Shitty Rambo Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 It doesn't look like it's possible for iPhone users to use an app to export their sms conversations as smaller txt documents, but Wired has an article with links to PC/Mac apps that will do it for you - http://www.wired.com/2013/11/backup-sms-iphone/ If you're having an issue with photos and videos taking up too much space everyone's favorite social networking site Google+ is able to automatically backup all your videos and photos into a private gallery. I use this feature and simply just delete the media off my phone once it's auto backed up - http://phandroid.com/2014/05/12/how-to-back-up-photos-with-google/ this is iPhone friendly, I set it up on my wife's old 4s because she had the same problem, it got especially bad when the kids figured out how to use her camera app. If you have Dropbox you can also set it up to automatically backup your photos and videos - https://www.dropbox.com/en/help/289 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32137 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 8.1 coming Monday. Includes Apple Pay, the return of camera roll, fixes, and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 what cases are you guys rocking? I couldve swore there was a cases link here but just went through what I thought was every page... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caninesapien Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Don't have a case but feel like I really should. I've dropped mine so many times so now there are gouges and dents all over My battery life has been absymal lately. I updated to the 8.1 last night so will see today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Don't forget to kill apps when youre no longer using them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caninesapien Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I have been but still it doesn't seem to make a difference. Still better than my iPhone 5 but I'm surprised at how quickly the battery drains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbpr Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 what cases are you guys rocking? I couldve swore there was a cases link here but just went through what I thought was every page... ?? I started out with a spigen slim armor case, but it added too much bulk for me. I wound up with a cheap eBay rubber skin that I really like. It adds a little protection and grip, but doesn't add a lot of bulk. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=201166903630 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBarry Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 8.1 coming Monday. Includes Apple Pay, the return of camera roll, fixes, and more.Didn't fix shiiiiiiit for my 5s and the wifi issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc32137 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Didn't fix shiiiiiiit for my 5s and the wifi issue Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBarry Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Same here.Seemed like it for a little bit then back to paperweight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 General iOS question Is there a simple way to move videos and photos taken with an ipad over to a PC? My daughter has a ton of goofy videos she made that she wants to keep but has no room to install new apps. In a perfectly sane world iTunes would just let me drag and drop this stuff into my library, but alas that is not an option and I seriously spent 30 minutes on Google looking for a way to do this and all I could find were terrible Apple forum threads advising people to install WiFi transfer apps that only work with photos. Can this even be done? Seems like pretty simple and completely reasonable task that shouldn't take this much effort... Goddammit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBarry Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 I would say through email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbpr Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 General iOS question Is there a simple way to move videos and photos taken with an ipad over to a PC? My daughter has a ton of goofy videos she made that she wants to keep but has no room to install new apps. In a perfectly sane world iTunes would just let me drag and drop this stuff into my library, but alas that is not an option and I seriously spent 30 minutes on Google looking for a way to do this and all I could find were terrible Apple forum threads advising people to install WiFi transfer apps that only work with photos. Can this even be done? Seems like pretty simple and completely reasonable task that shouldn't take this much effort... Goddammit. You should just be able to hook the device to the computer with the USB cable and transfer the videos to the computer like you would with a digital camera. Check this link: http://support.apple.com/en-us/ht4083 Edit: You should also be able to navigate to the device through "My Computer" and just drag and drop them to your hard drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 I got DropBox to detect the device via USB and import all her stuff. Another question, there's a Recently Added folder in the Photos app which has pictures my wife took on her iPhone in it. If I were to delete these on the iPad would it delete them from her iPhone as well (is this like an iCloud thing)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 General iOS question Is there a simple way to move videos and photos taken with an ipad over to a PC? My daughter has a ton of goofy videos she made that she wants to keep but has no room to install new apps. In a perfectly sane world iTunes would just let me drag and drop this stuff into my library, but alas that is not an option and I seriously spent 30 minutes on Google looking for a way to do this and all I could find were terrible Apple forum threads advising people to install WiFi transfer apps that only work with photos. Can this even be done? Seems like pretty simple and completely reasonable task that shouldn't take this much effort... Goddammit. yeah man Apple and Windows have really decided to make it difficult for the two to intertwine. In the past I was able to hook up an iPod Touch to my then PC and transfer via iTunes... Have you tried that method?I remember dragging videos to and from the iPod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 I started out with a spigen slim armor case, but it added too much bulk for me. I wound up with a cheap eBay rubber skin that I really like. It adds a little protection and grip, but doesn't add a lot of bulk. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=201166903630 cool! I ended up going for this http://www.amazon.com/iPhone-Case-Protection-Premium-Absorption/dp/B00N16BTDW/ref=sr_1_4?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1415165924&sr=1-4&keywords=ringke+fusion since it has the "dust cover" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aych Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 I've never dropped any of the phones I've ever owned, but since this is the first phone I bought with my own money, I didn't want to risk getting a cheap, ineffective case. So I overspent a bit and got a Tech21 Impactology Classic Shell case from the T-Mobile store. It wasn't cheap ($35), but it's super sturdy without feeling too bulky, and the feel and quality of the material has me thinking it's gonna last me a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 yeah man Apple and Windows have really decided to make it difficult for the two to intertwine. In the past I was able to hook up an iPod Touch to my then PC and transfer via iTunes... Have you tried that method?I remember dragging videos to and from the iPod Shoot, I remember being able to partition a part of the iPod Classic's drive which could be used an an external HDD, those were the good old days before everyone and their mom had macbooks, from what I can tell the only way to simply import media from your iOS device is through iPhoto on a Mac, otherwise you're forced to use other means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbpr Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Shoot, I remember being able to partition a part of the iPod Classic's drive which could be used an an external HDD, those were the good old days before everyone and their mom had macbooks, from what I can tell the only way to simply import media from your iOS device is through iPhoto on a Mac, otherwise you're forced to use other means. Are you trying to do this on a Mac or Windows or other? If you are just trying to get photos/videos off the device, windows has been the easiest for me because it can be done through the file system. Mac is a little more cumbersome because you need to use an application like image capture to copy them to your computer or use a program like iPhoto to manage your library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shitty Rambo Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Windows, I was able to export them with Dropbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdtg Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Any idea if Verizon is still running the $200 credit for trading in an old iPhone or did I miss the boat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesus Of Suburbia Posted November 6, 2014 Share Posted November 6, 2014 Any idea if Verizon is still running the $200 credit for trading in an old iPhone or did I miss the boat?Ended mid-October. Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistedshabazz Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 anyone have problems connecting the new phone to a computer to upload photos/ sync? I plug it into my macbook and it charges but when I try and open i photo it never recognizes the device and when i open i tunes it says iphone cannot be synced because it times out. any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamalatapes Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 What are you guys using for your mail app? Gmail? Mail (Apple Client), etc? God I wish they'd spice up the Mail client it just looks so fucking early 2007 or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBarry Posted November 29, 2014 Share Posted November 29, 2014 I use gmail it works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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