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On 2024-10-11, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
I got a second call from someoen trying to reach the owner of the
phone, and he was much more alert than the first caller. He knows her
other phone number, called her and she called me. She has two phones,
didn't even know she'd lost one, and couldn't figure out where she
lost it. She went to that drugstore just to pick up an Amazon package,
but used her other phone, thought that phone was left at home.
Hard for me to fathom purchasing two expensive electronic devices,
losing one, and not even being aware of it.
On 2024-10-11, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
In misc.phone.mobile.iphone, on Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:04:17 -0000 (UTC),
John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Into what did you plug it? If a computer or laptop, this is what you
will see. But if you plug it into a USB charging socket (eg a
charger as supplied with any phone), it should just charge.
I should have thought of that, Hust yesterday I was in the ER and saw
a woman charging her phone with a charger, from a strip that didn't
have usb ports, and I said to myself, Remember to put an AC charger in
the car. But I still didn't think of it.
Can I use a 3.1 amp charger, the only one I don't have to hunt for, or
should I hunt for a smaller one.
Is it a USB charger?
You can safely charge any device with a USB charge cable with any USB
power adapter (assuming the cable and power adapter aren't cheap
knockoff devices that donÆt actually meet USB specifications, and they
aren't defective).
The letter ôUö in ôUSBö stands for ôUniversalö. The USB specification is >designed so that the device and USB power adapter will automatically >negotiate the power level that is appropriate for the device being
charged.
Thanks. Got it charged up and she called me too on that phone, and
picked it up.
If I turn it off now, can I turn it on
tomorrow even though I can't unlock it?
In misc.phone.mobile.iphone, on Fri, 11 Oct 2024 01:45:55 -0400, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
If I turn it off now, can I turn it on tomorrow even though I can't unlock it?
I saw how to turn it off, I think, but how would I turn it back on? Or should I leave it on all night because I might not wak up until 9 or 10
or 11 and if he calls and it goes to voicemail, he may never call again.
It's 2AM now.
I would think the phone itself is broken except I found it on the
pavement in a parking lot, with a hard rubber case, and it's not even cracked.
I found a locked iphone and I'm trying to return it to the owner.
Maybe he will call me, but the battery was at 30% and now it's at 22%.
That's only 8% in 11 hours, but still, in 33 hours it will be dead as a doornail. And I don't want to turn the phone off because he, or someoen
who knows him, might call. If I turn it off now, can I turn it on
tomorrow even though I can't unlock it? When it was at 27%, I borrowed
a cable to charge it
1) Most important: When plugged in, it says roughly, "Accessory
connected. Unlock phone to use accessory", but it didn't show that it
was charging. The icon in the upper right continues to show a percent
but no lighting bolt and no greenness. What's going on? All I can imagine is that the cable is no good, but my neighbor says he keeps it
in the basement to use there. He's not stupid.
A friend tells me there are 3 kinds of cable plug, USB-C, Flying Harpie,
and a third one, but I thought there were only 2 kinds. This is NOT
USB-C. Is there a 3rd kind?
2) Unlikely? The USB port is normally used for an external microphone/speaker, I only use the mike to speak search terms to
google, but it works for that. I've tried two adjacent ports. do I
have to try the other 2 front ports?
3) Somewhat less important: How do I tell if it's an iphone 5, 6, 87, whatever? Knowing that would enable to understand webpages. For
example, one or two say I can find the owner by pressign the home button
or the side button and saying Siri, who's the owner. But other pages
say the home button doesn't exist on all phones. BTW<I tried the side> key and it didnt' work, and it says that people are advised to turn Siri
off when the phone is locked, and that's probably what he did. Still
there are many other reasons to know what model the phone is.
On 11 Oct 2024 at 06:45:55 BST, "micky" <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
I found a locked iphone and I'm trying to return it to the owner.
Maybe he will call me, but the battery was at 30% and now it's at 22%.
That's only 8% in 11 hours, but still, in 33 hours it will be dead as a
doornail. And I don't want to turn the phone off because he, or someoen
who knows him, might call. If I turn it off now, can I turn it on
tomorrow even though I can't unlock it? When it was at 27%, I borrowed
a cable to charge it
1) Most important: When plugged in, it says roughly, "Accessory
connected. Unlock phone to use accessory", but it didn't show that it
was charging. The icon in the upper right continues to show a percent
but no lighting bolt and no greenness. What's going on? All I can
imagine is that the cable is no good, but my neighbor says he keeps it
in the basement to use there. He's not stupid.
