Thanks, Yeah, did that.. Not sure, Apple likes to hide things and not make things too easy.

 

[fanaticbuckeye]

If you plug into a Mac, they transfer to iPhoto. Into a Windows, the phone is recognized as an external hard drive...

Import Photos

Import photos in Windows 8
Import photos and video from your device to your PC:

1. Connect your iOS device to your computer.
2. Move the cursor to the upper-right corner and click the magnifying glass icon.
3. Type Computer and press Return.
4. Right-click the logo for your device and click "Import pictures and videos."
5. Click More Options.
6. Click the Browse button next to the "Import images to" field and choose where to import your Camera Roll's photos. By default, these will import to the My Pictures folder.
7. Select "Delete files from device after importing."
   • If you delete photos after you import them, you can reduce the size of your Camera Roll and improve backup and restore times.
   • If you wish to import the photos to other computers, don't select this option.
   • If you don't want Windows to delete photos from your camera on subsequent imports, deselect this option when you're finished.
8. After setting your import options, click OK to dismiss the window.
9. Click Import.
10. After the import is complete, Windows will display your photos.
    
    

If some of your photos didn't import from your device's Camera Roll, you can either copy the photos to your computer using Windows Explorer or import the photos using software such as Windows Live Photo Gallery or Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or later.

Copy the photos to your computer using Windows Explorer:

1. Connect the iOS device to the computer.
2. Move the cursor to the upper-right corner.
3. Click the magnifying glass icon.
4. Type Computer and press Return.
5. Double-click the logo for the device to browse its folders.
6. Go to [iOS device]\Internal Storage\DCIM\100APPLE.
7. Copy the content in this folder to your computer.
8. Disconnect your device.
9. Open the Camera Roll and delete the photos you imported.

To copy the photos to your computer using Windows Live Photo Gallery or Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 or later, see the documentation for that application.

For more information about transferring media from your device to a PC using Windows 8, see this Microsoft article.

 

[NJ-Buckeye]

FWIW .. many iPhone users have seen HUGE spikes in their data usage...
some have attributed it to iPhone 5; most the new op sys ios6

From my homework, seems the issue is.. with the OS when your iPhone goes dark it disconnects access to WiFi
and there are numerous apps like iTunes and iCloud that constantly are attempting to sync all thru the day
and with no WiFi cell will do so via your phone carrier, thus the huge data spikes... often happening at weird hours like 5 or 6 am
when most folks are not awake so when you look at usage you don't know whats happening cuz you're asleep when spikes occur

Some folks have resorted to shutting their phones off to prevent this... some apps have a setting to only sync when WiFi access
but most users see this as a major OS flaw and lawsuits are being filed.. your carriers don't care cuz they're making out like bandits

 

[AuTX Buckeye]

FWIW .. many iPhone users have seen HUGE spikes in their data usage...
some have attributed it to iPhone 5; most the new op sys ios6

From my homework, seems the issue is.. with the OS when your iPhone goes dark it disconnects access to WiFi
and there are numerous apps like iTunes and iCloud that constantly are attempting to sync all thru the day
and with no WiFi cell will do so via your phone carrier, thus the huge data spikes... often happening at weird hours like 5 or 6 am
when most folks are not awake so when you look at usage you don't know whats happening cuz you're asleep when spikes occur

Some folks have resorted to shutting their phones off to prevent this... some apps have a setting to only sync when WiFi access
but most users see this as a major OS flaw and lawsuits are being filed.. your carriers don't care cuz they're making out like bandits

I've also heard about recent data spikes due to the Facebook App. It is set to autoplay videos which will eat through your data plan

 

[MD Buckeye]

I've also heard about recent data spikes due to the Facebook App. It is set to autoplay videos which will eat through your data plan

Removing the Facebook app from my phone a couple weeks ago was one of the best decisions I've ever made....for multiple reasons.

 

[buxfan4life]

I have a 5s and have not seen the spike. But, I am OCD about shutting any/all apps down before I lock out the phone. I don't do the "constant updates" features on any apps, and have the iCloud/iTunes/Email sync set to every 30 mins. Never had a FB account/app, and don't do any of that (anti-)social media BS.

In fact, the latest update to the iOS actually increased my battery life. Go figure.

 

[Dryden]

Yeah. I may have to get one of these ... even before the iPhone 6.

 

[AuTX Buckeye]

I'm considering switch from Android to Iphone mainly because the only decent Android phones are huge... slightly disappointed that my HTC One (2013) has a better resolution (not screen) than the Iphone 6... was hoping for something closer to 1080.....

 

[Dryden]

I'm really interested in the financial particulars of ApplePay. What's Apple's cut of becoming a credit card payment processor with 200m devices already installed?

This could be huge for Apple's long term earnings (stock price). Transaction processing fees are another perpetual revenue stream that might quickly dwarf everything else they already do.

 

[jlb1705]

Yeah. I may have to get one of these ... even before the iPhone 6.

Looks slick, but doesn't appeal to me yet. There doesn't seem to be any substantial functionality that I can't already do on my phone. When it comes to what I'd rather wear I can't see myself choosing one of these over my current Seiko.

I'll be getting one of the new iPhones though. I'm on a 4S with a dying battery and due for an upgrade.

 

[Bucknut24]

not sure why people would want to spend $350 on that thing

 

[Bucknut24]

I'm considering switch from Android to Iphone mainly because the only decent Android phones are huge... slightly disappointed that my HTC One (2013) has a better resolution (not screen) than the Iphone 6... was hoping for something closer to 1080.....

Check out the Moto X

the blind faith people don't want to hear this (not saying it's people on here) but Apple is behind on the technology with phones

 

[Dryden]

Looks slick, but doesn't appeal to me yet. There doesn't seem to be any substantial functionality that I can't already do on my phone. When it comes to what I'd rather wear I can't see myself choosing one of these over my current Seiko.

I'll be getting one of the new iPhones though. I'm on a 4S with a dying battery and due for an upgrade.

The bio data is what interests me. I'm turned off by the lack of integrated GPS though, since that means it doesn't cut ties with having to carry the iPhone for RunKeeper.

I'm in the same boat on the phone. I've still got a 4 that is woefully inadequate for playing any modern apps that require more horsepower, and it looks like I'll be locked out of the upgrade path on iOS 8 too. I was holding off on the upgrade to a 5 because I was waiting for today's reveal (I've always stayed one gen behind so I can get the phones for ~$49 or $99), but the 6 plus the watch next year seem juicy enough that I may go skip the 5 now and just get the iPhone 6.