My experience so far: An Expensive Inconvenience
I’ve had my Clicks for iPhone 17 Pro Max for a few days, and to say I haven’t gelled with it is an understatement. Whilst I can forgive things like the ludicrous length and how top heavy it is, the other shortcomings are pushing me to return it*.
For starters, the lack of wired headphone support. This came as a surprise to me, and although I should’ve done my research, it simply did not occur to me that it wouldn’t support them. Same can be said, to a lesser extent, CarPlay. Whilst yes, it does work, as a truck driver who lives out of CarPlay, and has to deal with CarPlay occasionally disconnecting during a drive, having to push a button combo to launch it presents another tiny inconvenience that I need to deal with multiple times every day. Another big issue I’ve been facing is being unable to type in the search bar after pulling down on the lock screen.
On the design of the case I’m not happy either. I want my phone case to protect my phone, not leave the sides and camera bump completely unprotected. I shouldn’t have to remove my case either just to do something as simple as plugging in wired headphones. I also do not find it comfortable to type on at all, and have had to force myself to keep using it as I was writing this post, which has killed my thumbs. I wanted to like it, but these small issues I’ve found in a matter of days have really killed any excitement I felt for it, not helped by issues before it even arrived.
*I am not using the keyboard I ordered from Clicks. That hasn’t shown up. For some reason known only to the Lord almighty they decided to use Evri as their UK delivery company, who have promptly lived up to their reputation and lost, or in my personal belief stolen, my order. I’ve been using a new in box unit I purchased off of eBay for £70 as I really wanted to use it whilst I was in Japan. I think for £70, this keyboard case is a fun novelty to use occasionally. But at £130 this is far too expensive. I’m grateful for the 30 day money back guarantee, because this simply is not for me.
EDIT: Holy Jesus I forgot about the apocalyptic power draw. I started my day at 80%. After three hours PLUGGED INTO POWER for CarPlay I’m at 51%