Casey Liss

So David writes, when making the positive and negative electrical connections to release an iPhone 16 battery, the polarity determines which side the glue residue is left on when it unsticks. If you mistakenly reverse the positive and negative connections, the residue is left on the chassis, which is hard to clean, instead of the battery, which is where you want it.

Indeed. And then Eric Westland writes in to corroborate your story with regard to Verizon activation problems. Eric writes, I bought my iPhone unlocked from Apple, as did I. I had the exact same experience as John. My last phone was three years ago and I had the same problem then too. Verizon just stinks at this. I will interject as me now. Hi, this is Casey. Yeah.

Indeed. And then Eric Westland writes in to corroborate your story with regard to Verizon activation problems. Eric writes, I bought my iPhone unlocked from Apple, as did I. I had the exact same experience as John. My last phone was three years ago and I had the same problem then too. Verizon just stinks at this. I will interject as me now. Hi, this is Casey. Yeah.

And I'll say that for me, I think we talked last week about how my phone did not activate initially. And then if memory serves, it was like once I got to the standard Springboard iOS screen, I think it was at that point, it was like, hey, you're not activated. You want to do it again? I said, yeah. And then it worked no problem the second time.

And I'll say that for me, I think we talked last week about how my phone did not activate initially. And then if memory serves, it was like once I got to the standard Springboard iOS screen, I think it was at that point, it was like, hey, you're not activated. You want to do it again? I said, yeah. And then it worked no problem the second time.

For Aaron's phone, I did the exact same stuff that I did on my phone, and it worked no sweat. Now, hers was... Tuesday or Wednesday after release, I think it was, whereas I was doing it the Sunday, you know, the weekend of release. So I would imagine things were still a bit busy on both the carrier and Apple sides of things.

For Aaron's phone, I did the exact same stuff that I did on my phone, and it worked no sweat. Now, hers was... Tuesday or Wednesday after release, I think it was, whereas I was doing it the Sunday, you know, the weekend of release. So I would imagine things were still a bit busy on both the carrier and Apple sides of things.

So maybe it was just that it was, you know, things were overwhelmed when John was trying to do it and Eric apparently, but who knows?

So maybe it was just that it was, you know, things were overwhelmed when John was trying to do it and Eric apparently, but who knows?

John, I believe this is your case review that we would like to talk about next.

John, I believe this is your case review that we would like to talk about next.

And I hated that. And I'm currently going caseless, caseless on the iPhone 16 that I have. And I'll probably continue to do that. But I was looking and I was wondering, hey, I wonder if since last year, did Peak end up doing, or I think it's, no, Peel. I'm sorry, Peel. Did Peel end up doing an action button and how have they handled the camera control?

And I hated that. And I'm currently going caseless, caseless on the iPhone 16 that I have. And I'll probably continue to do that. But I was looking and I was wondering, hey, I wonder if since last year, did Peak end up doing, or I think it's, no, Peel. I'm sorry, Peel. Did Peel end up doing an action button and how have they handled the camera control?

And the answer is they did not do an action button and they just have a hole for the camera control as they do for all of the buttons. Yeah. And it's too bad because like the way I remember it, this was a year ago now, but the way I remember it, the case felt great. It was thin because I don't want, I'm not an Otterbox kind of person.

And the answer is they did not do an action button and they just have a hole for the camera control as they do for all of the buttons. Yeah. And it's too bad because like the way I remember it, this was a year ago now, but the way I remember it, the case felt great. It was thin because I don't want, I'm not an Otterbox kind of person.

Like I want something thin, but more than zero if I'm going to do a case at all. And the key to the peel, and they say it as a piece of marketing as they should, say it with me, gentlemen, no branding. No branding. And I loved that. And what I ended up doing was returning that case because I hated the lack of a fake button, if you will, for the action button.

Like I want something thin, but more than zero if I'm going to do a case at all. And the key to the peel, and they say it as a piece of marketing as they should, say it with me, gentlemen, no branding. No branding. And I loved that. And what I ended up doing was returning that case because I hated the lack of a fake button, if you will, for the action button.

And I got a Taurus, T-O-R-R-A-S, which also doesn't have any outward-facing branding, but the case was...

And I got a Taurus, T-O-R-R-A-S, which also doesn't have any outward-facing branding, but the case was...

fine like i i didn't like it near as much as i liked the peel but i could not abide by the gaps for the buttons and i was hoping so much that by the 16 they would at least have an action button even if they punted on the camera control and from everything i can tell nope it's just a bunch of holes Just like your Mac Pro.