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#1,378
So I I have my IPhone plugged into my car and the music from iTunes starts to auto play over the radio.

Usually if I connect to a radio app, and hit play, it overrides iTunes until I close the app. Except tonight I hit play on the app, the steam plays over my speakers for about 5 seconds then fades out and my iTunes start back.
 
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Mr_Henley said:
So I I have my IPhone plugged into my car and the music from iTunes starts to auto play over the radio.

Usually if I connect to a radio app, and hit play, it overrides iTunes until I close the app. Except tonight I hit play on the app, the steam plays over my speakers for about 5 seconds then fades out and my iTunes start back.
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Not sure I understand the point to your story.
 
#1,381
#1,381
Mr_Henley said:
*Does anyone know a solution to fixing my phone from overriding my app radio and constantly playing iTunes when plugged in?
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Mine just plays music from whatever app I choose it doesn't go to a default. If I set my car stereo to iPod or auxiliary I just open whatever app I wanna play music from. I use to be able to control it from my stereo but when I went to iPhone 5 I started having to use the actual phone to control my music excluding volume. All I use anymore is the pandora one app that syncs all my iTunes music I had with whatever pandora music I download & puts it together in one spot.
 
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Mr_Henley said:
*Does anyone know a solution to fixing my phone from overriding my app radio and constantly playing iTunes when plugged in?
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You can try deleting and re installing the app. Or, just close the music app prior to opening radio app as a work around.
 
#1,383
#1,383
Mr_Henley said:
*Does anyone know a solution to fixing my phone from overriding my app radio and constantly playing iTunes when plugged in?
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Have you tried the good ol' power cycle trick. That usually clears up buggy things like that.
 
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#1,384
None of these worked, thanks for the input. I can even plug the phone into USB/car. Music automatically starts playing. I open music, see the song play and hit pause. Even before I can exit the app, less than 2 seconds it just starts playing again. Drives me insane. If I start talk radio app or mlb radio, it will play 5 seconds of the app then pause it, and resume whatever song was auto
 
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Mr_Henley said:
None of these worked, thanks for the input. I can even plug the phone into USB/car. Music automatically starts playing. I open music, see the song play and hit pause. Even before I can exit the app, less than 2 seconds it just starts playing again. Drives me insane. If I start talk radio app or mlb radio, it will play 5 seconds of the app then pause it, and resume whatever song was auto
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I'll be honest I've never heard of this problem persisting. Perhaps try to restore from a back up. If that doesn't work just make sure any thing you want to keep is backed up then do a fresh restore.

I recommend turning iCloud on to sync your contacts if you don't have it on already.
 
#1,386
#1,386
Question for you iPhone guys and gals...I'm looking to buy my wife an iPhone for her first smartphone since she really loves her iPad, and I figured the transition would be easy enough. It's also time for me to upgrade. So, is there any advantage to both of us having an iPhone (I've never had one)? Does it make sharing photos, music, apps, data, etc. any easier? Is facetime, or whatever its called, a worthwhile feature? I'm not completely opposed to the idea of an iPhone, but I've always had Android-based smartphones, but I would probably switch if there was a huge advantage to us both having one.
 
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CubsFanTN said:
Question for you iPhone guys and gals...I'm looking to buy my wife an iPhone for her first smartphone since she really loves her iPad, and I figured the transition would be easy enough. It's also time for me to upgrade. So, is there any advantage to both of us having an iPhone (I've never had one)? Does it make sharing photos, music, apps, data, etc. any easier? Is facetime, or whatever its called, a worthwhile feature? I'm not completely opposed to the idea of an iPhone, but I've always had Android-based smartphones, but I would probably switch if there was a huge advantage to us both having one.
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It might be good to have 2 iPhones if you have all your music in iTunes already. Might make it easier to sync your catalog between both phones.

Facetime, and really most any app, has alternatives on Android. Google Hangouts might require an additional button press but that's about it. Skype is another alternative (but you're probably looking at 2 or 3 more button presses to get it going over Facetime). You can share other items (photos, files, etc) via dropbox or any other cloud service.

The iPhone is a solid phone and great for lots of people. However, in the grand scheme of things, there's not really much different between iOS and Android. If you can pull off something on an iPhone, you can do it on an Android 99% of the time.

