My old iPhone might be okay

[redbird]

So, after an annoying runaround, I got through to Apple tech support. They advised cleaning the charging cable connector. I did that, nothing seemed to happen, but I left it plugged into my computer. An hour later it's up to 17% battery, and I will be moving the sim card back from cattitude's old Samsung phone, where I'd put it as a necessary step to talking to Apple tech support.

They literally require you to have a code sent to your phone when you pick "device won't turn on" as the problem. *sigh*

That said, when I got this refurbished iPhone SE I figured I was buying time in the hope that Apple, or someone, would make another small-enough phone, and it looks like the iPhone 12 mini is that phone, so I will be buying one soon.

ETA: and then the charge dropped from 21% to 19% while the phone was sitting here quietly charging.

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[green_knight]

The 12 mini is slightly larger than the SE, which I find mostly affects my kinesthetic typing - the letters are just slightly further apart on the keyboard, and occasionally that catches me out. Other than that, I've adapted in five seconds flat - the lack of earphone jack has annoyed me a couple of times, but I am not going out where I'd want to listen to earphones, so this has been minor - I have just ordered my first pair of bluetooth earphones, so we see how they'll work out. The lack of 'home' button, on the other hand, is a red herring - there's an indentation and you put your finger there for recognition and press there - while the phone is turned on, it's completely indistinguishable from the home button, and when it's turned off, I don't care.

(I needed to upgrade my phone to apply for settled status - you have to scan your passport, and the SE does not have the technology.)