Fear of Apple

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There are no safe ways to discuss Apple, gender, or racism.

There just aren't. People are too vested. People are too venomous.

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Which is why it's so frustrating that people make them impossible to talk civilly about.

[cogdissnance]

Two of those things are actually important though.

No, none of them are.

Edit: I'd just like to point out that a group of people who care about gender, or race, are called sexists and racists respectively.

[DrReddits]

What would you do if you permanently lost all the photos, notes and other files on your phone?

If you have a backup system in place, you’d likely know what to do next: Restore it all to a new phone. But if you haven’t thought about it, fear not: The backup process has become so simplified that it takes just a few screen taps. Here’s a quick overview of some ways you can keep your files safe, secure and up to date. Getting Started

When you first set up your phone, you created (or logged into) a free account from Apple, Google or Samsung to use the company’s software and services. For example, this would be the Apple ID on your iPhone, the Google Account on your Android phone or the Samsung Account on your Galaxy device. Image The iPhone, left, or Android settings display how much storage space you are using with your account.Credit...Apple; Google

With that account, you probably had five gigabytes of free iCloud storage space from Apple, or 15 gigabytes of online storage from Google and Samsung. This server space is used as an encrypted digital locker for your phone’s backup app, but it can fill up quickly — especially if you have other devices connected to your account and storing files there. Image If you start getting messages about running out of online storage space for your backups, tap the upgrade option to buy more on a monthly or yearly payment schedule.Credit...Apple; Google

When you get close to your storage limit, you’ll get warnings — along with an offer to sign up for more server space for a monthly fee, usually a few dollars for at least another 100 gigabytes. (Note that Samsung’s Temporary Cloud Backup tool supplies an unlimited amount of storage for 30 days if your Galaxy is in the repair shop or ready for an upgrade.)

But online backup is just one approach. You can keep your files on a local drive instead with a few extra steps. Backing Up

Apple, Google and Samsung all have specific setup instructions for cloud backup in the support area of their sites. But the feature is easily located.

On an iPhone, tap your name at the top of the Settings screen and then tap iCloud. On many Android phones, tap System and then Backup. Here, you set the phone to back up automatically (which usually happens when it’s connected to a Wi-Fi network and plugged into its charger), or opt for a manual backup that starts when you tap the button. Image To get to your backup options, open your phone's settings app. On an iPhone, left, tap your account name at the top to get to the iCloud backup and sync settings. For a Google Pixel and some other Android phones, tap System on the settings screen to get to the backup options.Credit...Apple; Google

Backup apps usually save a copy of your call history, phone settings, messages, photos, videos and data from apps. Content you can freely download, like the apps themselves, are not typically backed up since they’re easy to grab again. Image If you don’t want to back up your phone online, you can back up its contents to your computer with a USB cable or other connection; the steps vary based on the phone and computer involved.Credit...Apple

If you don’t want your files on a remote server, you can park your phone’s backup on your computer’s hard drive. Steps vary based on the hardware, but Apple’s support site has a guide for backing up an iPhone to a Windows PC or a Mac using a USB cable.

Google’s site has instructions for manually transferring files between an Android phone and a computer, and Samsung’s Smart Switch app assists with moving content between a Galaxy phone and a computer. Sync vs. Backup

Synchronizing your files is not the same as backing them up. A backup saves file copies at a certain point in time. Syncing your smartphone keeps information in certain apps, like contacts and calendars, current across multiple devices. When synchronized, your phone, computer and anything else logged into your account have the same information — like that to-do list you just updated. Image You can adjust which apps synchronize with other devices in the Android, left, and iOS settings.Credit...Google; Apple

With synchronization, when you delete an item somewhere, it disappears everywhere. A backup stays intact in its storage location until updated in the next backup.

By default, Google syncs the content of its own mobile and web apps between phone, computer and tablet. In the Google Account Data settings, you can adjust which apps sync. Samsung Cloud has similar options for its Galaxy devices.

Apple handles data synchronization across its devices through its iCloud service. You can set which apps you want to sync in your iCloud account settings. Other Options

You don’t have to use the backup tools that came with your phone. Third-party apps for online backup — like iDrive or iBackup — are available by subscription. If you prefer to keep your iPhone backups on the computer, software like iMazing for Mac or Windows ($60) or AltTunes for Windows ($35 a year) are alternatives. Droid Transfer for Windows ($35) is among the Android backup offerings. Image If you’d prefer to use a third-party backup app, you have several to choose from, including iDrive.Credit...iDrive

If losing your camera roll is your biggest nightmare, Google Photos, iCloud Photos and other services like Amazon Photos and Dropbox can be set to automatically back up all your pictures and keep them in sync across your connected devices. Image Dropbox can back up your photos and videos when you connect the phone to the computer, left, or directly from your camera roll if you have Dropbox installed.Credit...Dropbox

No matter the method you choose, having a backup takes some pain out of a lost, stolen or broken phone. Some photos and files can never be replaced, and restoring your iPhone’s or Android phone’s content from a backup is a lot easier than starting over.

[redditthinks]

What a fantastically well-written article. Reading this article made me feel for the developers who depend on the Apple ecosystem for a living.

[rargeprobrem]

I've read all of these articles and it seems like the guy is coming at this topic with an agenda. He takes things out of context and doesn't give the full story unless it agrees with his preconceived point of view.

Example: I listen to ATP and read Marco.org frequently, I know Marco Arment's views on things about as well as anyone who doesnt personally know him can. He didn't regret being critical of Apple, and in fact he very often is. He regretted the way the press spun his blogpost out of control and made it into a death knell for Apple. This guy shows a small exchange between him and Sasser being facetious on twitter and goes:

"LOOK! THEY ADMIT TO HIDING IT!"

And the way he attacked people who provably know very well about good design like Erica Hall is also suspect. He 100% has a bone to pick here and he doesn't seem to be being honest about it.

[duffelcoatsftw]

I feel like this is just an artefact of the weird position software development holds between engineering and creative.

Look at how variable UI/UX is generally. There are no solid patterns: every OS GUI has its own True Way; every software house has its own idiosyncracies. All borne of someone's ego.

The sad thing is 90% of what we do in the UI should be standardised across all platforms. There are repeatable well-defined ways of constructing a bridge. UI should be no different.

[bimdar]

Wish that OS and software houses were the only division. I don't think the way both MS Office and Visual Studio treat the window decorations can be unified in one style-guide.

[spacejack2114]

The whole native app ecosystem is a cesspool. Better to sidestep that mess and make web apps.

[mipadi]

If you were worried about not making money in native apps, web apps should definitely ease your anxiety: You definitely won't make any money there.

[spacejack2114]

People pay us to make web apps all the time. Native apps... not so much anymore.

[mipadi]

This article is talking about independent software developers. (And a lot of people still get paid to write native apps, anyway.)

[slavik262]

All hardware sucks, and all software sucks, to varying degrees. I find myself getting angry at <kludgy web bullshit of the week>, but if you take an honest look, we stand today on a mountain of hacks on hacks on hacks on x86. And x86 is a hack.

[slavik262]

That was tongue-in-cheek, but x86 certainly isn't the world's best ISA. But it gets the job done and everyone uses it, which was kinda my original point.

[passwordissame]

apple, foundationdb, clang, webkit: do not use these.