If she wants one, do it. She'll love it if she's had the iPad awhile. Play with hers after she has it and see what you think. That's going to be the best way for you to decide on your own device.

If you do get one, I'd wait for the 5s next month. It will hold it's value longer and be the latest and greatest. Other models will drop in price even if you don't get the 5s.
 
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DrRosenRosen said:
It might be good to have 2 iPhones if you have all your music in iTunes already. Might make it easier to sync your catalog between both phones.

Facetime, and really most any app, has alternatives on Android. Google Hangouts might require an additional button press but that's about it. Skype is another alternative (but you're probably looking at 2 or 3 more button presses to get it going over Facetime). You can share other items (photos, files, etc) via dropbox or any other cloud service.

The iPhone is a solid phone and great for lots of people. However, in the grand scheme of things, there's not really much different between iOS and Android. If you can pull off something on an iPhone, you can do it on an Android 99% of the time.

If she wants one, do it. She'll love it if she's had the iPad awhile. Play with hers after she has it and see what you think. That's going to be the best way for you to decide on your own device.

If you do get one, I'd wait for the 5s next month. It will hold it's value longer and be the latest and greatest. Other models will drop in price even if you don't get the 5s.
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Great answer, I really appreciate it. I think I will wait until the new model comes out like you said, and from what I hear a new iOS is set to come out some time soon as well(?). I'll probably go ahead and get her the 4S or 5 this week and I'll play around with it (if she lets me :p) for a while before making a decision.
 
#1,389
#1,389
I'd go with the 5 over the 4s. I've had both. The 5 is more durable(I broke 3 4s screens, back and front), has 4G and a bigger screen.
 
#1,390
#1,390
The battery life on my 5 is worse than my 4 was when I made the switch. On an almost 3 year old phone, I'm surprised the 5 couldn't beat it.
 
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Yankee_Vol said:
I'd go with the 5 over the 4s. I've had both. The 5 is more durable(I broke 3 4s screens, back and front), has 4G and a bigger screen.
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BTW, what is the deal with iPhone screens? If you drop one, are they almost guaranteed to break? It seems like iPhone screen repair is becoming big business.
 
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CubsFanTN said:
BTW, what is the deal with iPhone screens? If you drop one, are they almost guaranteed to break? It seems like iPhone screen repair is becoming big business.
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The 4 and 4s has this problem. The front and back were both glass

The 5 has a metal back
 
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CubsFanTN said:
Question for you iPhone guys and gals...I'm looking to buy my wife an iPhone for her first smartphone since she really loves her iPad, and I figured the transition would be easy enough. It's also time for me to upgrade. So, is there any advantage to both of us having an iPhone (I've never had one)? Does it make sharing photos, music, apps, data, etc. any easier? Is facetime, or whatever its called, a worthwhile feature? I'm not completely opposed to the idea of an iPhone, but I've always had Android-based smartphones, but I would probably switch if there was a huge advantage to us both having one.
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My personal experience on it...

While there are certainly Android alternatives and ways to makes the 2 OSes more compatible, the ease of syncing between apple devices is pretty much unbeatable. Minimal amount of effort.

I don't recommend Dropbox as your picture sharing method. Aside from uploading/downloading times I've noticed a degradation in picture quality when transferred via Dropbox for whatever reason.

Besides, It really doesn't get easier than built-in shared photo streams. If you go with the 5 or upcoming 5s you will also get an Airdrop feature with iOS 7 that will allow the sharing of all types of files (similar to the Samsung "bump" feature but w/o having to run around the room touching phones).

If you share an iTunes account you will be able to install any apps on all iDevices.

Music is tricky only because it depends on how separate you want your library from your wife's. Personally I gave up and just merged the two and we use iTunes Match to get access to all of our combined music and playlists. The service has gotten better with iOS 7 as well and worth $25/year if you use your own library enough as opposed to streaming radio services.
 
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CubsFanTN said:
BTW, what is the deal with iPhone screens? If you drop one, are they almost guaranteed to break? It seems like iPhone screen repair is becoming big business.
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I've dropped my 4s dozens of times with nary a scratch. My wife broke hers after umpteen dozen drops. I honestly don't know how she didn't do it sooner. They are more durable than you would think but if they land just right the glass will shatter.
 
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#1,396
Cloud service is really the name of the game these days.

