[dayglored]

Hey Swordmaker,

I finally did it... went online Friday night and ordered the new SE2020 phone, picked it up at a nearby Verizon store yesterday, and shortly after, was able to set my old trusty 5c on the shelf.... well, eh, not quite, it turns out...

Being an IT guy, my phone has upwards of thirty Two-Factor Authentication (2FA, a.k.a. MFA) entries, in three auth apps: Google Auth, Microsoft Auth, Duo Mobile. And while it’s not really surprising, it was annoying to learn that the auth apps’ application data is -not- transferred to a new phone. I guess it makes sense security-wise, but I had hoped that it would transfer and then require some sort of verification to become active on the new device.

Alas, no, I have to re-enter data, regenerate and rescan 25 QR-code images at Amazon AWS, run an Azure Admin re-auth cycle, and run a Duo re-auth cycle. In the meantime, the Google and MS auth apps are still generating valid TOTP 6-digit codes on the OLD phone, so I’m carrying two phones until everything is recreated on the new one.

Word to the wise — 2FA/MFA is a constant PITA. I’ll live, it’s not like losing my contacts (which transferred fine). But I’ll never get those hours back.

And I like the new phone. Very snappy.

[Yardstick]

I’ve got an older SE with the home button. Nice phone — inexpensive and small.

[noiseman]

I’ve been thinking about getting the new SE to replace my 6s. I can’t stand the ugly notch on the X and 11, and the idea of having a phone that depends entirely upon gestures doesn’t interest me. The home button just feels to me like it gives more direct control over the phone, and TouchID makes a lot more sense in general for using Apple Pay, and in the age of face masks FaceID is useless anyway. I also don’t want a phone that won’t fit in a pocket and that is hard to hold and operate with one hand. Flagship phones keep growing to the point where it will soon be like trying to hold an iPad mini. I don’t get it.

The reviews I’ve seen have said that the camera on the SE, aside from only having a single lens, produces photos and videos that are nearly indistinguishable from those produced by the 11 and 11 Pro. That, combined with wireless charging, faster performance, and the fact that with the A13 it will be supported for several more years seems to make it a no-brainer at $399.

[momincombatboots]

Thanks for the warning.. hubby wants the new iPhone. I will plan a weekend with the girls.

[Swordmaker]

You didn’t transfer phone numbers to the new SE from the old iPhone 5c? I’ve never had problems with two-factor security when I did the transfer by just transferring phone numbers from the old to the new. Strange... have they changed two-factor since I upgraded from my old IPhoneX to the iPhone11 Pro?

[Swordmaker]

Oh, Congratulations on the upgrade to the SE.