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Being able to remove apps from your phone is the same thing as remote control, because it involves remote access. Again, you didn't read your own article.
No, it isn’t. A mechanism that blacklists apps is not wholesale access to device. Android appears to allow google to go in and change any settings and possibly other things. Given google’s business model and history of invasiveness, there is potential for far greater shadiness than deactivating a bad app.
Yes, it is. Removing software from your phone, or "disabling it", requires full administrative access to the device.
It is not the same for several reasons. The biggest is that Apple cannot change your settings or read information from the device remotely. They can only unsign an offending application, this does not require administrative privilege and is not a back door. macOS works the same way. What google appears to have is a back door that allows them to modify settings (and likely any data) remotely, without authorization or notification.
Another reason this is different is Apple makes it a point to respect your data while google’s revenue is largely based on selling your information. Who is more likely to abuse access to user data?
Good for you and welcome (back?) to the iPhone! I would say that the color of the Gold is more of a coppery blush.Not sure. Best picture I have found that shows both sides.
It seems greatly toned down from the rose gold models a few years ago.
I had the Rose Gold iPhone 6S Plus, and it was a much deeper coppery/red tone.
I'm really looking forward to this phone, and I can't wait to see the watch!
Here's an image from Apple's site, which I think will have been color-balanced for accuracy (though how it will look on your monitor will depend on your color settings).
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LOLHere we go...
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Whatever excuses you have doesn't negate the fact that apple can remotely control your phone. This operation requires elevated privilege.
You can hide your head in the sand and say it is different from google if that makes you feel more (false sense) secured.
No, Apple revokes the signing for the damn app so it cannot run. It does not happen locally and does not require administrative privileges on the phone. It is the same as macOS. Certificate validation is a part of security. Don’t believe me? Try to run an unsigned kext on your Mac. Same deal. Whereas google is changing settings/data remotely on the phone and not simply blacklisting nefarious apps. What google is doing is editing data on the phone.
They can change any setting they want, and have done so before. Removing software from your phone, or "disabling it", requires full administrative access to the device.
You keep saying this but it still isn’t accurate. Repetition doesn’t make your argument convincing.
For whatever reason we are not going to agree. Let’s try analogy:
Program is like a car parked in a garage.
Google: can freely access garage, car, and pull parts out.
Apple: cannot enter car but can control garage door.
One kind of regulation requires direct access to car and one does not. Apple does not need to directly access your phone to revoke nefarious app.
I am curious when Apple has remotely accessed and changed settings on iOS without notification or authorization. Any references?
Same here, but I went with the XS. Battery life was bad on the Note 9 for me also, especially stand-by..
But it's equally true that the blind faith some users have to Apple allowed them to change settings unknowingly to users that raised the recent class actions, although not remotely
Whilst Apple have admirable policies to privacy and security most forget that this umbrella is largely only for native apps and data on Apple servers. Once you put 3rd party apps on your iPhone you are outside this coverage and on your own eg depending on what settings you apply to some apps etc
Many less scrupulous developers have been data mining your contacts, photos etc for years and even brought to light more recently on MR re location details for another example.
I think many do a disservice to the average non tech user in over propagating security safety of IOS given the number of users who only have native apps loaded is verging on 0 . Many will happily grant access privileges mistakenly to 3rd parties in thinking Apple are looking after them
It's a lot of throwing stones in glass houses as even Apple request contact access privileges for Apple Music on Android
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Yeah, the camera is having major issues of freezing/locking up. It did it on mine at a concert and pissed me off as I didn't get many good videos because of it. Here is the large topic that I am aware of.
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5...ns-and/Note-9-camera-freezes/m-p/388491#M1713
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You wouldn’t know that based off some of the posters here.
Op your not alone, a lot of YouTube personalities are switching to iPhones.
I find that comical.
I have no issue with camera.
I did notice sometimes camera is slow to launch. This is related to turning on embed GPS info to photo. Acquiring GPS takes times. So I have turned that option off and now no issue.
You just haven't noticed it yet. Try to crank up your video to 4k, and start recording for a while and it will start to happen. Some it happens sooner than others. Mine didn't start till I actually started using the video for a 5-10 minutes. There is enough evidence that the phone has issues with the camera in that link, and Samsung acknowledged it.
I think certain posters who come into the iPhone forum saying how great the note 9 is would never admit if there was a problem even if there clearly was lol
The poster won’t acknowledge it , but android phones are not capable of recording 4k@60fps for more than 5 Minutes. Samsung should disclose it but they don’t.
As far as I know only the iPhone is capable.
Never admitting is one thing, but most of those posters often post a lot of fud believing macrumors members to be gullible.
It’s dishonest, here is an example.
His assertion to use surface area to measure a display size is comical and silly.
I wasn't using 60. 30 fps at 4k mine was set too and it did it.
[doublepost=1537735080][/doublepost]Here is a link to the video I had that started to do it in.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/191nWxqu83rzE68p2mpZLwdx1RNlvepX3/view?usp=sharing
The processor can’t handle it.
Didn’t realize it was that bad, especially if your paying iPhone prices.