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Using non-apple phone with apple laptop
My cell phone was stolen. Went to Costco to pick up another phone. Thought i was going to have a heart attack when i saw the prices for Apple phones. A brief search on the internet showed some NON-Apple phones for around $300...phones like the Note 9 for example. Our family uses Verizon.
I'm not very adept at computers or cell phones. Would it be hard for a novice person like myself to use a non-Apple phone with an Apple MacBook Pro that's from 2015? All i tend to do with the phone is make phone calls, take photos, do an internet search, check email and occasionally download a movie if i'm going to take a plane flight. I know i'd like to hook up my NEST thermostat and possibly some smart home devices like lights to turn on if i'm not home. I also thought of trying out a trajectory app. I think that's all. I don't play games or do facebook, twitter, instagram or stuff like that. If i have to spend a fortune i guess i can but it just seems like such overkill for a person like myself. As always I truly appreciate your thoughts and insight. Last edited by mtenenhaus; 06-28-2019 at 7:15 PM.. |
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you need to clarify exactly what you where using the old apple phone and the laptop for? itunes? something else?
a non-apple phone does not need a laptop to provide all the functions you described. For transferring data (like pictures) from phone to laptop, you'd need to install a different transfer app (Android File Transfer) |
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i understand.....the phone has a calendar and so sometimes i would insert a doctor's appointment time on my phone and then i would connect the phone to my laptop and the appointment i added would show up on my laptop calendar.
or I would take photos with the cell phone and then instead of using up all the memory on the cell phone i would connect the phone to my laptop to store all the photos would the Note 9 or some similar NON Apple cell phone do this for me seamlessly? i hope that helps Last edited by mtenenhaus; 06-28-2019 at 7:47 PM.. |
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If you can stand Google, using Google Calendar will work on your phone and your laptop.
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I use Google Calendar from my iPhone in nearly all Apple house. It’s fantastic syncing, even with other apps as the interface. I actually use Fanatic Software Informant as the interface on Mac and iPhone.
Andrew - Lancaster, CA NRA Life Member, CRPA member, Calguns.net contributor, CGF / SAF / FPC / CCRKBA / GOA / NAGR / NRA-ILA contributor, USCCA member - Support your defenders! |
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I haven't done it in a while, but I used to access my phone data (pictures in my case) from even a Linux box.
Cloud data, via web interface, should be platform independent (Windows, iPhruity Status Symbol [*Mac], or Linux), providing it has a browser that is supported/industry standard. Last edited by the86d; 07-02-2019 at 3:54 AM.. |
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