IMPORTANT: Don't buy Touch cases with Magnets in them!!!

OK, so I've created a few threads here reporting about my iPod Touch locking up where I have to reset it by holding down the two buttons for 10 seconds. I have done some troubleshooting and have determined the problem today.

This is VERY IMPORTANT. It turns out from what I have discovered is that it was my case: http://store.apple-touch.com/content/accessories/4-22--3116.htm

Perhaps cases with magnets in a different area would be ok, I don't know. I HAVE DETERMINED though, magnets at the bottom on one or both sides of the front circle button is NOT GOOD.

I've had two different iPod Touches crashing on me. One was /A and one /B One on 1.1.2 and one with 1.1.3 with apps. I've been running my new one, a /B with 1.1.3 and apps without any case for a while and it hadn't crashed. I decided I could put it back in my case, the one linked to above. I put it on my desk. It was sitting there for 30 minutes or less. I pick it up and flip open the lid. As I open the lid, I see the screen flash white and then the apple logo appears from the clean boot or whatever you want to call it. Mind you, the screen flashed white the INSTANT I open the lid.

What I believe is happening is that the magnets in the case are pulling something within the iPod Touch and shorting or causing some problem. I am 99% sure that this is the problem I have been having for the past two weeks with my two different iPod Touches.

Perhaps if you have a case that doesn't have as strong of magnets as the case I've mentioned, you may not experience this problem.

I am taking my case back and am going to look for something else that hopefully still has some type of flip lid to protect my screen, but not hold it on with magnets.

I send this out as a warning to all would be buyers of the case mentioned above or any case that may have magnets in, no matter how weak or strong they may be. You will save yourself a lot of headaches if you simply avoid purchasing any case with magnets.

I hope this helps people steer clear of the problems I've had to endure over these past two weeks.

If anybody knows of a iPod Touch case that does have a hard protection for the screen like the one I've mentioned and that doesn't use magnets, I am interested in a link or its name.

Thank you.

Fearless Leader said:

Umm magnets, unless really powerful don't have, a long range of effect. I'm waving a pretty strong magnet across my iphone and its doing nada.

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Hi Fearless, can you try using the magnet and not waving it, but putting it up against it and then pulling it away. Can you please test this on the front of it at the bottom where the front circle button is?

I'm really quite interested in peoples results with this. Mine is a 2008 week 1. I'd especially be interested in anybody testing with magnets on the same 2008 week 1 touch.

Like some said, I did a long winded post. I don't really know how people wish me to prove it. I'm afraid I don't have the time to prove it... and to be honest, I'm not going to go waving the magnets in front of my Touch again to prove (or disprove) it. Maybe I made the title a little too dramatic, but I said to myself, I wish somebody had only warned me the same way before I purchased my iPod Touch case, so that I could at least make a decision that would avoid the POSSIBLE problem.

If anybody else can confirm magnets cause a problem as they are put at the bottom of the screen and pulled away from the iPhone / Touch, it would help confirm the problem.

As for me, I have already picked the two cases that I've settled on to replace the magnet one I mentioned. The one I had that caused this problem was bought when I bought my Touch, just because they had it and not really for any preference other than that it had the hard cover to the screen.

My new protection will include my Touch encased with the iFrogz http://ifrogz.com/products.php?cat=352&wrap_overlay=4054|touchtreadz case and then the Golla Camo http://store.apple-touch.com/content/accessories/4-25--2994.htm

Magnet free setup and pretty spiffy protection.

I hope somebody else is able to confirm these magnet problems.

Fearless Leader said:

Hi,

I moved the magnet on my iphone just like I think a case would open, nada. This is my strongest non-electric magnet (i really don't want to go stronger than the electro magnets because they can erase hard drives, etc). It can move a fork with about 1/2" of wood between it and the fork. I also tried some magnets that would be the same size and strength, again nothing.

Sorry,

I don't doubt that there is something wrong going on with your touch (or maybe all touches), I'm just not able to recreate the results with your diagnosis.

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Thanks anyways. I guess this is good news, but really from what I found out for mine, it really does seem to be the magnets. I guess I could be completely wrong, but it sure looked like the magnets or perhaps something in the case was causing problems. Oh well. My new cases are ordered and I'm still taking my other one back. Probably more of a run around than I needed. I wonder if it has something to do with the fibers in the case that are the soft leather, (shorting out?). I really have no idea now though.

I think your magnet you tested with was more than enough so it really should disprove that it isn't the small magnets in my case.

Sorry if I panicked anyone. I'd still like to hear if anybody does start to have problems later on in their iPod Touches life with this case. After I was a little panicked myself, I'm not taking the chance with mine though.