I just tried it. Just seems a bit clunky. I wish it could bypass opening up the Scriptable App. Where I could tap on More, then YouTube PiP and it would open it in PiP. But then again Google was umm.. shady, by adding a More option to get to Apple Share Sheet.
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I just tried it. Just seems a bit clunky. I wish it could bypass opening up the Scriptable App. Where I could tap on More, then YouTube PiP and it would open it in PiP. But then again Google was umm.. shady, by adding a More option to get to Apple Share Sheet.
It’s far from perfect but is the best option and premium isn’t needed. Also found that ads don’t come on in PIP mode
But as soon as you open the YT video.. doesn't ads show up. You would then have to wait for a video to start before you are able to do PiP... right?
I've been on YT premium for so long, I don't know ads are placed for YT vids. I recall YT was looking to ramp up on ads, but not sure if that has happen.
Sometimes yeah they do but often if you’re watching a 8-9 min video ads will just come in half way through but in PIP it doesn’t seem to be an issue
I don’t think we will ever see PIP through the app on IOS so really this will do. On my iPad I tend to use spilt sceeen more often than not though but on the phone PIP is useful at times
I agree! Google has no way to police it on iOS/iPadOS. I don't really use PiP for YT on the iPad, however... I use it more for Android.
But I have to say thanks... nonetheless. Because I put Scriptable as a SlideOver and it's not so bad after all. Just wish the More option wasn't needed (first world problems).
no worries, yeah with all work arounds there's always some draw backs
who knows google may surprise us and let it happen but I doubt it.
So for my Wife's texts she's on the Pixel 2 XL, I am not getting any replies from her in iMessage. But when I use WhatsApp ya I get everything from her.
I tried others on Android, and I do get theirs, my co-workers texts are coming through, they use Galaxy phones. It just my Wife's Pixel isn't getting through to my iPhone.
I tried others on Android, and I do get theirs, my co-workers texts are coming through, they use Galaxy phones. It just my Wife's Pixel isn't getting through to my iPhone.
If she also uses RCS, see if her chat with you are sent as texts instead. Also see if she can resend her chat as regular SMS.
That did it. Thank you.Try this
How to turn off RCS chats
messages.google.com
I like it. The hardware the build quality and screen are very high quality top notch ( pun intended )
Haptic vibration is amazing.
Display is very bright and has beautiful deep colors. Black apps like Reddit and Twitter look awesome and help hide the notch.
But iOS takes some getting used too. I’m so used to stock Android on my Pixel phones which is so smooth and fluid and has a 90hz screen, so the Pixel actually feels smoother and almost a bit faster at tasks moving around the OS.
Certain things are just less steps and easier and run faster to do on stock Android compared to iOS. Copy paste much better on Android.
Or sharing website links or something to a text and finding that person hard to explain but it's just less steps and quicker to do on Android. On iOS to share on WhatsApp it's like several steps on Android it's like one step.
FaceID why do I need to swipe up from the bottom to enter the homescreen? Pixel it opens immediately to your homescreen no swiping up
Notifications and how it's done seems far behind that of Android.
It's little things like that are annoying on the iPhone. But are they really breakers? I don't think so at least not yet
But I really like the hardware and screen and speakers on this phone it's super top quality especially compared to my Pixel
Oh yeah the notch. F the notch it's ugly and Ridiculous that it's still here. Really Apple could easily afford to focus on a way to reduce the notch to at least be smaller if they wanted too. I had the Pixel 3 XL for a year and hated th notch the whole time but liked everything else about the phone
Good thing is, since my last iPhone, the 7 Plus, lots of stuff that used to need a Jailbreak, is now baked into stock iOS;
- Dark mode ( Black AMOLED apps and stuff looks amazing on this phone )
- Set default apps
- Widgets
- Icon themes, not needing a JB now
- Incoming Phone calls come in as a notification banner, not hijacking the full screen
- Volume bar now a mini slider, not a big thing in middle of screen
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Those are not huge things, but still nice stuff that I used to Jailbreak for, not I don't need to.
- Dark mode ( Black AMOLED apps and stuff looks amazing on this phone )
- Set default apps
- Widgets
- Icon themes, not needing a JB now
- Incoming Phone calls come in as a notification banner, not hijacking the full screen
- Volume bar now a mini slider, not a big thing in middle of screen
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Those are not huge things, but still nice stuff that I used to Jailbreak for, not I don't need to.
The speakers are so far above any others I've tried on a phone. Bass is deeper, great separation and they are loud. It's a small thing, sure, but this is the one of the things that most impresses me about the 12 Pro Max. The camera is top notch as well and I've really enjoyed using it. Other than that, it's just another iPhone. I've had the sim in it since day one, but I've been itching to get it back in my Fold 2 or Note 20 Ultra. Because I game, watch alot of media on my device, and use the camera alot it's been hard to break away from the 12 PM though.
Biggest gripe: FaceID. Especially with a mask. Right now even the crappy under display sensor on the Note 20/S series is a better alternative.
Are live / dynamic wallpapers still a thing? I recall I think when the iPhone X was released there were some cool looking trippy moving Tie-dye looking moving wallpapers cool colors of blue and orange moving around.
Where can I download those to try out?
Where can I download those to try out?
iPhone X features 7 new Dynamic and 6 new Live wallpapers [Gallery] - 9to5Mac
iPhone X features several new wallpapers not available on other iPhones including seven dark themed Dynamic wallpapers and six new...
9to5mac.com
This is what I was looking for. But how do I download and install these?
Just deleted all my icon themes and all dark tweaks.
Turned off dark theme went full light
Then deleted a bunch of apps and running very bare bones minimal iOS and Google apps only.
The phone feels a bit smoother now and actually shockingly I like it better running minimal apps in light white mode.
Not trying to make it some iPixel mix of Android and iOS. But now that I let go I will let this be an iPhone and iOS and not Android and doing this makes the phone feel more fresh and smooth if that makes any sense.Something different.
Turned off dark theme went full light
Then deleted a bunch of apps and running very bare bones minimal iOS and Google apps only.
The phone feels a bit smoother now and actually shockingly I like it better running minimal apps in light white mode.
Not trying to make it some iPixel mix of Android and iOS. But now that I let go I will let this be an iPhone and iOS and not Android and doing this makes the phone feel more fresh and smooth if that makes any sense.Something different.
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It’s an ergonomics decision. It means you hold the phone slightly higher up whilst using the keyboard and you are less likely to drop the phone.
I like to switch it up between the two... just to have a different look. My significant other.. she prefers the black theme and don't like white at all. I think it's more about how iOS has had the white aesthetics for so long... that white seems boring.
But I still like the white, but I keep it black majority of the time.
LOL just went back to dark mode. It hides the notch more and is just easier on the eyes.
Besides the stupid notch I will say this screen is amazing. black dark apps look so good on this phone. The black AMOLED display is great. And bright colors too.
And in Twitter and Reddit with the black background it hides the notch completely and the app takes up full screen and looks really cool.
And in Twitter and Reddit with the black background it hides the notch completely and the app takes up full screen and looks really cool.
Yeah the dark mode apps really do look good. Twitter lights out is really good on the eye