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Old 11-04-2017, 2:55pm   #41
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They’ve updated mine it’s now the 6-13th.
Mine is now updated as 11/17-27
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How do you wake the phone up to get to the facial recognition? With the home button, you press the button and then use the finger print recognition, do you just touch the screen to wake it up and then look at it for recognition? If any of that makes sense.
To wake the phone you swipe from the bottom up and facial recognition instantly recognizes your face. When you set up the recognition you have to rotate your head two times in a circle. So far mine has not failed to recognize me when opening it up.
It is pretty easy to use and I like the size of it. The screen is better than the 6 Plus I had and the footprint of the phone is smaller.
I understand you can make a "Virtual" home button but I am getting used to the swipe and facial recognition quickly. I have some accounts already set up to use the facial versus the fingerprint.
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To wake the phone you swipe from the bottom up and facial recognition instantly recognizes your face. When you set up the recognition you have to rotate your head two times in a circle. So far mine has not failed to recognize me when opening it up.
It is pretty easy to use and I like the size of it. The screen is better than the 6 Plus I had and the footprint of the phone is smaller.
I understand you can make a "Virtual" home button but I am getting used to the swipe and facial recognition quickly. I have some accounts already set up to use the facial versus the fingerprint.
That’s easy then, there are a lot of times where I want to wake the phone up but not unlock it - check the time, use the backlight to see in the dark, etc. and I couldn’t figure out how that would work without having the home button.
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I just sold my iPhone X and am back to a Pixel 2 XL. I'm trying that out and may return it.

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Ok I got a bit antsy today and picked up a new iPad Pro 10.5 to replace my unsupported iPad 2nd gen. Huuuuge improvement!
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That’s easy then, there are a lot of times where I want to wake the phone up but not unlock it - check the time, use the backlight to see in the dark, etc. and I couldn’t figure out how that would work without having the home button.
Actually, all you have to do is pick the phone up and it will show the time. The unlock button will show and then you swipe the bottom to top and it opens up. The more I use the phone the more I like it.
One strange thing is how to close out apps. You swipe from the bottom up and they close. If you want to multi task in apps and close out the old ones, you swipe from the bottom and pause part way up. The apps will all show, you hold down on the apps and a minus sign appears, you kill the apps you want to close out. Had to read on that one to figure it out.

My watch did something neat this morning. It is supposed to require a code to unlock, I'm not sure if the facial recognition unlocked it or what but I did not have to put in a code this morning. I'll see what happens after the update it is doing now.

The camera on the new phone is pretty damn nice. Took some nice pictures of the dogs yesterday and they came out as good as our digital camera.

Oh turning off the phone is different. You hold down the right button and once then press one of the volume buttons to bring up the slider to shut down.
Some neat things on the phone.

I do like the size. The phone is about the size of my 6s Plus but it is all screen so in reality it is a large screen than the 6 but less bulk. It actually fits in my pocket comfortably.
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Thanks for all the advice so far, I’m really glad I opted for the 10 over the 8. My wife got an 8 and activated it yesterday and is happy with it but I think once she sees the 10 she’ll be wishing she got one
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Woohoo, mine supposedly arrived today, too bad I'm stuck at work until late, it'll probably be the weekend before I get it up and running.

Update: I’m really liking this phone, it is taking some time to figure out, but the the screen size is perfect!
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Mine just updated to shipped today! Arrives early next week!
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Mine just updated to shipped today! Arrives early next week!
I think you're going to love it. Two days in and I'm not missing the home button at all. The only thing i'm not used to is I haven't worn a watch in years, my phone is my watch, but now every time I look at the time I unlock the phone, so I have to remember to lock it before i put it back in my pocket.

Screenshots are volume + and power, shutting the phone off is volume - and power since both of those used the home button
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The more I use the phone the better I like it. You are right about the screen size. A couple of tech nerds at work are wishing they would have ordered one now.
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It's here it's here! Without a case it exactly the same size as my iphone 6s in the case, so it's really not any larger than what i'm used to carrying. It's about done being restored now
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Gonna pay retail for a Samsung Galaxy S8+ on Friday and give GWiz my S7 Edge (grandfather data plan). She has an Edge that she broke the screen on. She got the $250 insurance money to fix hers, but I'll just give her mine and let her keep the two fiddy.
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Gonna pay retail for a Samsung Galaxy S8+ on Friday and give GWiz my S7 Edge (grandfather data plan). She has an Edge that she broke the screen on. She got the $250 insurance money to fix hers, but I'll just give her mine and let her keep the two fiddy.
Before you do that, check out the Essential phone and the OnePlus 5T. Both phones are getting much better reviews than the name brand phones, plus they are significantly less cost.

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Gonna pay retail for a Samsung Galaxy S8+ on Friday and give GWiz my S7 Edge (grandfather data plan). She has an Edge that she broke the screen on. She got the $250 insurance money to fix hers, but I'll just give her mine and let her keep the two fiddy.
My wife has had a cracked screen on her iPhone 5s for a couple of years. It's not super noticeable but there. I noticed it for the first time and said "Hey, your screen is cracked." She said "No, that's just a wrinkle in the screen protector." I said "No, that's your screen protector holding that shit together!" She doesn't seem to mind it and it doesn't affect the phone any currently.
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My wife has had a cracked screen on her iPhone 5s for a couple of years. It's not super noticeable but there. I noticed it for the first time and said "Hey, your screen is cracked." She said "No, that's just a wrinkle in the screen protector." I said "No, that's your screen protector holding that shit together!" She doesn't seem to mind it and it doesn't affect the phone any currently.
My daughter said she's fine as well with the cracked screen, but I don't mind getting a new phone, and giving her my identical one. It's only $1k, and it's 100% deductible off of my business.
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