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More pocket dials in 3 days than I've had in 5 years

Maybe the solution is a fingerprint sensor that unlocks the phone..
 
Weird, I didn't have pocket dials before iOS7 and I still don't now.
 
They need to limit the unlock to only the slide to unlock text, this will help with the butt unlock problem and it will help the scrub music on lockscreen feature. You have to scrub carefully because if you don't you the whole screen will move and unlock the phone.
 
Holty123 said:
would a pass code help? until they fix it?
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I have a pass-code on mine. What happens is you pull your phone out of your pocket and it says "phone locked for xx minutes", it's a major pain in the rear.

I believe what's happening is the slide to unlock is being triggered and random digits are being punched in for pass-code while inside the pocket.

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ijohn.8.80 said:
Turn your phone around so the screen is facing outwards when it is in your pocket.
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I've tried this, and same issue. Slide to unlock being activated and random numbers punched into pin resulting in locked phone for several minutes.
 
I don't see how anyone is able to get their screen to activate in their pockets. It's a simple solution: don't put your phone in your pocket with other stuff.

I keep my phone in my pocket all the time with iOS 7 and not once has it activated.
 
Just going to weigh in here and say that my pocket dialling etc has been the same number in both iOS 6 and iOS 7.

0.

This is with, without a passcode - in fact, I've never accidentally dialled someone since I've had an iPhone (2009).

Although the slide to unlock is the entire screen now, it still takes the same amount of horizontal movement to be able to unlock it as before.
 
chrf097 said:
I don't see how anyone is able to get their screen to activate in their pockets. It's a simple solution: don't put your phone in your pocket with other stuff.

I keep my phone in my pocket all the time with iOS 7 and not once has it activated.
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Great, not an issue for you. But, as clearly mentioned by a few people earlier in this thread (and other similar ones), people don't keep anything else in the pocket aside from the phone, and same exact use with iOS 6 hasn't resulted in this kind of an issue that they are now experiencing with iOS 7.
 
It started happening to me today. I've been running iOS 7 since Beta 1 came out and it hadn't happened till now. It's been particularly hot and humid, and I have my phone in my pocket with the screen facing my leg. I believe the humidity is making it easier for the phone to detect a "touch".

For the time being, I've turned the phone around so the screen is facing out. I don't like this however, as the screen could get damaged if I bump into something hard enough, and now I have to rotate the phone once I pull it out of my pocket to see the screen. Minor annoyances, I know. Still, this wasn't an issue with the lock screen design on prior iOS's.
 
Learned this with my Droid 2 years ago: alway turn off your screen when not using phone.
 
Zerilos said:
Learned this with my Droid 2 years ago: alway turn off your screen when not using phone.
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That's not really an issue here as the screens are turned off before the phones are placed in pockets.
 
Just wanted to add my 2 cents.
Had this problem since I installed iOS 7 two weeks ago. Truly frustrating. Had about 20 different actions performed in my pocket. Dialed numbers, sent messages, sent a picture in whatsapp once, changed a group name and more.
Never happened to me with any previous iOS version.

This happens when the phone is completely locked. While walking you get a push notification from any app. This causes the phone to turn on and with just a little movement in you pocket it opens the lock screen and start to perform actions.
Don't understand how this doesn't happen to everyone. Maybe you should try to walk more. ;)

I placed a lockscreen but now it locks my phone for 5 minutes after a few failed attempts. Truly annoying, not really solves the problem.

I hope that Apple will address this issue before releasing iOS7.
 
Yeah, no pocket calls. But I did take my iPhone out to use it, yesterday, only to find it was locked out for 15 minutes.
 
I have been plagued with iOS 7 unlocking in my pocket. I believe that this is due to a low tolerance of sliding WHEN notifications come in.

The next time you get a notification, try sliding anywhere on the screen except the notification. It takes a significant slide to get it to open. (Slide To Unlock, Control Center, and Notification Center all take a strong slide to unlock.) Now barely flick on the notification itself.

Seams like if you barely flick on the notification it unlocks the phone which is leading to A LOT of unlocking in my pocket. Hope that they fix this soon!

Matthew
 
This happens to me daily. Most annoying is when I'm doing something like yard work and listening to a podcast. The cast skips to the next/previous one. A few texts with one letter have been sent some like "zzzzsxxxccccc"
 
funny, i was having the same problem... i ended up moving my phone app to the middle of the dock rather than on the end... seems to have helped.
 
can't you guys just put a pass code lock on the phone ... ? it's not that big a deal.
 
ri0ku said:
can't you guys just put a pass code lock on the phone ... ? it's not that big a deal.
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If you have a passcode lock and you encounter this you can get locked out of your phone for some time--each time a passcode is attempted (which can happen with a pocket dial) and is wrong is counted and after a few you start getting locked out from your phone for a period of time, starting with a short period and going on longer. So, how great would it be to take out your phone and see that you are locked out for 15 minutes (if not longer) and you basically can't use it at all until that time expires? People have already posted that they have ran into this. Doesn't sound like a big deal...to others who aren't running into this.
 
My biggest issue is when the phone rings in my pocket. While I'm taking it out, it activates the quick reply message menu and sometimes it refuses the call.

My dad called the other day and not only did I refuse the call but accidentally sent a SMS saying: "Can't talk right now...". I only realized 20 minutes later.

Yes, it sucks...
 
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How the... really, how?? Can someone explain to me how is this even possible, I haven't pocket dial anyone in 4 years since I started using iPhone, not even with iOS7.

"sent my location on whatsapp through my pocket" This is even more amazing, it takes about 5 steps from the home screen to do this.

How many times does anyone feels the need to put their hands in their pockets?
 
My pocket dials are out of control right now! I have been locked out of my phone twice since beta 3 due to incorrect passcode. very annoying however no doubt it will be fixed before ios7s release.
 
tmanto02 said:
My pocket dials are out of control right now! I have been locked out of my phone twice since beta 3 due to incorrect passcode. very annoying however no doubt it will be fixed before ios7s release.
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No doubt? I don't know if Apple will redesign the unlocking mechanism again before the official launch. We'll see I guess.
 
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