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You Need to Update Your iPhone [if you have one], Right Now (gizmodo.com)

submitted 1 year ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Resol@lemmy.world 52 points 1 year ago (1 children)

shows picture of an iPhone 4/4s

[–] ultratiem@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean probably the singular best model to date. When the retina screen dropped… wow. I miss Steve 🫶

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good phone aside from “you’re holding it wrong”

[+] ultratiem@lemmy.ca -10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know. That was a lot of nothing. My buddies BB did it. Worse. He dropped totally cupping his phone.

But how Steve handled it was amazing. I was happy with my new phone. And free bumper. And not a dropped call.

I think the scuffgate on the 5 was waaaaaayyy worse. Literally every phone they were cracking open had dings. Like bad ones. That kicked up a lot less dust than I felt it should

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It was not a "lot of nothing". You'd literally lose service completely if you held the phone the way everyone holds a small phone. Your palm would bridge the two connections on the exterior antenna and there goes your signal.

Instead of properly addressing the issue, Jobs instead blamed the customers for being normal people.

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I had a 4 in HS (and so did a couple of my friends) so maybe my baby kid hands didn't have an issue with this but I don't recall people having this concern?

[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Might have to do with the fact that most people put a case on their phones, but I can assure you that it was a legit issue for the few who don't. I remember it happening to my best friend's phone.

[–] RoToRa@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"If you have one"? What's the point of that insert?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

To stop all the assholes coming in and haughtily talk about how they have an Android phone.

[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 27 points 1 year ago

If you have an Android phone, you'll need to update it asap too because Google just released a security update for a zero-day vulnerability.

[–] NoRodent@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I misread the title and thought it said "You Need to Update Your Phone [if you have one], Right now", which I found quite strange, then started reading the post and was like "Hey, but I have an Android, do you assume everyone has an iPhone now?"... So here I am anyway.

[–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I thought people stopped debating religion online, it seems very 2013

[–] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Clearly you aren't a programmer. I still have emacs users tell me how great it is that they have their garage door opener keybound to SUPER+CTRL+K+SPACE

[–] HaggierRapscallier@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

We love to see sanity online folks.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You've been around long enough to know that won't stop them. I recognize your user name from Reddit.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had to try.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

True enough. We can only do what we can.

[–] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What about iOS 17 Public Beta?

[–] sebinspace@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Anything published before today, while this was a zero-day, should be considered vulnerable.

[–] BaronVonBort@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Seeing as it’s not iOS 16, should be fine. But I’m sure they’d put a patch out for the beta if the risk was that high for it as well.

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I’ve put my phone in lockdown mode until a new beta comes out. Not much functionality lost

[–] hellfire103@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

I forgot about Lockdown Mode! Good idea!

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

No idea. I wouldn't trust it right now though.

[–] Bipta@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

There's no update for older iPhones or Macs yet.