> Tips.app? You mean that piece of trash that tells me a bunch of useless noise?
The first thing I do when setting up iOS is delete the stock apps, including Tips.app. I just downloaded it to see what it actually is, and flipped through it for a few minutes.
I'm not sure what useless noise you're referring to. After going through the app, it contains a very good list of things to know about using an iPhone, such as how to navigate, how to set up features like Medical ID and use Emergency SOS, as well as personalize your iPhone will wallpapers, sounds, font sizes, etc.
Tips does a very good job of not being information overload -- there are 5 sections under "Get Started", with each section having a 5-10 short sentences about each feature. It also contains a link to the full iPhone User Guide.
There's no upselling or suggesting that you buy some subscription in the app, nor any ads. I'm not sure what you have against this app, even someone who's had an iPhone for a while will probably learn one new thing after spending 5-10 minutes in it.
> Apple Support Youtube Channel? I have to use a competitor's product to learn about the iPhone?
This is ridiculous.
> So I have to move my fingers from the keyboard at the bottom of the screen to some imaginary place at the top of the screen? It's hard enough getting the damn phone to understand a left/right swipe instead of an up/down swipe!
You're switching from the topic of discoverability to Apple makes poor features.
> that is trying to disagree with the parent in every way possible
I'm not trying. I do. And there's nothing wrong with that. That's how internet discussions sometimes work.
> The parent linked to it in their comment
Thanks. I'll clarify what I meant; that URL was not provided to me by Apple or sales representatives when I purchase my iPhone 8, iPhone Xs, or iPhone 13.
> The first thing I do when setting up iOS is delete the stock apps
Cool, that's you. The first thing I do when setting up iOS is go over all of the settings.
I don't delete stock apps because I have trauma over Android completely breaking when deleting things that come with the phone. I have no idea what will break iOS or not and I don't want to break the phone and spend the stupid amount of time to fix something I know nothing about.
> > Apple Support Youtube Channel? I have to use a competitor's product to learn about the iPhone?
> This is ridiculous.
What exactly is ridiculous about expecting a company to provide support on a company's own facilities instead of using third parties?
> You're switching from the topic of discoverability to Apple makes poor features.
> > Apple Support Youtube Channel? I have to use a competitor's product to learn about the iPhone?
> This is ridiculous.
What exactly is ridiculous about expecting a company to provide support on a company's own facilities instead of using third parties?
This is absolutely ridiculous. You don't have to use a competitors product to learn about the iPhone. You can use the Tips app, the iPhone user manual, Apple support documentation, AppleCare over the phone and over chat, or you can even go to an Apple Store for a training session for free.
Alternatively, you can choose to view Apple's tutorial videos on YouTube, which is, without a shadow of a doubt the largest and most commonly used video sharing web service. You argue it should be on the "company's own facilities," and I'm not sure what exactly that means in this case, since Apple does not have a widely-used cross-device video sharing platform.
Tips.app? You mean that piece of trash that tells me a bunch of useless noise?).
It's so strange to see someone call an app that helps onboard new iOS users a "piece of trash" in a discussion around discoverability in iOS. To make matters worse, it seems like you've never opened Tips.app, because if you had, you'd know that it is actually a great resource for new users (the homepage for Tips.app shows me tutorials like "Navigate your phone" and "What's new in iOS 16", which are not actually 'useless noise'. If you had even bothered to scroll to down one and a half screens on the initial view of Tips.app, you'd see a clear and obvious link to the 'iPhone User Guide'.
Your criticism's aren't compelling because they don't come across as the complaints of a real user making a sincere effort, your comments read like invective written by someone who has significant disdain for Apple as a company.
