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iPhone 4S shuts off by itself
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Funny thing is this my 2nd iphone 4s, first one had a speaker defect, (it was making a low buzzing noise) and now this.. 
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Funny thing is this my 2nd iphone 4s, first one had a speaker defect, (it was making a low buzzing noise) and now this..
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Funny thing is this my 2nd iphone 4s, first one had a speaker defect, (it was making a low buzzing noise) and now this..
Funny thing is this my 2nd iphone 4s, first one had a speaker defect, (it was making a low buzzing noise) and now this..
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Funny thing is this my 2nd iphone 4s, first one had a speaker defect, (it was making a low buzzing noise) and now this..
Unfortunate luck of the draw, happens to everyone sometimes. It sucks, but...
Hope your next one has no flaws.
i know its an unfortunate luck, oh well.. hopefully next time i get tomorrow is all good. thank you!
Go to Settings>General>Usage>Diagnostics & Usage>Diagnostics & Usage Data. If anything on that page has "panic" anywhere on the entry, your iPhone is experiencing kernel panics due to a hardware issue. The only fix for this is a replacement. No software update or restore will fix it.
It is Settings>General>About>Diagnostics & Usage>Diagnostics & Usage Data. Thank you though. My phone was shut off today after being in my pocket for about 30 minutes I know for a fact I did not shut it off as I was using it frequently as calculator at work. Plus I never shut my phone off
I do have a panic.plist for todays date right around the time my phone was off
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Thank you. I confirm that there were many kernel panics under diagnostics log. I went to the Apple Store today and was given a replacement. So far, the replacement has not shut off by itself.
OMG Me Too
Finally found someone else with the same problem! I pre-ordered 4S and got it the day it came out and I have had problems ever since! Mine shuts down multiple times a day, I am convinced there would be uber-pissed iPhone 4s users if this happened to everyone, so I definitely need to go to Apple.
Since I couldn't find anyone else with this many comlpaints, I thought it was normal to have this many bugs in the first version of software...etc. Hopefully I don't have to live with this anymore....it's been so annoying!!!!
Also---many apps don't work and my camera doesn't take pics anymore.
Finally found someone else with the same problem! I pre-ordered 4S and got it the day it came out and I have had problems ever since! Mine shuts down multiple times a day, I am convinced there would be uber-pissed iPhone 4s users if this happened to everyone, so I definitely need to go to Apple.
Since I couldn't find anyone else with this many comlpaints, I thought it was normal to have this many bugs in the first version of software...etc. Hopefully I don't have to live with this anymore....it's been so annoying!!!!
Also---many apps don't work and my camera doesn't take pics anymore.
Definitely check your diagnostics for kernel panics.
Also, this is not the first version of the software. It is the eighth.
Yes, I didn't know how to check them before....I did and there are globs of "panics". I am actually relieved to be nearing a resolution. HAHA--I was basically trying to say that I was too optimistic about my problems being tied to the fact that the phone was new...etc. Haha, I stand corrected, eighth version.
i've been posting my experiences with this issue here:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16556626#16556626
the short of it: one trip to the apple store where the genius advised me to wipe the phone to factory settings, then set up the phone as new and not from a backup... end result is that the shutdowns continue so i got on the phone with applecare today and a replacement is on the way.
hoping for better luck with the new hardware.
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16556626#16556626
the short of it: one trip to the apple store where the genius advised me to wipe the phone to factory settings, then set up the phone as new and not from a backup... end result is that the shutdowns continue so i got on the phone with applecare today and a replacement is on the way.
hoping for better luck with the new hardware.
Finally someone listened
I really thought u were kidding... lol but yes I do see panics on the list. Will go to Apple tomorrow. By the way, I also see Low Memory on the list, does anyone know what that means?
So i went to the Apple store today and they told me to restore my phone as a new one with iTune. I just did it.. Let's see if it works or not..