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iPhone X iPhone X Complaint/Things We Don't Like Thread

This thing is slippery as heck! I thought the old 4s were bad with a glass back and metal sides but this thing with the stainless steel sides and curved edges is just asking to be dropped!


Also you can't show battery percentage anymore:( Really bummed about that.
 
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I love the hardware. I don’t mind the notch or camera bump at all. My only complaints are software-related, which could be fixed in an update if Apple wanted: I don’t like how you can’t swipe up once in the multi-tasker to close apps, hitting the X for each app is a pain. I also don’t like the keyboard space at the bottom and the lack of battery percentage in the corner. Otherwise, it’s great!
 
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matthew23 said:
I love the hardware. I don’t mind the notch or camera bump at all. My only complaints are software-related, which could be fixed in an update if Apple wanted: I don’t like how you can’t swipe up once in the multi-tasker to close apps, hitting the X for each app is a pain. I also don’t like the keyboard space at the bottom and the lack of battery percentage in the corner. Otherwise, it’s great!
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You can swipe up once you get the X's to show up.
 
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The Game 161 said:
can't get face ID to work on a desk but not a deal breaker for me.
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Strange, mine has managed to unlock while resting on my office desk. All I did was glance over and swipe up and it unlocked fine. It even unlocks when in the wireless charge and I go to look at notifications for an angle.
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engelke2010 said:
You can’t choose what options are in the Control Center like I can on my 7+? I might not like that.
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He was referring to the lock screen not control center.
 
deadworlds said:
Strange, mine has managed to unlock while resting on my office desk. All I did was glance over and swipe up and it unlocked fine. It even unlocks when in the wireless charge and I go to look at notifications for an angle.
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With this off it now works

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The only thing I don’t like about it is the fact that I preordered and people who just walked into a store have theirs while I don’t, lol.
 
has anyone elses got really hot on the top at the back? Mine was really cooking during set up
 
TinaNYCTower said:
I don't like the notch or tha fact that faceid can't open my iPhone without a swipe up
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I don’t understand this complaint. With TouchID you had to click the button for the phone to unlock and go to the home screen. If you pick up the X and immediately swipe up Face ID will recognize you and unlock the phone. There’s no need to wait for it to unlock then swipe. Try is as one step rather than 2.
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mwjdavies said:
has anyone elses got really hot on the top at the back? Mine was really cooking during set up
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Mine has gotten really hit but it’s also downloading all my apps.
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The Game 161 said:
Nope don’t wear glasses
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Then that is really strange.
 
booksbooks said:
So today is my first day with the iPhone X. 256 GB space grey. I'm coming from an iPhone 6 Plus.

Yes, there are things I like, but this thread is specifically about complaints/things that people don't like about the iPhone X. I realize I've only had it for a brief time, and time will tell on these things, but so far, here are my issues with the iPhone X:

  • The notch. Hate it. It's ugly, it's in the way, and I wish it was gone. Like a wart.
  • Big, vertical camera bump. It's in the way more now that it's vertical. For instance, one handed holding, and sliding a finger from the back over to the sleep button. My finger moves over the bump (never used to). Right over one of the camera lenses... bad design. I understand they may have reasons for it (internal component design mandated it that way)... but it affects usability for me materially.
  • OLED display. Good and bad. The bad is that the viewing angles suck in comparison to Retina LCD: the blue tint reveals itself pretty quickly. I can live with this, but I don't like it. I also find that while the screen looks good, it really doesn't seem any sharper than the Retina LCD.
  • Tall, narrow design/screen. Not sure about this yet. Time will have to pass to see whether I like it or not. For instance, landscape blows. On the Web it cuts off each side to deal with the notch. Looks bad. Second, the keys on the keyboard are thinner and stretched out compared to the 6 Plus. I like the fatter keys on the 6 Plus. Also, the usable screen area is still something I'm trying to figure out, but seems less than my 6 Plus.
  • Rounded Screen corners. This is jarring in some respects. Content struggles to make sense in areas with such rounded corners. So scrolling lists, for example, isn't clean looking: some content is cut off until it's above the curve.
All of this above I knew going into the X. I will be using it and seeing how everything sets in. Yes, I know, I can return it in 14 days. So if I don't like it, I will return it.

Please post things you don't like/complaints and comments.
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Really dislike compact view over regular view coming from a Plus. Only gripe. Surely Apple could make it happen? Fail to understand how regular view wouldn’t work on this device.
 
Bostonian75 said:
I don't like that my X is sitting at home, while I am still in my office.
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Jjayf said:
I don't like the fact that my X is available for pickup on release day, and I'm away at work. Won't get my hands on it until Wednesday..
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Hitch08 said:
I don't like that my X, which was reserved at 3:11 am (Eastern) last Friday morning, is scheduled to be delivered within the same time frame that Apple is currently estimating they will ship orders placed today.
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mzsigler said:
The only thing I don’t like about it is the fact that I preordered and people who just walked into a store have theirs while I don’t, lol.
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Okaaaay guys we get it. So original and clever. You already have about 200 other threads to discuss shipping and tracking. Can we focus on the intended topic here?

I’m missing my zoomed icon view. Hope that comes back.

Not an immediate fan of swiping down all the way from the top of the screen to invoke control center. I might get used to it, but it’s a 2 handed operation, unless I swipe down at the bottom to get reachability, then swipe down again to get control center.

Hate the ugly blue/cyan cast when moving the phone around in my hand. People talk about viewing angles and yes, if you keep very steady you won’t see the color cast, but real life usage has the color flashing at me regularly.
 
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Okaaaay guys we get it. So original and clever. You already have about 200 other threads to discuss shipping and tracking. Can we focus on the intended topic here?

I’m missing my zoomed icon view. Hope that comes back.

Not an immediate fan of swiping down all the way from the top of the screen to invoke control center. I might get used to it, but it’s a 2 handed operation, unless I swipe down at the bottom to get reachability, then swipe down again to get control center.

Hate the ugly blue/cyan cast when moving the phone around in my hand. People talk about viewing angles and yes, if you keep very steady you won’t see the color cast, but real life usage has the color flashing at me regularly.
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I wanted to respond to the viewing angle as it seems that many people are mentioning this. Yes I can see the blue hue on the screen when you view from a different angle. I personally feel that you have to rotate to phone to a strange viewing angle before it’s even visible. I don’t use the phone at strange angles because well that defeats the purpose. If you’re having issues with the view axis being slightly off and you’re getting a blue hue, I would be suspicious of a faulty screen or something else. I personally am not having an issue with it.
 
mcdj said:
Okaaaay guys we get it. So original and clever. You already have about 200 other threads to discuss shipping and tracking. Can we focus on the intended topic here?

I’m missing my zoomed icon view. Hope that comes back.

Not an immediate fan of swiping down all the way from the top of the screen to invoke control center. I might get used to it, but it’s a 2 handed operation, unless I swipe down at the bottom to get reachability, then swipe down again to get control center.

Hate the ugly blue/cyan cast when moving the phone around in my hand. People talk about viewing angles and yes, if you keep very steady you won’t see the color cast, but real life usage has the color flashing at me regularly.
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Do you think you will adjust or get used to the blue casting when moving the phone around?
 
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