Probably been said a few times in this thread (even by me probably), but the real value prop for iPhone is if you are already fully in the Apple ecosystem. If you've got MacBook/iMac, iPad then iPhone would be a good choice.

If you're not tied into one brand, mostly if you have a PC computer, your choice of phones opens up pretty wide. Hardware to hardware, you're getting much better value out of an Android device and it's not even close to debatable. A 1+ year old Samsung Galaxy S3 compares similarly to an iPhone 5 (even a bit favorably: more RAM, removable battery, microSD card slot, more durable screen), but the iPhone 5 is $200 with a two year deal while the Samsung can be found from free to $20-30 with a little searching for the same. Goes for build quality as well. iPhones are simply not as well-built as something like an HTC One or Motorola RAZR. Additionally, the learning curve for most Android devices (again, Samsung in particular) is honestly about the same as iOS, but offers a degree of flexibility and room for growth that would require a jailbreak with an iOS device.

If you're still gonna go iOS, as others have said, definitely wait until the iPhone 5S comes out, and either go with that or a 5. 4S will be receiving the iOS7 update, but buying a 2 year old cell phone model is almost never a good idea under any circumstance.
 
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Well, like I said, it really comes down to whether or not having two of the same phone makes our lives any easier. I'm certainly not trying to convince myself to switch to iOS (no offense to iPhone/iPad/mac users, I think iOS has its merits for sure). If there is an equivalent and compatible app for facetime and media sharing on Android I'll probably stick. On the other hand, I think my wife will love her first iPhone. Who knows, maybe it will be fantastic and I'll convert.
 
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burntorangeVOLffle said:
I've dropped my 4s dozens of times with nary a scratch. My wife broke hers after umpteen dozen drops. I honestly don't know how she didn't do it sooner. They are more durable than you would think but if they land just right the glass will shatter.
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milohimself said:
Cloud service is really the name of the game these days.

Probably been said a few times in this thread (even by me probably), but the real value prop for iPhone is if you are already fully in the Apple ecosystem. If you've got MacBook/iMac, iPad then iPhone would be a good choice.

If you're not tied into one brand, mostly if you have a PC computer, your choice of phones opens up pretty wide. Hardware to hardware, you're getting much better value out of an Android device and it's not even close to debatable. A 1+ year old Samsung Galaxy S3 compares similarly to an iPhone 5 (even a bit favorably: more RAM, removable battery, microSD card slot, more durable screen), but the iPhone 5 is $200 with a two year deal while the Samsung can be found from free to $20-30 with a little searching for the same. Goes for build quality as well. iPhones are simply not as well-built as something like an HTC One or Motorola RAZR. Additionally, the learning curve for most Android devices (again, Samsung in particular) is honestly about the same as iOS, but offers a degree of flexibility and room for growth that would require a jailbreak with an iOS device.

If you're still gonna go iOS, as others have said, definitely wait until the iPhone 5S comes out, and either go with that or a 5. 4S will be receiving the iOS7 update, but buying a 2 year old cell phone model is almost never a good idea under any circumstance.
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disagree for most part

until ios7 i was happily jailbroken. then my friend sent me this dead ios 7 link to upgrade, long story.

i own both iphone 5, motorola tablet, iphone 4s(wifes), and a samsung galaxy s3.

while i argue android tablets are superior IN VALUE to ipad, iphone quality is far, far superior in quality. not debating hardware to hardware. i think apple is still superior os for phones as software/hardware is same/same. android os has too many skins. ur right about value of android hardware but thats the achilles heel, theyre cheap. and likewise perform as such.

what drives apple is its reputation as lexus in a world of corvettes, turbo charged mustangs, and super sports.

motorola will be a game changer with google. but, as for now apple can release one phone a year and everyone can release 3, 4, or 5 and still not match reliability.
 
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ugahater1 said:
otter box

life proof

ballistic

armor series

griffin survivor

necessary^
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All overpriced IMO. Just pay for insurance and/or Apple Care then get a cheap case to minimize everyday wear and tear.

Wife bought a life proof case for her iPhone 5. It's great for water proofing (too bad she doesn't work on a fishing boat) but really does nothing to protect from drops. When she uses speaker phone (which does a lot) it restricts the mic from picking up everything she says. Plus it makes the phone feel like a cheap plastic Samsung.
 
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