Apple did a great job: they invented Face ID, which reliably protects the phone and still works seamlessly
Here’s what I don’t get about the iPhone’s Safari and memory management
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During WWDC, the new Monument Valley was released. It’s the most splendid game ever. I’ve finished it, having made some screenshots
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Years pass, but Apple just wouldn’t fix this bug in iOS. When the iPhone asks you for the passcode, it shows the keyboard where system keys’ borders aren’t semitransparent
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Somehow it’s become a common knowledge that the design of the iPhone 7 is almost the same as the design of the iPhone 6
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Reminders is one of buggiest apps Apple has ever made. Sometimes it forgets to remind, sometimes it reminds twice
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Sometimes when you connect to a Wi-Fi network, a login window pops up, but it remains blank for a long time
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In September, Apple introduced iPhones 6 and 6 Plus, both bigger than iPhones 5s and 5c. I’ve tried holding the new phones in my hand and found even the 6 to be way too big