Yard Dog Posted December 1, 2012 Share Posted December 1, 2012 Just been given an iPhone 5 and will be using it for work. Since smartphones came out, I've always been android. Had a HTC and then my Galxay S3, which I love - although it is a bit of a brick. I'm not very tech savvy at all, but have tried to keep myself reasonably up to date with android stuff for my phones. But I know absolultely nothing about iphones, apple etc...never even used itunes other than to burn a few cds years back. Any tips on the phone, IOS, useful/good apps etc would be really appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorrro Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I'm getting a work iPhone 5 in a couple of weeks - can I sync it with my own iTunes and just have a 'mirror' of my personal iPhone 4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Dog Posted December 2, 2012 Author Share Posted December 2, 2012 (edited) I do like it. Feels fast and smooth and simple. Annoying that there aren't really any widgets as such like my s3 running jelly bean. Also, do you honestly have to come out of what you're doing every time you want to go into settings? Settings can be accessed really easily from everywhere on the s3. Making calls is cumbersome too. On the s3 just swipe right on the name whenever you see it and the call is made. The App Store, iTunes and podcasts are better than I expected. Very impressed with those. Edited December 2, 2012 by Yard Dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 Also, do you honestly have to come out of what you're doing every time you want to go into settings? Settings can be accessed really easily from everywhere on the s3. Double tap the home button brings up your recent or background running programs. If you use settings a lot it'll be there. But it's not exactly hard or slow to navigate there. Apps wise? iRadio - You can record full radio shows on this for playback later Downcast - Great podcast management app. Much more superior to apple's native one. Instagram - nice camera app with retro filters which syncs well with FB & twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Amplitube guitar amp app is amazing if you like that sort of thing. Anyone know any good drum machine/sampler apps. Needs to be relatively easy to use cos I'm stoopid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Dog Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 I don't play guitar but I did recently download GarageBand actually. Pretty basic but good fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Apps I use regularly: TweetBot - Twitter client Kindle - read books (syncs with my Kindle) - handy for a half hour break in the gents toilets at work Barclays Mobile - banking app Naturespace - sort of new age stuff, great for trying to sleep on planes or trains Clear - nicely designed to do list Reeder - RSS feed reader BBC iPlayer - does what it says, can also download shows BBC iPlayer Radio - as above for radio, although without the downloading (yet) Skype - it's Skype Onavo Extend - compress data to save on allowances Camera+ - photo editing app Dropbox - remote access to synced copies of photos/documents Hailo/Train Times/Next Bus/Flight+ - travel apps, mostly London specific Others I like but don't use much: Adobe Photoshop Express - basic photo editing Attachments.me - access and manipulate Gmail attachments Camera Genius - more photo editing Snapseed - more advanced photo editing Convertbot - multipurpose converter (currencies, distances, volumes, weights, etc) Find My Friends - has helped me work out how lost my wife is more than once Ghostly Discovery - chill out tunes Inception - really clever app using music from the film in line with your location JotNot Scanner - document scanner (basically takes photos of paper, then adjusts for the wrinkles) Due - more advanced to do list app On Air - pretty decent TV guide (there are surprisingly few decent UK TV guide apps) Pastebot - clipboard manager (nicely designed, rarely used) Pocket - app for reading articles saved from websites later QuickOffice Pro - reasonably good office app Radioplayer - very good UK radio app Shazam Encore - handy for identifying music playing near you TuneIn Radio Pro - another very good radio app Twitterrific - another Twitter client Typic - add text to your photos Left To Spend - very basic, easy to use budgeting app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Whats the battery life like? getting a new phone had an Andriod and HTC so looking towards an IPHONE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 My iPhone 5 battery does drain if I'm using 3G, but it's better than Mrs 24's HTC, which also heats up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yard Dog Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Anyone able to personally recommend a good running app for iphone 5? Obviously looking for GPS route and distance tracking, pace etc but really want a ghost race feature and the ability to listen to podcast at same time. I don't want to pay for the app. Bit tight,but I'm buying a proper running watch in a month so the app is just to see me through until then. This is one area where I prefer the iPhone over the s3 - you can run with an iPhone in your pocket but the s3 is too big! If only the iPhone ran jelly bean 4.1.2 as its os! Then I might ditch the s3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Anyone able to personally recommend a good running app for iphone 5? Obviously looking for GPS route and distance tracking, pace etc but really want a ghost race feature and the ability to listen to podcast at same time. I don't want to pay for the app. Bit tight,but I'm buying a proper running watch in a month so the app is just to see me through until then. This is one area where I prefer the iPhone over the s3 - you can run with an iPhone in your pocket but the s3 is too big! If only the iPhone ran jelly bean 4.1.2 as its os! Then I might ditch the s3 Runkeeper's all right for a freebie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ackey Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Anyone able to personally recommend a good running app for iphone 5? Obviously looking for GPS route and distance tracking, pace etc but really want a ghost race feature and the ability to listen to podcast at same time. I don't want to pay for the app. Bit tight,but I'm buying a proper running watch in a month so the app is just to see me through until then. This is one area where I prefer the iPhone over the s3 - you can run with an iPhone in your pocket but the s3 is too big! If only the iPhone ran jelly bean 4.1.2 as its os! Then I might ditch the s3 Late to the party but Map My Run and Map My Run+ (cost a quid and removes the adverts, adds a couple of features) are on both my iPhone and my HTC and I've never had a fault with either app or phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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