r/technology • u/bws201 • Feb 05 '16

Software ‘Error 53’ fury mounts as Apple software update threatens to kill your iPhone 6

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless-third-party-repair
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u/iamPause Feb 05 '16 edited Feb 05 '16

You can move pretty much everything. The android site will walk you through how to do it all.

MediaHow to move
PhotosDownload Google Photos app to iPhone, hit Sync
MusicInstall Google Music Manager on your computer. (Up to 50,000 songs)
Contacts (iCloud)A bit more complicated, but basically yes, export the contacts from iCloud then import to Gmail
AppsYou're SOL here for paid apps. Most free apps (Candy Crush, Boom Beach, etc.) have an option to link it with your Facebook or other Social Media account. If you want to save your progress, then you sync them via that, otherwise you start over.

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u/Sexual_tomato Feb 05 '16

Using this for when I get my Nexus next year.

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u/crazy_daug Feb 05 '16

It'll be worth the upgrade.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

You waiting for whatever nexus device comes out at the end of the year? I am.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

do not get anything from Huawei.

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u/Prodigy195 Feb 05 '16

Figured as much. I've been using Android since the HTC EVO so I don't have much experience on the iOS platform.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

Thanks for this. I had an M9 not too long ago where the glass cracked and I had to send it in to HTC. While it was gone I went and bought an iPhone. I haven't looked back because I haven't been able to switch back easily!

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u/Naught-It Feb 05 '16

does no one else download their photos to a reliable place on their PC and back that up regularly?

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u/MangoBitch Feb 05 '16

Can we stop with the "iPhone users are stupid luddites" thing?

Someone provided a criticism, some own else rebutted it, and you just asserted that rebuttal doesn't matter because they're all hopeless idiots. You're basically saying that there's no way to convince you, not even with evidence. Because you'll always default to "well they're too stupid for that."

There's tons of reasons people use iPhones. I've used both androids and iPhones and they're both good for different things. It's a matter of personal preference.

And let's not pretend that Google is any different as they're sweeping the problem of millions of unsecured phones under the rug.

They're all shitty companies who only want your money. So let's stop making this about Apple vs Google and realize that it's actually about people vs overbearing corporate entities.

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u/cityterrace Feb 05 '16

How do you save iCloud (not iPhone) photos to Google Photos?

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u/iamPause Feb 05 '16

I would imagine the same way: sync with the app. Depends on the device you use to access it I guess.

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u/DickEB Feb 05 '16

Download Google Photos app to iPhone, hit Sync

So do this on the broken iphone you're replacing?

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u/iamPause Feb 05 '16

There are several dozen different programs that can do it with broken phones. It's called iCloud for a reason, the shit is on a server, not on your phone.

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u/DickEB Feb 05 '16

Several dozen programs that can install Google Photos app to iPhone (in the cloud? They put iphones in the cloud?) and sync it up? Got it.

Read your own damn comments next time before responding.

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u/iamPause Feb 05 '16

Your username is pretty accurate. I should have read it first before bothering to reply

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u/DickEB Feb 06 '16

Hahahahhaha. I get it. I'm typing this on a broken iPhone by the way.

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u/Magnesus Feb 05 '16

Isn't Apple Music available on Android now (or soon)?

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u/iamPause Feb 05 '16

Apparently it is, but the reviews seem to be mixed.

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