iPhone iPod: What’s wrong with you?!

katie ta achoo · Jul 4, 2007, 11:55 PM

Lunch time. I take off my embroidered toy store apron, clock out in the POS, and scamper off to Whole Foods for a quick lunch of vegetarian lentil and spinach soup and a ciabatta roll.

Eating my soup, browsing the internet on EDGE, listening to some sweet, sweet Matt the Electrician. I click into a text box on Facebook and start typing. The music cuts off, and I return to the home screen.

I think there’s something wrong with my iPhone, the "best iPod ever made."

I restart the music, and begin typing again. Safari quits! I repeat this little dance a few more times until I finally give up on the internet and just listen to music and people-watch until my lunch break is over. How un-technological of me. It’s 2007! There should be internet on my iPod.. err… iPhone!

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taberrr · Jul 5, 2007, 12:03 AM

I took mine with me on a 6 hour road trip today and was having the exact same problem... pretty frustrating. That's what I get for getting a 1.0 product I guess. I'm sure they'll have a fix sometime soon, right?

kcroy · Jul 5, 2007, 12:09 AM

No problems here. Great iPod. Great Phone. Edge is working well too. Haven't had soup in quite awhile. Great sandwich today while listening to music on my iPhone.

AppleGuy08 · Jul 5, 2007, 12:12 AM

Well if it keeps acting up go ahead and send it over to me. I could care less.

blindzero · Jul 5, 2007, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taberrr

I took mine with me on a 6 hour road trip today and was having the exact same problem... pretty frustrating. That's what I get for getting a 1.0 product I guess. I'm sure they'll have a fix sometime soon, right?

same thing happening here. do a hard reset (hold down the top right button until you see the apple logo)...it seemed to help temporarily for me.
i'm sure it'll be fixed in a software update soon.

bennifer3000 · Jul 5, 2007, 12:28 AM

that happened to me twice, but since then everything has been great.

i was disappointed in: the lack of (video) coverflow and that the audio from your videos cuts out when you leave the iPod channel.

besides that, me loves my iPhone.

Claypidgeon · 01:06 AM

Man that sounds like a pain. Hopefuly the problem is fixed with the restore, and thanks for the heads up on the pictures. I've been listening to "The Roots" and surfing MR over EDGE for about an hour with no issues, so hopefuly none develop :-)

I've also noticed the phone getting pretty warm in some situations, but it's oddly cool at the moment even with this constant use. I think it's just because there's a fan going in the room and hitting me occasionaly.

EDIT: I think I just reported this post on accident :-P I just had to hit the little button to see what it was...

GolfProTMO · Jul 5, 2007, 01:04 AM

same thing happened to me...

funny thing was that i was on facebook at the time too...

elziard · Jul 5, 2007, 01:12 AM

i experienced similar results with my web browsing. coupled with my iPod playing, both would also quit out.
i have better success but still not problem free when just using as an iPod. but it is consistent with browsing and typing in text fields.

given the high reports of this, i'd say no more than the month of July before we get an update.

Claypidgeon · Jul 5, 2007, 01:29 AM

Since it seems like this is being reported as an intermitent problem by those seeing it I was wondering if it might be memory or concurrent application issue. I opened up each of the apps one-by-one while listening to music, but all is still fine. The only strange thing was that my music faded out when I started my YouTube video, but it never faded back up when I was done (not sure if it's supposed to). Just went into the iPod app and hit play right where I left off though.

Beanbox · Jul 5, 2007, 01:54 AM

All of the same things happen to me! When I'm browsing the internet over edge my ipod stops playing in the background, my google maps usually send me home while zooming in while in satellite mode over edge, and my regular internet browsing fails if I click too many links.

I haven't spent too much time on my wifi network at home. The way I look at it is, if I'm going to use my wifi, I mine as well just use my PowerBook.

