Just like FFRR I think Apple iPhones are ludicrously expensive, it’s just a smart phone … the last time I upgraded a couple of years ago , I swallowed hard and paid the money. The main reason was the companies main intent in making their money from hardware and apps & not from advertising.

Anyway today I now know it was a good idea, in the regular software upgrades, there is a new level of protection. Ie to stop companies loading sinister bits into a simple email that once opened , not an attachment just the Mail, permits them to follow you. Whilst I’m not worth following , I really don’t like the advertising that comes with it.

Anyway. Just the thought of the day, Filters are in fact so good that in certain circumstances, when the ambient air is already polluted, a diesel car will tend to extract more particles from the air than it emits. Emissions Analytics worked with........etc etc

He who dies with the most toys wins...

I use an iPhone because I get hand me down phones. I haven't ever bought any of the 5 or 6 iPhones nor any of the 3 or 4 iPads. All were hand me downs. Ron B. VK2OTC
2003 L322 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA

Good to know i just updated mine to IOS 15.1 i think.

Just putting it out there but how many times have you had a conversation with someone and thought ill google that afterwards to find that from only putting a a few letters in the serach bar the exact thing you were talking about come up in the predictive bar!

The older i get the more i think someone is listening! and it aint GOD

Having a Mac, Apple TV, iPad - iPhone makes perfect sense. Geoff

Snowy90 L322 wrote:

Good to know i just updated mine to IOS 15.1 i think.



The older i get the more i think someone is listening! and it aint GOD

supershuttle wrote:

Having a Mac, Apple TV, iPad - iPhone makes perfect sense.

I have got an iPhone and iPad which I really like.

But, I've also got a MacBook Air for work....its new and an absolute shed. I'm glad I've never purchased one of my own. 2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster - Baltic Blue, Jet interior
1997 P38 2.5 DSE auto & 1998 P38 2.5 DT Manual
1988 Vogue 3.5 EFI - Manual, gone.
2004 Volvo C70 2.0T convertible, had since new.
2007 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport Roadster/Coupé, had since new.
2024 Mini Cooper S cabrio, JCW kit, 2.0, DCT auto

Integration indeed; multi factor authentication and autofill sms messages codes is brilliant. But general security and privacy matters a lot to me as well.

And then there is battery life, it’s just really good.

Every now and then I get an itch as I did get a Samsung two months ago. But my gosh it was inconsistent. Not even a decent email application that can format mail messages to fit within the screen. And battery drain left right and Center. And then too many choice for payment with Samsung pay, with Google pay, and neither are that fast.

But what broke my short diversion to being unacceptable is Android Auto. My gosh what a mess that is, they should really look at Apple CarPlay on how to do this.

Had the first iPhone and then a long series of Androids. Just gone with a 13pro and to be honest they are so similar now in the OS and usability there isn’t much in it and the transition was easy It was the camera on the apple that was the decider. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

For me… it’s muscle memory!

While both iPhones and android phones do far more than what we all need, it’s the hassle of re-learning what icon does what or where is that app for the “thing” I want to do.

I used to do lots of driving around the country and had my 60gb iPod with my entire music collection on it. When the iPhone came out with iTunes it meant I only needed to carry one device! That was it, I was then hooked into the apple ecosystem! I now have lots of apps I’ve purchased for me and the family via family sharing, screen time for the kids, Apple Pay, and their watch too. Plus iPads… which I don’t believe there are equivalent android versions…

These days I use Spotify, so could move away from apple if I desire (and a number of friends have done just that). I would just need to re-purchase those apps I really need…oh and buy new android phones for everyone else too  Currently driving: 2012 L322 SE Overfinch 4.4 tdv8

Past rides:
2014 Audi Q7 3.0d (good riddance)
2010 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged
2011 L320 HSE 3.0 sdv6
2014 Jaguar XF-RS 5.0 supercharged
2007 BMW 535D
2005 Mini Cooper S

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