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    January 25, 2018

    iPhone iOS 11.3 helps increase the speed of multitasking on iPhone X

    iOS 11.3 helps increase the speed of multitasking on iPhone X

    Posted: 25 Jan 2018 03:53 AM PST

    iOS 11.3 will allow the sorting of app reviews

    Posted: 25 Jan 2018 08:44 AM PST

    MUCH NEEDED UPDATE FOR MUSIC. In 11.3 Beta, tapping on the name of the song will ask you where do you want to go.

    Posted: 24 Jan 2018 02:26 PM PST

    Nice wallpaper for iphone X

    Posted: 25 Jan 2018 06:42 AM PST

    CARROT⁵’s opinion on Apple HomePod

    Posted: 24 Jan 2018 07:43 PM PST

    SwiftKey updated to support iPhone X with new Nickel X theme. Blends in the 'chin' and is interchangeable with light and dark themes.

    Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:30 AM PST

    I made a video on the iphone x, not my best, but I hope you enjoy it (also, some criticism is welcome!)

    Posted: 25 Jan 2018 05:59 AM PST

    Wasn’t expecting Netflix to still support iOS 6... But they do, time for a glorious 320p watching experience!

    Posted: 24 Jan 2018 05:47 PM PST

    Thou shall save money and buy a proper phone, an iPhone. Want one so bad...

    Posted: 25 Jan 2018 09:22 AM PST

    Thinking of buying a used phone on Gazelle? Don't. It's an absolute nightmare.

    Posted: 24 Jan 2018 09:03 PM PST

    TL;DR: Gazelle's MEID/ESN check does not verify if phones have an outstanding financial obligation. You could buy a phone that checks out with a clean MEID/ESN from Gazelle, but end up with an unusable device that you have to return - because they don't offer exchanges. Their customer support is also incredibly frustrating.

    I thought it was time to upgrade from my iPhone 5S. I use Ting, so I have to buy my phone outright, so I usually just upgrade to a used older model after a new one comes out. The offerings on eBay were looking pretty bad, so I figured it would be less hassle to just go with Gazelle, as I'd heard good things about them and figured I'd have no problems. I was very wrong.

    I ended up settling on a gold 16GB iPhone SE on the Sprint network (which is compatible with Ting), since it was the best bang for the buck and I could reuse my current case. Gazelle had a good deal on one in fair condition and a quick googling showed that their fair condition phones looked better than what my 5S looked like used on eBay, so I pulled the trigger.

    A week goes by. No shipping email. I contact support and discover that my phone didn't pass a second inspection. Because they didn't specifically have a gold iPhone SE in fair condition, it got held up and I was told their system didn't have any way of alerting customers to this problem. I told them they really need to fix that and I was assured they were looking into system upgrades. I was offered a silver iPhone SE in good condition and expedited shipping as a replacement, so I took the offer. It's a two-day wait for the second inspection and the phone is on the way.

    The phone arrives and I immediately notice it's a gold iPhone SE – not the silver one as promised. I figure, no sweat, it's not that big of a deal. But then as soon as I go to activate on Ting, I get a flag that the phone can't be activated for an outstanding financial obligation. I immediately assumed that this is the phone that didn't pass inspection.

    I call Gazelle and explain that they've sent the wrong phone and it has a flagged MEID. At first, customer support tells me the best they can do is refund my money and I buy a new phone. Then I get angry and they pass me off to a senior specialist. All I wanted was a replacement to be sent, but I'm told that their system doesn't allow for replacements and I'd have to return the phone and make a second order. But because it was clearly a mistake on their part, I was offered a 15% discount, expedited shipping, and my refund will process as soon as they see the package has shipped. That seemed like a pretty good deal, especially since the discount could let me get a 32gb iPhone SE for less than the 16gb.

    I order a new phone Friday and it ships that day – oddly not having the two business day delay for a second inspection. I think nothing of it, figuring they bumped it up the queue because of the botched order. I also got frustrated that my 15% discount was something I had to call in to redeem – which took so long that I give up and send a Facebook message, which got it processed in less than 20 minutes. It beat hearing their hold music for any longer… it's a 10-20 second generic jazz riff that plays on repeat and will now be permanently ingrained into my brain.

    Monday afternoon, the phone is here when I get home from work. I open it up and it's in pristine condition. I go to Ting's site for activation... and I get the same message about outstanding financial obligations.

    I call Gazelle, livid with the fact they've made this mistake twice. I get transferred to the same senior specialist. While on hold for a LONG time waiting for the specialist to pick up, I ran the MEID through as many checks as I could find. Most came back saying it was clear, but I noticed that Swappa's check clearly stated there was a financial obligation. In fact, it says clearly "Device is not eligible for resale (financed)," yet, Gazelle still sold it to me.

    The Gazelle senior rep has claims to be surprised that this happened twice in a row, but also has no clue how to fix it. He puts me on hold (jazz riff again… the horror) and claims Sprint told him the phone was deactivated a year ago and should be ready to activate. While talking to him, I go to Sprint's website to run the MEID and find that even Sprint has the activation blocked.

    By now, the senior rep starts to give me attitude – and granted, I was very, very pissed off, but rightfully so, considering this is a pretty major screw up. He tells me that I need to just go to an actual store to activate the phone and it's probably the online activation. He claims he tried to check it on Sprint's site and it wouldn't even load, so clearly it's a problem on their end. I keep emphasizing that, no, it's not Sprint's fault that Gazelle's verification method is apparently flawed and apologize for being angry, but it's a frustrating situation I shouldn't be in with a company who boasts verified used phones for sale.

