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Comment · 6 months ago
The author mentions that the issue is present both on 16 Pro Max and 17 Pro Max. When I upgraded to 17 Pro Max from my 14 Pro I noticed it too, even thought I might've gotten a defective camera unit. I think it all boils down to a different lens with a different focal length.
Comment · 6 months ago
Not any; it only started doing so fairly recently, at iPhone 12 or so.
Comment · 1 year ago
Off topic, it was very interesting to peek into libphonenumbers metadata. I find it curious that we have so many ways to write down an already standardized identifier.
Comment · 1 year ago
When traveling, I always try to use local payphones and call friends or just myself. Maybe the name is not quite apt because the phone service is often provided for free.
Comment · 1 year ago
LIDAR itself has much much lower resolution that the depth maps shown. It has to be synthesized from combined LIDAR and regular camera data.
Comment · 1 year ago
Is SMS federated though? Genuine question. As far as I know it requires manual each-to-each setup on MNO level thus very fragile when we talk about cross-border or even cross-operator messaging. It is nowhere near email in terms of federation.
Comment · 1 year ago
Even more, there are convenient Shortcuts for messaging a number on WhatsApp quickly, implemented through the same wa.me OpenURL action.
Comment · 1 year ago
I got served with an invalid certificate too, just for one hit, then the site loaded normally. Haven’t made a screenshot, but the certificate was issued by crewai dot com.
Comment · 1 year ago
Sadly this phone turned out to be barely usable on my VoLTE network: when someone whose number I have in phone contact list calls, the phone displays number only and no name unless I turn off VoLTE, thus degrading voice quality and reception. Also the UX is generally bad. It is nowhere near the good old Nokia days.
Comment · 1 year ago
This is the major way roaming is implemented, transferring all data through your home network greatly simplifies things.
Comment · 1 year ago
They can detect your country by IP address. Also AFAIR your cellphone sends CellID and/or location with every wifi calling connection attempt.

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