Art Meets Technology by Mads Peitersen (via waxy)
llllostandffffound asked:
It seems you are pretty unhappy with your iPhone4 experience thus far. If you did decide to ditch it for another phone what would that phone be?
While it’s true that I’m unhappy with parts of my iPhone 4 experience (specifically dropping calls and the proximity sensor), it is otherwise one of the best products Apple has ever made. I keep describing the iPhone 4 to people as the “best and worst phone I’ve ever owned,” which is very true. The industrial design, the way it feels in your hand, et cetera—it’s gorgeous. And the screen has made nearly every other screen on earth look like shit.
If I had to switch to another phone, I would go with an Android device, but I’ve had a Nexus One for a long time now and I couldn’t use it daily if only because I would miss all the amazing apps I use on my iPhone that aren’t available on the Android platform.
It is obviously saying something that I would rather continue to use my iPhone 4 even with these frustrations than switch to any other device. And it doesn’t hurt that I make my living from building applications for iOS.
While in LA this week, I dropped at least 50% of my phone calls. While at home, I drop at least 25% of my calls. My proximity sensor turns my screen on and off throughout calls, which activates the hidden features I like to call Putting People on Mute Accidentally™ and Touching the End Button In the Middle of Client Calls™. I’m left handed—hold the phone, lose coverage, data stops working. Incoming calls via Bluetooth? Garbled.
Hey! Apple has a solution! It’s called iOS 4.0.1. The update is out today! Check out what it fixes: It changes the 5-bar graphic used to display signal strength visually to have bigger bars on the low end, and it also shows that when you thought you were getting 5 bars before, you were actually getting 1! Awesome! PROBLEMS SOLVED!
I’ve never been so completely disappointed in Apple. I genuinely believe Apple knew from the beginning their antenna design was flawed and would cause issues. I believe that’s why they used bullshit math to show an incorrectly positive number of bars, and I believe that’s why they designed the Bumper. They figured enough people would buy the Bumpers on launch day and with the falsely-reported 5-bar signals displayed to users, people wouldn’t notice the iPhone has a terrible time holding onto a signal when in your hand.
This press event tomorrow had better be fucking magical.
Ego 2.1.4 Now Available
I’m thrilled to announce a new version of Ego with all-new high resolution images for iPhone 4 is now available. In addition to graphics for the Retina display, this version of Ego contains the following fixes:
A new version of Ego for iPad was also released containing the above fixes, as well as a fix for Vimeo auto-login and better swiping detection. Go get ‘em!
New iPhone
This could easily describe every relationship I’ve ever had. But I don’t think it’s my fault. I think it’s them. IT’S NEVER ME.
It’s not good news. I had my faulty initial iPhone 4 replaced. But the replacement wasn’t much better. Signal strength seemed much better and I didn’t drop any calls, but the proximity issues remained. So they replaced it again. Now I am on my third iPhone 4.
Unfortunately, proximity sensor issues remain. They seem to happen less frequently with this third phone, and so I gave up on replacements for the time being. I truly believe this is a combination of software, hardware and face shape. The more I’ve played and investigated this problem, the weirder it gets. Here’s the gist:
I genuinely believe this bug exists in all iPhone 4s in the wild, but that certain face shapes or usage patterns minimize the likelihood of users noticing it. Because it requires making a call that lasts at least 5 minutes, and then also managing to activate a button with your cheek while the screen is on, certain users might never experience it. But I do believe software could solve this problem, or at least minimize it. Or so I hope.
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