As winter turned into spring this year, my phone played a fundamental role in my relationship with all the life growing around my home.
I rely on the PictureThis app, which a friend and mentor who works in conservation recommended to me. It allows me to aim my phone at a plant, take a picture, and have it tell me what that plant is. Here's how I've put it to use.
CarStream for Twitch lets you listen to audio versions of Twitch streams on CarPlay, without needing to fiddle with your phone while driving. Think radio stations, but with Twitch livestreams.
Part of my indifference towards the Action button comes down to how little time it might save me.
I, too, have tried shortcuts and controls and whatnots for the Action button, but I, too, returned to just using it as a ringer-mute toggle.
There are two things that I discovered with the Action button. Firstly, I don't have much use for a button that I can reach and press while my iPhone is in my pocket. And if the iPhone is already out in my hand, it is usually easier to use the touchscreen instead.
Secondly, I find that I can easily push on the wrong button when the iPhone is in my pocket. The feel of the Action button is so much like the Volume buttons that I do easily miss.
Oh well.
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