Another problem I have with my iPhone is that my email addresses require outgoing mail be sent through my ISPs servers.... this is pretty lame for emailing on the go! I also hate not being able to save email attachments!

Claypidgeon · Jul 5, 2007, 02:08 AM

Finally got this to happen. While reading about Facebook on Wikipedia both Safari and the iPod app died. Clearly Steve is just setting the stage for Apple's new networking site "iSocialize" (now with iLife '08 integration!) ;-P

elziard · Jul 5, 2007, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beanbox

All of the same things happen to me! When I'm browsing the internet over edge my ipod stops playing in the background, my google maps usually send me home while zooming in while in satellite mode over edge, and my regular internet browsing fails if I click too many links.

I haven't spent too much time on my wifi network at home.

mine is consistent with multiple apps "open". it's definitely not EDGE net.
i've wifi'd it all over my house and in the city and it's happening over it.

Quote:

I also hate not being able to save email attachments!

same here. the iphone pix and other pix in non-iPhone emails load fine. but i got an MP3 from a friend that i wanted to listen to and it showed as a greyed out attachment. so disappointing.

mduser63 · Jul 5, 2007, 02:19 AM

This is definitely a bug as it's highly repeatable. I'm hoping it will make it into the fixes list for iPhone Software Update version 1.0.1. It would annoy me immensely except that I'm quite confident that Apple will fix it.

toonerh · Jul 5, 2007, 02:51 AM

Lacking an iPhone, I can't help; but someone needs to logon to the Apple Bug Reporter system and "go in the front door" on this problem. Never assume another a kind person inside or outside Apple will do it for you (although they may!). Plus, you will be able to track the bug until it's fixed.

acarney · Jul 5, 2007, 03:31 AM

I've had this problem a lot and so has my friend. It seems to happen to me when surfing to a page that has a lot of images (like ten decent size ones) or when the page is very long (like a big guide explaining something) or pages that are coded badly. It also happens with maps if I zoom in a lot and real fast. This has got to be some buffer or cache filling up and everything being dumped or something. I'm sure this can and will be fixed in a software update.

DoFoT9 · Jul 5, 2007, 04:22 AM

and that is why im kinda happy australia aint getting it until the 2nd gen

great story i was seriously hanging off every word!! keep those comming definately

memarrone · Jul 5, 2007, 06:08 AM

i was having the same problem during my first few days with my pretty little device, with different programs quitting unexpectedly. i figured it had something to do with a lack of RAM, then i realized that no apps on the iPhone quit when you're done with them (they just fade into the background exactly where you left them).

long story short, that problem can be solved (most of the time, for me) by shutting down my phone, then powering it back on. it takes about 45 seconds to do, and it quits out of all the apps.

i have also realized that google maps seems to be the biggest RAM hog of them all.

hope this helped

sPAULj · Jul 5, 2007, 06:24 AM

Restore your iPhone's software. It will fix the problems you are having. If not, you have corrupted RAM.

dv24 · Jul 5, 2007, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Claypidgeon

Finally got this to happen. While reading about Facebook on Wikipedia both Safari and the iPod app died. Clearly Steve is just setting the stage for Apple's new networking site "iSocialize" (now with iLife '08 integration!) ;-P

Facebook is the majority of my reason for wanting an iPhone!

anubis72 · Jul 5, 2007, 07:12 AM

And you're surprised by this? Early adopters

Chosenbydestiny · Jul 5, 2007, 07:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anubis72

And you're surprised by this? Early adopters

Very happy early adopters!

LtrGtrMac · Jul 5, 2007, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kcroy

No problems here. Great iPod. Great Phone. Edge is working well too. Haven't had soup in quite awhile. Great sandwich today while listening to music on my iPhone.

100%

No problems. Great Device. Lotsa bad users out there. Hopefully some updates coming soon to make everyone happy.

