r/iphone

new iPhone 17 pro js a month old, and I can that the edges on the upper left side are no as round as others

could it be a defect? cause I didn't drop it since I have got it..

Update just hit the App Store for everyone.

wtf is wrong with my...

Today I slept in until 2:30 pm while 3 alarms were going off the whole time, my phone was completely silent no vibrating either. How do I fix this before I get a job?

I wrote my thoughts so I hope you could appreciate that too!

I’ve always known iPhones for their clean, practical design, a form factor that just works and feels premium. If you handed this iPhone to somebody 10 or 12 years ago, they’d immediately say, "Yes, this is an iPhone." The boxy sides, the silver rails, and the clean white back. The fact that it has Ceramic Shield 2 and satin glass on the back is just nice.

Back in the day, iPhones with the home button and fingerprint biometrics were completely practical. Sure, they had bezels, but they were built in a premium, sensible way. You get that exact same feeling with this iPhone. It’s not overwhelmingly large like a Pro Max. It’s not trying to do too much. It’s just practical, and you still get Face ID.

60Hz is fine, don't get it twisted, this is an OLED HDR display with a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio. Yes, it’s 60Hz, and practically speaking, that is more than enough for a smartphone. Obviously, there is a fluidity and lifelike naturalness that comes with 120Hz. However, this is a practical device. It's a phone where your life does not revolve around staring at it, so it doesn't need to be buttery smooth to do its job.

The display itself is gorgeous, and the way the 6.1-inch screen falls snug into the palm of your hand so effortlessly—without being too weighty—is exactly what I’ve always appreciated iPhones for.

Sure, the single 48MP Fusion camera doesn’t have that 0.5x ultrawide, but I never liked or used that anyway. I’ve always wanted to take a picture of what's right in front of me without the distortion of an ultrawide lens. And regarding the telephoto: for somebody who is *very* into their photography and needs 100% clarity on a zoom, yeah, go for that triple camera setup.
But for the practical user? Look at the history. Back when every phone had a single rear camera, the iPhone still took the best shots and the best videos. The balance of the exposure and color is incredibly true to life—it captures what is actually before your eyes without being overly unnatural or over-sharpened.

I’m coming from the Pixel 10 Pro, and this camera honestly takes better photos for me. I don't care about a 5x telephoto zoom if the camera gets the colors and exposure dramatically wrong and over-sharpens everything. This single iPhone camera, processed by the A19 chip's Photonic Engine, just gets it right. We've managed for a long time snapping cherishable memories and posting enjoyable photos to social media with a single lens, and a triple camera setup wouldn't change what this phone fundamentally is and can do.

My favorite iPhone was the iPhone 7, and over the years I’ve had the 12 mini, 13 mini, 15 Pro, 16, and 17 Pro. It had a practical premium build, speakers on the top, fingerprint Home button at the bottom with the display just blends away when it’s off, having water resistance at last, clean practical OS and app design especially Apple Notes, and that simple elegantly put rear camera which was reliable and took good photos and smooth videos, which fits in your pocket and fits in the palm of your hand, it wasn’t too bulky or weighty; it was practical; it was sleek; it was a nice smart phone and what I’ve always known iPhone for.

I found the 17 Pro and 16 to be almost *too* flashy. Features like Camera Control, the Dynamic Island, and 120Hz made it feel like the device was begging me to engage with it more than I needed or wanted to. Unless you're passionate about photography, constantly tweaking exposure etc, Camera Control is just an extra touch-capacitive button along with the other features above trying to make the device overly enticing. I missed the iPhone's roots—a premium, simple, practical tool that was just enough.

Let’s take a moment to appreciate what is actually packed into this 170g, 6.1-inch chassis. A 4000+ mAh Battery. In an efficient 6.1-inch iOS device. That is great. A19 Chip & 8GB RAM, all the capable "smartphoning" you could ever need, with years of security support ahead of it. Action Button and USB-C are just sweet. Better water rating (6m for 30 mins), improved C1X modem for connectivity, MagSafe, Dolby Vision, and on-device ray tracing. A 12MP front camera and Face ID.

Even though this starts at 599 (for 256gb, though I have the 512gb variant) and is the entry model for the 17 lineup, just compare that value for what you’d get now for that price in comparison to the iPhone back then not too differently priced; let’s not get it twisted—this is Apple at its roots.