A friend tells me there are 3 kinds of cable plug, USB-C, Flying Harpie,
and a third one, but I thought there were only 2 kinds. This is NOT
USB-C. Is there a 3rd kind?
2) Unlikely? The USB port is normally used for an external
microphone/speaker, I only use the mike to speak search terms to
google, but it works for that. I've tried two adjacent ports. do I
have to try the other 2 front ports?
3) Somewhat less important: How do I tell if it's an iphone 5, 6, 87,
whatever? Knowing that would enable to understand webpages. For
example, one or two say I can find the owner by pressign the home button
or the side button and saying Siri, who's the owner. But other pages
say the home button doesn't exist on all phones. BTW<I tried the side> key >> and it didnt' work, and it says that people are advised to turn Siri
off when the phone is locked, and that's probably what he did. Still
there are many other reasons to know what model the phone is.
Into what did you plug it? If a computer or laptop, this is what you will see. >But if you plug it into a USB charging socket (eg a charger as supplied with >any phone), it should just charge.
That said, you should hand it in as stated by Your Name - otherwise you are >technically guilty of theft, no matter how good your intentions.
Old John.
On 2024-10-11 05:50:36 +0000, micky said:
In misc.phone.mobile.iphone, on Fri, 11 Oct 2024 01:45:55 -0400, micky
<NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
If I turn it off now, can I turn it on tomorrow even though I can't unlock it?
I saw how to turn it off, I think, but how would I turn it back on? Or
should I leave it on all night because I might not wak up until 9 or 10
or 11 and if he calls and it goes to voicemail, he may never call again.
It's 2AM now.
I would think the phone itself is broken except I found it on the
pavement in a parking lot, with a hard rubber case, and it's not even
cracked.
When you find something, you're meant to take it to the appropriate
place - the shop / business that owns the carpark, the nearest police >station, etc. You're not meant to take it home with you.
In misc.phone.mobile.iphone, on Fri, 11 Oct 2024 03:59:41 -0400, micky ><NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
Can I use a 3.1 amp charger, the only one I don't have to hunt for, or >>should I hunt for a smaller one.
Yes, google said that was okay even for older** iphones, and it's
charging. (Although on the lock screen there is only a tiny lightning
bolt and there is no green. I hope I didn't miss the little lighning
bolt when charging from the desktop PC.
OTOH, when you swipe the upper
right corner down, it shows green and a clearly legible ligtning bolt.)
** (Though I have no idea how old this is. It doesn't use USB-C and a
friend says that means it not a new model, that they've all used USB-C
for a few years now, or the third kind of plug whose name she could not >remember. Is there a third kind?)
Can I use a 3.1 amp charger, the only one I don't have to hunt for, or
should I hunt for a smaller one.
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
I found a locked iphone and I'm trying to return it to the owner.
Maybe he will call me, but the battery was at 30% and now it's at 22%.
That's only 8% in 11 hours, but still, in 33 hours it will be dead as a
doornail. And I don't want to turn the phone off because he, or someoen
who knows him, might call. If I turn it off now, can I turn it on
tomorrow even though I can't unlock it? When it was at 27%, I borrowed
a cable to charge it
1) Most important: When plugged in, it says roughly, "Accessory
connected. Unlock phone to use accessory", but it didn't show that it
was charging. The icon in the upper right continues to show a percent
but no lighting bolt and no greenness. What's going on? All I can
imagine is that the cable is no good, but my neighbor says he keeps it
in the basement to use there. He's not stupid.
A friend tells me there are 3 kinds of cable plug, USB-C, Flying Harpie,
and a third one, but I thought there were only 2 kinds. This is NOT
USB-C. Is there a 3rd kind?
2) Unlikely? The USB port is normally used for an external
microphone/speaker, I only use the mike to speak search terms to
google, but it works for that. I've tried two adjacent ports. do I
have to try the other 2 front ports?
3) Somewhat less important: How do I tell if it's an iphone 5, 6, 87,
whatever? Knowing that would enable to understand webpages. For
example, one or two say I can find the owner by pressign the home button
or the side button and saying Siri, who's the owner. But other pages
say the home button doesn't exist on all phones. BTW< I tried the side
key and it didnt' work, and it says that people are advised to turn Siri
off when the phone is locked, and that's probably what he did. Still
there are many other reasons to know what model the phone is.
