How much time do we spend setting up our ‘smart’ phones? Every few years, I change phones. In the past, Android-to-Android, I wasted at least a full day customizing all the ‘improved’ features the way they were on the previous phone, setting up home screens, eliminating bloatware, and downloading apps that did not properly convert. This time, it took me most of 2 weekend days to set up an iPhone to join family photo sharing. The access to photos – that was one of the good parts. Otherwise, it was maddening and sent me out to forums again and again. I learned about the also-constant <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2019/09/30/apple-ios-1312-now-live…
How much time do we spend setting up our ‘smart’ phones? Every few years, I change phones. In the past, Android-to-Android, I wasted at least a full day customizing all the ‘improved’ features the way they were on the previous phone, setting up home screens, eliminating bloatware, and downloading apps that did not properly convert. This time, it took me most of 2 weekend days to set up an iPhone to join family photo sharing. The access to photos – that was one of the good parts. Otherwise, it was maddening and sent me out to forums again and again. I learned about the also-constant <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2019/09/30/apple-ios-1312-now-live…
How much time do we spend setting up our ‘smart’ phones? Every few years, I change phones. In the past, Android-to-Android, I wasted at least a full day customizing all the ‘improved’ features the way they were on the previous phone, setting up home screens, eliminating bloatware, and downloading apps that did not properly convert. This time, it took me most of 2 weekend days to set up an iPhone to join family photo sharing. The access to photos – that was one of the good parts. Otherwise, it was maddening and sent me out to forums again and again. I learned about the also-constant <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2019/09/30/apple-ios-1312-now-live…