Honestly, it's just a combination of folks sleeping on it or being insecure about not having a triple camera to show off in the mirror, afraid of looking "cheap” or sum but this device is nothing of that sorts. It’s the classic, premium, practical iPhone we have always known and appreciated, just updated with today’s internals. Gorgeous OLED Ceramic Shield two with anti-glare, classic silver boxy rails, white satin glass back, aerospace-grade aluminum, sapphire crystal lens, and a simple camera that takes amazing shots. This is what the iPhone always was, y'all.

My last post got quite a few responses with great recommendations, so I thought I would do another. What are some apps you find useful or just really like? Here’s some more of mine.

Stash Anything a fairly new app that you can quickly save stuff via share sheet to any folder (either pre installed or created), it’s currently a onetime payment and is one of my favorite new apps.

Just Did is a when did I last do something app to keep track of things. It’s free to use for personal use, has a task pro $2.99 option for cosmetic changes and a spaces feature for sharing between multiple people (members) available for monthly or yearly subscription or a onetime lifetime option.

Speech Central Voice Reader is an app that does text to speech like web pages and more offers CarPlay support so you can listen on the go, and is free to try with a limit set on number of articles and a onetime payment to remove the limit.

Wheneri is a simple tracker for chores and routines so you never forget when it’s time again. The app is currently free and is very easy to use.

Locally AI is a free app that allows you to download and try different AI models on device only, totally private and can be used offline, great app that’s definitely worth having on your device.

Synctasks is a simple clean minimalist reminder app that you can use standalone or sync with Apple Reminders or Notion, it also has very nice widgets and is a onetime payment.

HiFutureSelf is a text based type reminder app to send text to yourself in the future, it’s simple and quick and very easy to use, also free and been maintained for a long time.

Speedometer 55 pro is a GPS app with an insane amount of features that’s been maintained by a great developer for a long time, it’s a onetime payment and definitely worth it.

Remind Me Faster is a companion app to the iOS Reminders app that makes adding reminders quick and easy, onetime payment options and definitely worth it if you rely on Apple Reminders.

News Explorer is a RSS news type app that you can view most anything like YouTube, Reddit and more, great design and has been maintained for a long time plus onetime payment.

Links

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/stash-anything-save-for-later/id6758998468

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/just-did-track-shared-tasks/id6764632480

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speech-central-voice-reader/id1127349155

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wheneri-routine-reminders/id6761155734

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/locally-ai-local-ai-chat/id6741426692

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/synctasks/id6575384261

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hifutureself-future-messenger/id384927725

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/speedometer-55-pro-gps-kit/id530829008

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/remind-me-faster/id985555908

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/news-explorer/id1032668306

I was just wondering where I could get it fixed. It’s just got a cracked screen.

I went down a YouTube rabbit hole this week rewatching old iPhone commercials. I'd forgotten how cinematic some of them are. The Romeo and Juliet Portrait Mode launch, scored to a 1968 Nino Rota cue.

The Hermitage one continuous take that ran 5 hours, 19 minutes, 28 seconds inside the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. Frankie's Holiday at Christmas. The Bella Ramsey "Email Summary" bit last year for Apple Intelligence.

But the one that still gets me is "Thumb." 2012, iPhone 5. Context: Samsung had just released the Galaxy Note. Everyone was racing into 5.5-inch territory and everyone was selling "bigger" like it was a feature. Apple's answer was a 30-second ad of nothing but thumbs landing on the new screen. No specs, just pure condescendingword-play

It's the most condescending ad they ever shot (as far as I remember), and I love it for that. Apple was looking at the industry and going we don't need to do that to sell a phone. Thumb was the flex, and that size was apt (back then)

iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus, did come right after but for those two years of iPhone 5, and 5s, I sent that ad to all my friends who got samsung, and tbh I got an iPhone 5 because of that ad.

Which one stuck with you? If anyone wants to go through the rabbit hole, I pulled everything together here. To go through as many iPhone ads, I could find.

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Thank you for motivating me to buy the 17 pro.. it’s like a new world after using 12 for 6 years.
Will upgrade after 5 years lol

What other secret iOS hacks am I missing ?

ive been using this as my main phoneios 26 beta 2 on se 2020. notice how the dock is off wewwa thought it was pretty intresting