Kevin: Thanks! I will work on the thumb recognition thing (I know that more than half the problem is in retraining *myself*). Hope I don't have to re-make the print (does the iPhone learn in subsequent tries?).
As a former iPhone 4 S user, it is still throwing me off that the headphone jack is on the bottom, though! Best wishes, Clint On Oct 12, 2013, at 1:52 PM, Kevin Callahan <[email protected]> wrote: > Sent from my iPad > http://www.kevincallahan.org > > > On Oct 12, 2013, at 6:09 AM, Clinton MacDonald <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Kevin: >> >> I received my 5S (Space Gray) just yesterday. I am looking forward to doing >> the same kind of battery test as you describe. I hope I see as long a life >> as you report. >> >> I haven't yet mastered the trick of Touch ID, though. I either get "Try >> Again" or activate Siri. I am sure there is a knack to it…. >> >> Best wishes, >> Clint > > At 9 am this morning (sat) I still had 5% left. Granted, it wasn't doing > much overnight, but we are talking 48 hours and 2 days of average use since > it was on the charger. > > For touch ID, depress the home button all the way and then let it up > immediately as your normally would, but keep your finger on the sensor. It > takes about 1 second. > > If you are still seeing the "try again" message, delete that print and make a > new one and see if it improves. > > -K > > >> On Oct 12, 2013, at 12:09 AM, Kevin Callahan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I got my Gold 5S on Wed afternoon. I didn't run the battery down on it >>> that day, in fact, I put it on the charger overnight thinking I needed to >>> juice it up for the following day. >>> >>> I pulled it off the charger Thursday morning at 9 AM. Ran an hour+ in the >>> park using RunKeeper (GPS). I have Bluetooth on, LTE on, WiFi on, many >>> apps with location services on, a ton of apps with notifications, push mail >>> etc. I shot photos, videos, and used SIRI a fair amount, as well as >>> dictation. I kept it at full brightness. >>> >>> I didn't put it on the charger overnight (Thursday) as I'm trying to run it >>> down to zero. Ran another hour with it this morning (Friday) using GPS + >>> normal usage throughout the day. >>> >>> It's now Friday night nearing 10 PM, some 37 hours since I pulled it off >>> the charger, and I still have 14% battery left. >>> >>> The phone is wicked fast (upgraded from a 4S). The camera is awesome: rich >>> in color, sharp, great in low-light. The slo-mo option is sick. The >>> fingerprint scanner is extremely convenient and works remarkably well. >>> >>> I'm still in awe of the battery life. >>> >>> Apple kicks ass. >>> >>> - Kevin >>> http://www.kevincallahan.org/ _______________________________________________ iPhone-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/iphone-talk