Yankees 4 Life · Jul 5, 2007, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GolfProTMO

same thing happened to me...

funny thing was that i was on facebook at the time too...

yea same here.. apple=myspace lovers??

haha just a thought

shadowfax · Jul 5, 2007, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LtrGtrMac

No problems. Great Device. Lotsa bad users out there.

Come on, you can't possibly blame this problem on users. Apple is notorious for making horrendously RAM-heavy Applications. I have 3 GB of RAM on my powerbook, and it still pages out when I am thumbing through Aperture even a little bit. The fact that you can't quit apps in the iPhone is pretty ridiculous, and it's no surprise that the iPhone is becoming a poor performer over heavy usage across numerous applications.

Then again, these crashes may be more to do with corrupt RAM. In any case, this is not users' faults, and I think it's rather hypocritical to suggest that just because your iPhone is not giving you any trouble.

Jul 4, 2007, 11:55 PM	#1
katie ta achoo macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2005	iPhone iPod: What’s wrong with you?! Lunch time. I take off my embroidered toy store apron, clock out in the POS, and scamper off to Whole Foods for a quick lunch of vegetarian lentil and spinach soup and a ciabatta roll. Eating my soup, browsing the internet on EDGE, listening to some sweet, sweet Matt the Electrician. I click into a text box on Facebook and start typing. The music cuts off, and I return to the home screen. I think there’s something wrong with my iPhone, the "best iPod ever made." I restart the music, and begin typing again. Safari quits! I repeat this little dance a few more times until I finally give up on the internet and just listen to music and people-watch until my lunch break is over. How un-technological of me. It’s 2007! There should be internet on my iPod.. err… iPhone! [ Read Full Story ]

Jul 5, 2007, 12:09 AM	#3
kcroy macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ohio	No problems here. Great iPod. Great Phone. No problems here. Great iPod. Great Phone. Edge is working well too. Haven't had soup in quite awhile. Great sandwich today while listening to music on my iPhone. __________________ Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. Explore. Dream. Discover! Twain

Jul 5, 2007, 12:28 AM	#6
bennifer3000 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007	that happened to me twice, but since then everything has been great. i was disappointed in: the lack of (video) coverflow and that the audio from your videos cuts out when you leave the iPod channel. besides that, me loves my iPhone. __________________ MacBook Pro + iPhone bennifer3000

Jul 5, 2007, 01:00 AM	#7
Claypidgeon macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	Man that sounds like a pain. Hopefuly the problem is fixed with the restore, and thanks for the heads up on the pictures. I've been listening to "The Roots" and surfing MR over EDGE for about an hour with no issues, so hopefuly none develop :-) I've also noticed the phone getting pretty warm in some situations, but it's oddly cool at the moment even with this constant use. I think it's just because there's a fan going in the room and hitting me occasionaly. EDIT: I think I just reported this post on accident :-P I just had to hit the little button to see what it was... Last edited by Claypidgeon : Jul 5, 2007 at 01:06 AM. Reason: Sharing my absent mind-ed-ness...

Jul 5, 2007, 01:54 AM	#11
Beanbox macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2006	Same things happen to me All of the same things happen to me! When I'm browsing the internet over edge my ipod stops playing in the background, my google maps usually send me home while zooming in while in satellite mode over edge, and my regular internet browsing fails if I click too many links. I haven't spent too much time on my wifi network at home. The way I look at it is, if I'm going to use my wifi, I mine as well just use my PowerBook. Another problem I have with my iPhone is that my email addresses require outgoing mail be sent through my ISPs servers.... this is pretty lame for emailing on the go! I also hate not being able to save email attachments!

Jul 5, 2007, 12:03 AM	#2
taberrr macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NY	I took mine with me on a 6 hour road trip today and was having the exact same problem... pretty frustrating. That's what I get for getting a 1.0 product I guess. I'm sure they'll have a fix sometime soon, right?

Jul 5, 2007, 12:12 AM	#4
AppleGuy08 Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA	Well if it keeps acting up go ahead and send it over to me. I could care less.