Only iPhone 15 and above use USB-C connectors. What you have is likely
older than that and hence it uses a Lightning cable.
They are available at
gas stations and anywhere else.
A friend tells me there are 3 kinds of cable plug, USB-C, Flying Harpie,
and a third one
In misc.phone.mobile.iphone, on Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:04:17 -0000 (UTC),
John Hill <watcombeman@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Into what did you plug it? If a computer or laptop, this is what you
will see. But if you plug it into a USB charging socket (eg a
charger as supplied with any phone), it should just charge.
I should have thought of that, Hust yesterday I was in the ER and saw
a woman charging her phone with a charger, from a strip that didn't
have usb ports, and I said to myself, Remember to put an AC charger in
the car. But I still didn't think of it.
Can I use a 3.1 amp charger, the only one I don't have to hunt for, or
should I hunt for a smaller one.
On 2024-10-11, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
A friend tells me there are 3 kinds of cable plug, USB-C, Flying Harpie,
and a third one
Is "Flying Harpie" a typo, or some kind of joke?
There are three kinds of connectors on iPhones:
- 30-pin dock connector (original iPhone up to iPhone 4s)
- Lightning connector (iPhone 5 to 14)
- USB-C connector (iPhone 15 onward)
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
In misc.phone.mobile.iphone, on 11 Oct 2024 15:37:31 GMT, Jolly Roger
<jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
On 2024-10-11, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
A friend tells me there are 3 kinds of cable plug, USB-C, Flying Harpie, >>>> and a third one
Is "Flying Harpie" a typo, or some kind of joke?
Almost a joke, but when I can't remember something my free association
is pretty wild. Yesterday I couldn't remember Marjory Taylor Green and
came up with Mary Tyler Moore.
There are three kinds of connectors on iPhones:
- 30-pin dock connector (original iPhone up to iPhone 4s)
I've seen the docks but figured they used the same charging connector.
That's what my friend must is thinking of, and I guess even the docks
are not worth much anymore unless you have a very old phone.
- Lightning connector (iPhone 5 to 14)
- USB-C connector (iPhone 15 onward)
I got a second call from someoen trying to reach the owner of the phone,
and he was much more alert than the first caller. He knows her other
phone number, called her and she called me. She has two phones, didn't
even know she'd lost one, and couldn't figure out where she lost it. She
went to that drugstore just to pick up an Amazon package, but used her
other phone, thought that phone was left at home.
(So she was not going to go to the police, and she already had no idea
where she lost it. When she found it missing, she'd have even less
idea. So i think I handled this correctly. She hasn't seen the email
the guy sent her yesterday.)
She's coming over in a little while on her way home. Since she called me
on the phone, she says her name is Sandra and the two other callers were
looking for Sandra, I don't feel the need for more proof that it's right
match, like I did for the earpod. Maybe I'll make her unlock it.
iPhones have FindMy which allows you to find your phone by logging into
your iCloud account. IÆm surprised they didnÆt use that to track it down.
On 2024-10-11 05:50:36 +0000, micky said:
In misc.phone.mobile.iphone, on Fri, 11 Oct 2024 01:45:55 -0400, micky
<NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
If I turn it off now, can I turn it on tomorrow even though I can't
unlock it?
I saw how to turn it off, I think, but how would I turn it back on? Or >> should I leave it on all night because I might not wak up until 9 or 10
or 11 and if he calls and it goes to voicemail, he may never call again.
It's 2AM now.
I would think the phone itself is broken except I found it on the
pavement in a parking lot, with a hard rubber case, and it's not even
cracked.
When you find something, you're meant to take it to the appropriate
place - the shop / business that owns the carpark, the nearest police station, etc. You're not meant to take it home with you.
That said, you should hand it in as stated by Your Name - otherwise you are technically guilty of theft, no matter how good your intentions.
But you're wrong. I would not be guilty of theft. Maybe intentions
don't make the difference but actions do.
I got a second call from someoen trying to reach the owner of the
phone, and he was much more alert than the first caller. He knows her
other phone number, called her and she called me. She has two phones,
didn't even know she'd lost one, and couldn't figure out where she
lost it. She went to that drugstore just to pick up an Amazon package,
but used her other phone, thought that phone was left at home.