    Finally, I agree to just call Sprint, because it's clear I'm getting nowhere and I already have my return label. Sprint won't give me any information without a phone number – which makes me sincerely doubt the senior rep's claims about his call with Sprint.

    I call back Gazelle and I'm promised I'll get a call back from the rep, because he is busy with another customer. He never calls back.

    I call Ting, who were very helpful in explaining the issue and why they can't activate the phone. They recommend that I use either Swappa or Glyde, as their MEID/ESN checks for sellers include the outstanding financial obligation. I check Swappa's site and sure enough, it's clearly outlined in their FAQ. Gazelle's FAQ has no mention whatsoever outstanding financial obligations.

    So, I've packed up the Gazelle iPhone SE to get a refund and promptly ordered a 64gb SE from a verified seller on Swappa for a better price.

    Oh, but it continues.

    I figured I'd ask Gazelle for a refund as soon as my return was picked up, as they had offered that for the first order. I called and another senior rep promised it to me, but said that the previous rep I dealt with would handle it "since you worked so well together." A day goes by without a notice of a refund, so I message their Facebook page. I'm told they are processing it today and that it may take 24-48 hours to appear in my account – which is total bullshit, because the last refund showed up in my email and in PayPal immediately.

    Six hours go by and nothing, so I send another message.

    Then, realizing I have plenty of evidence for a potential PayPal claim against them anyway, I decide to go with the tried-and-true method of getting any company to follow through on their promises: I posted publicly about it on Twitter and tagged them.

    A few minutes later, I've been refunded. Ridiculous that it took a public shaming for one of their reps to spend 2 minutes to process a refund. Granted, this was an early refund based on the shipping, but the simple fact that I was promised it would be processed two days in a row and it took me pushing them to actually do it is ridiculous. Had they told me it would be delayed until the device arrives, I would've waited.

    I cannot recommend Gazelle to anyone based on my experience. Gazelle clearly doesn't have proper checks to make sure the phone can be resold. Gazelle doesn't have an order system that can do a basic task like a replacement for a defective device. Gazelle's shipment department will ship out a phone that hasn't passed inspection after they've offered you a device that did. Gazelle's reps will put you on the line with a carrier to try to resolve the problems they made by not doing proper checks before selling a device. Gazelle will drag their feet in issuing refunds.

    It's a terrible experience all around. I can't believe I've bought two phones on eBay and not had a single problem, yet Gazelle managed to screw me over twice within two weeks and when they knew I had enough of their incompetence, they appear to have intentionally forgot to issue my refund. It's the worst experience I've ever had buying anything online… and that's saying a lot.

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    Why is Siri #1 on my battery use when I have it disabled? It’s turned off, but there appear to be a bunch of suggestions or something when I dig deeper into it. Hopefully someone can help me out. I’m on the most recent iOS

    Posted: 24 Jan 2018 08:51 PM PST

    Is this even possible? 512GB upgrade...

    Posted: 25 Jan 2018 07:18 AM PST

    Apple's iOS update brings AirPlay 2 with multi-room playback

    Posted: 25 Jan 2018 08:31 AM PST

    Do not buy Tech21 cases.

    Posted: 25 Jan 2018 12:03 AM PST

    My red iPhone 7 Plus was scratched badly from a mesh Tech21 case. It even has their damn logo scratched into my phone. I thought it was an isolated incident of dirt getting underneath my case and scratching to the anodized aluminum. Live and learn. BUT, today I was inspecting closely my old space gray 6S Plus and it has the same mesh scratch marks from my old Tech21 case! They are so faint you can't see them unless they are under the right light angle which is why I never noticed them. This made me check online for other instances and many reviewers complain of the same thing. Please stay away from them, they are overpriced, low quality and their customer service is atrocious. All their cases have 2-3 stars on the Apple store app, I don't know why Apple still sells this brand.

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    Apple iPhone Xs/Plus probably come with High Capacity L-Shaped Batteries by LG

    Posted: 25 Jan 2018 06:57 AM PST

    Quick Tip: When you take screenshots, you can long-press the images in the PIP to quickly share them, instead of going through the Markup interface.

    Posted: 24 Jan 2018 11:39 AM PST

    Awesome Star/Sky wallpaper, with cool effect when set to lock screen. I thought y’all would enjoy!

    Posted: 24 Jan 2018 08:07 PM PST

    How do fix this emoji keyboard covering the text field?

    Posted: 25 Jan 2018 03:51 AM PST

    New vs 2 yr patina

    Posted: 24 Jan 2018 04:56 PM PST

    iCloud Messages Returns to iOS in First Beta of iOS 11.3

    Posted: 24 Jan 2018 10:30 AM PST

    why iphone is better than others phones?

    Posted: 25 Jan 2018 05:08 AM PST

    why iphone is better than others phones? I am planning to buy iPhone 8 Plus. I just want to know about iPhone features.

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    Insubstantial contributions: The iPhone X’s failure to dominate

    Posted: 25 Jan 2018 06:19 AM PST

    "App Settings" should be the default 3D Touch option on App icon instead of Share App

    Posted: 24 Jan 2018 10:03 AM PST

    Call me paranoid but I'd like to keep the app permissions to minimum and disable camera, location, microphone for apps unless I need them.

    I've been doing the same for WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger after the video of Facebook showing ads based on possible audio recording when the app is in background. So I enable these permission only when I'm about to make a call, but going to Setting apps every single time is a multi-step process.

    It'd be a lot better if the "App Settings" 3D shortcut is the default option instead of "Share App" option, I'm not sure if anyone has ever used the latter.

    edit: word

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