Jul 5, 2007, 01:04 AM	#8
GolfProTMO macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2007	same thing happened to me... funny thing was that i was on facebook at the time too...

Jul 5, 2007, 01:12 AM	#9
elziard macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2007	i experienced similar results with my web browsing. coupled with my iPod playing, both would also quit out. i have better success but still not problem free when just using as an iPod. but it is consistent with browsing and typing in text fields. given the high reports of this, i'd say no more than the month of July before we get an update.

Jul 5, 2007, 01:29 AM	#10
Claypidgeon macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	Since it seems like this is being reported as an intermitent problem by those seeing it I was wondering if it might be memory or concurrent application issue. I opened up each of the apps one-by-one while listening to music, but all is still fine. The only strange thing was that my music faded out when I started my YouTube video, but it never faded back up when I was done (not sure if it's supposed to). Just went into the iPod app and hit play right where I left off though.

Jul 5, 2007, 02:08 AM	#12
Claypidgeon macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	Finally got this to happen. While reading about Facebook on Wikipedia both Safari and the iPod app died. Clearly Steve is just setting the stage for Apple's new networking site "iSocialize" (now with iLife '08 integration!) ;-P

Jul 5, 2007, 02:19 AM	#14
mduser63 macrumors 68030 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Salt Lake City, UT	This is definitely a bug as it's highly repeatable. I'm hoping it will make it into the fixes list for iPhone Software Update version 1.0.1. It would annoy me immensely except that I'm quite confident that Apple will fix it. __________________ 20" 2.0 GHz iMac Core Duo, 1.5 GB RAM 12" 1.33 GHz Superdrive PowerBook G4, 768 MB RAM 2.0 GHz Black Core 2 Duo MacBook, 1 GB RAM

Jul 5, 2007, 02:51 AM	#15
toonerh macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2005	Use Apple Bug Reporter Lacking an iPhone, I can't help; but someone needs to logon to the Apple Bug Reporter system and "go in the front door" on this problem. Never assume another a kind person inside or outside Apple will do it for you (although they may!). Plus, you will be able to track the bug until it's fixed.

Jul 5, 2007, 03:31 AM	#16
acarney macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2007	I've had this problem a lot and so has my friend. It seems to happen to me when surfing to a page that has a lot of images (like ten decent size ones) or when the page is very long (like a big guide explaining something) or pages that are coded badly. It also happens with maps if I zoom in a lot and real fast. This has got to be some buffer or cache filling up and everything being dumped or something. I'm sure this can and will be fixed in a software update.

Jul 5, 2007, 04:22 AM	#17
DoFoT9 macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NSW, Australia	and that is why im kinda happy australia aint getting it until the 2nd gen great story i was seriously hanging off every word!! keep those comming definately __________________ MBP CD2.16ghz, 500gb, 2GB Ram, X1600 OC'd, 19" iMac24" 2.8ghz 750gb 4gbram Hackintosh E4600 3GHz 10.5.4 8500GT MozyMac

Jul 5, 2007, 06:08 AM	#18
memarrone macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2007	unexpected quits tip i was having the same problem during my first few days with my pretty little device, with different programs quitting unexpectedly. i figured it had something to do with a lack of RAM, then i realized that no apps on the iPhone quit when you're done with them (they just fade into the background exactly where you left them). long story short, that problem can be solved (most of the time, for me) by shutting down my phone, then powering it back on. it takes about 45 seconds to do, and it quits out of all the apps. i have also realized that google maps seems to be the biggest RAM hog of them all. hope this helped

Jul 5, 2007, 06:24 AM	#19
sPAULj macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2004	Restore your iPhone's software. It will fix the problems you are having. If not, you have corrupted RAM.

Jul 5, 2007, 07:12 AM	#21
anubis72 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2004	early adopters And you're surprised by this? Early adopters

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