Android Ping!
My take: I wonder if the problem is really Android vs iOS or if it is an issue with the Android app vs the iPhone version of the app.
Posted on 07/19/2016 11:01:08 AM PDT by Swordmaker
iPhone 6s Surprisingly Water Resistant, but Not Waterproof
MacRumors—Monday September 28, 2015 8:09 am PDT by Mitchel BroussardSince the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus have been out for a few days, some users have begun to test the breaking point of the new devices, especially in regards to the possibility of water resistance. A handful of YouTubers have put together some videos showcasing impressive results of both the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus under a few inches of water, but the devices fare much worse when put to the test under four feet of water in a swimming pool. (more, including videos of testing showing iPhone 6S under water for 30 minutes at source site)
In addition, there are multiple companies making reasonably priced waterproof and hardened iPhone 6 and 6 plus cases. Consumers Reports found that Samsung's claims that their Galaxy S7 Active Phone was waterproof, the one they advertise by pouring Champagne over, were bogus. Multiple samples failed CU's testing.
The funny thing about liars BS'ers is that they always end up getting caught by their own lies BS.
To wit, when it some time ago came to the *iwatch*, you were adamant, in lengthy discussions, citing arcane legal statutes, against all common sense, that THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS WATERPROOF. Calling something "waterproof" is patently illegal! No such thing exists! There can only be "water resistant".
And yet, there you go...
:-)
#2 Cannot replace the batteries on an iPhone. Do they have a Apple Genius as a squad member ready to take apart the phone and add a battery?
A modern smart phone is thousands of times more powerful than the computers the Apollo mission used to navigate to the moon. They are about as powerful as a Cray 2 supercomputer, from the mid ‘80s — and minuscule by comparison, with a relatively negligible power consumption. There’s more to be in awe of, than there is to criticize.
Still not feeling any safer, try again...
There isn't any such thing as "waterproof" only degrees of water resistant. There are cases made for the iPhone that are quite water resistant down to the deepest ratings which is about 300 meters. Pardon me if i took a short cut in describing what is available in response to someone who was using that criteria as a qualification. Somehow I doubt that an Army Special Ops soldier is going to need a 300 Meter qualified rating.
incidentally, I never made any claim referencing any product called an "iWatch" as there is no such product. The Apple Watch is reasonably water resistant that people are taking showers with it, washing their hands wearing theirs, and even swimming to depths of three feet for periods of up to an hour.
I also never said that calling something "waterproof" was "patently illegal." I said there was no certification for such a standard for calling anything "waterproof." Don't put words in my posts that were never there.
Add a sufficient capacity external battery in your military hardened case. Problem solved. That's what they did for the previous models of the Samsung phones they were using. They did not have replaceable batteries either.
Future history book entry on the United States:
The war was lost for want of a battery
All the Samsung hardware is made in China as well...
Our biggest problem with our Androids is when we are outside like at the beach or on a long walk and the bright sun blocks us from seeing our Android screens, in particular when trying to read an email/msg or trying taking a picture
Our younger relatives with Iphones don’t have that problem, they can see their screens when we can’t and they are standing by us.
They may not need one. Read on. And there's more *here*.
Kewl. The new ones from Tadiran have a 40-year life, up from the old ones that only held a charge for 25 years. And guess what they go in?
Water is waterproof.
I wonder if Switzerland has a Swiss Army Phone?
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