The phone app has always been in the bottom left on my dock and probably always will be. But, honestly no… I’ve had my phone for 2 years and only have 11 hours logged of actual phone calls. I usually really prefer to message people. For longer chats with friends elsewhere in the world, I usually use Discord instead. Actual phone calls are usually reserved for situations where I need an answer right away and/or my hands are full.

I’ve noticed this seems to be a bit of a cultural/social circle thing. Some people seem to always be on the phone and treat that as the default way to talk to people… other people are more like me, I guess, and only use it in very specific situations.

I have 5G available but just use LTE. 5G signal is usually worse, the speed difference is usually negligible (or worse), and it drains battery noticeably faster. Pretty much all downside right now, at least where I live.

I think this trend isn’t terribly recent. My 13 Pro Max lasts dramatically longer than my partners 13 Pro. Both bought at the same time, and same battery health. For the last several years, it seems like the non-Max Pro has been the worst battery performer (aside from the Mini, of course).

Nothing earth shattering (13 Pro Max). My most-used app is Apple Music by a huge margin, followed by various messaging apps (Messages, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp mainly), calendar, email, notes, reminders, etc.

I don’t use social media much, but use Reddit more than I like. And a decent amount of YouTube.

The reason I went for a Pro was the camera system - the extra lens and the ability to shoot in ProRaw. I do mainly edit photos on my phone as well these days.

The most novel thing I do (I mean, barely lol) might be just having some super basic shortcuts in my widget screen for specific quick access things, like going straight to my shopping list, adding a quick reminder, adding an expense to my budget spreadsheet, or making a new note. I also have a Google Maps search widget right on my Home Screen, which is super handy and gets used constantly.

It’s honestly AirPods Pro 2 99% of the time. Occasionally I’ll plug in my ATH-M50 with the 3.5mm dongle, but that’s pretty rare.

Yeah same. This is the reason I started using them. A decent properly edge to edge tempered glass screen protector isn’t even noticeable. I buy a few at once and just swap it like every half year or year.

4S, 5S, 6S, 7, 11, 13 Pro Max. Pretty cool giving the current one another year or two.