Hey, this is Numeric Citizen and you are listening to Thoughts and Tribulation of a Compulsive Creator Podcast.

This is not a drill, I repeat, this is not a drill.

This is episode number one.

Now that this podcast is all set, is available on the Apple Podcasts platform, it’s time to get this thing started.

Today, this is Saturday, and I’ll probably spend some time at a coffee shop as the weather outside is not going to be great.

I think coffee shops are a best place for creative work.

And I’ll probably be working on the latest update about Craft, which adds the YouTube integration.

This is a highly requested feature, and I’ll be working to create a new video for my YouTube channel about this integration.

And I think it’s probably going to be a game changer for many reasons that I’ll explain in my video.

This week, I went to the Apple store to get my iPhone screen replaced.

And the reason for that is that because there is three scratches on the surface of the screen.

And since I’m going to use the trade-in program to get the new iPhone 15 Pro Ultra, or whatever the name they give to this upcoming iPhone 15 Pro, the credit we get when we return a phone that is in good shape without any problems is about $780 Canadian.

And the reason for replacing the screen is that if you say that there is a scratch on your phone when you insert the small survey when we configured the trade-in, the value of the trade-in goes down to $290 Canadian.

So you lose a lot of value because of this.

So I took an appointment with the Apple store support guys, and the outcome of this visit was that the screen was not required to be replaced.

And the reason for that is that they consider the scratches to be only cosmetic damage.

And so there is nothing to worry about.

And then I should, when I come back, I’m sorry, and then I should set the value of the iPhone condition to be just okay, since it’s not a crack in the iPhone screen.

So I should be good to go with the full value of the credit.

So I’ll have to take his words for it, because this is what I’m planning to do.

So I came out of the Apple store without a new iPhone screen.

And the other problem is, because since I’m using the iOS 17 beta, the process of replacing the iPhone requires to run a post replacement diagnostic on the phone.

And it’s currently not supported to do that on a phone running a public beta.

So I didn’t want to revert my phone to iOS 16.

So that’s why in the end, I decided to keep the iPhone screen like this.

So if you are planning to use the credit or the iPhone trading program, when you buy a new iPhone, don’t be shy.

And if there is just a few scratches on the screen, just mark it as being okay, and Apple should take it as is without questions.

So this means that I’m going to, I’m getting ready to get this iPhone 15 Pro, the bigger one, this year.

It’s the first time I’m going to use the Max edition.

I’m currently using the iPhone 13, and that’s why I wanted to get my screen replaced.

So that’s it.

This concludes the episode one of this short podcast.

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And thanks for listening.

In this challenging world, in constant crisis and state of emergency, please do me a favor and take care until the next episode.

Bye.