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Apple is 'Looking Into' Limited Reports of Incoming Call Delays on iPhone X
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I think the iPhone is trying to tell you something like you're wasting too much time talking on your iPhone.
I've had several people call me on my iPhone X. I've never had issues described in this article.
I’ve got an X. My At&t bill was exorbitant so they switched my plan and the lady I spoke to pushed me into turning on WiFi calling and that’s when stuff went sideways for me.
Keeping in mind that I’ve got a Apple Watch 3 LTE, iPads and Macs that all ring.
So for me I think this can be a issue related to WiFi calling - once I turned it off no more issues..
Keeping in mind that I’ve got a Apple Watch 3 LTE, iPads and Macs that all ring.
So for me I think this can be a issue related to WiFi calling - once I turned it off no more issues..
What if MacRumors really did call you?
Reject. Because it's still a narcissistic American-based mindset for any give away they have on their site. I'm in Canada & will never expect them to call me saying I won a dippy Indiana Jones weathered type leather iPad case. "Can we have your shipping address? Oh, and unlike based on your voice, we at MR don't detect a Canadian accent in your typed posts." lol
Same here, iPhone 6. It happens a few times a week to me, really annoying.
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He probably is.. and its because of those like him we get called iSheep
[doublepost=1517804091][/doublepost]This happens to me often, maybe once every day or two(I use my phone for work so its annoying) . The screen will stay on whatever I was looking at, wehther email or text and I can hear the ringing but I don't get the answer option on screen. tapping my apple AirPods to answer doesn't work either.
The Financial Times today highlighted a limited number of reports from users experiencing delays with incoming phone calls on the iPhone X. Apple later confirmed to MacRumors that it is "looking into these reports."
The report, which links to a few discussions on the Apple Support Communities, notes that hundreds of customers have complained that the iPhone X's display experiences delays in turning on for up to 10 seconds during incoming phone calls, preventing these users from tapping the Accept or Decline buttons.
Indian blog PiunikaWeb rounded up similar complaints on the Apple Support Communities in January, but it appears affected iPhone X owners have been experiencing this issue since shortly after the device launched in November.
Based on what we've read, it appears that affected iPhone X units begin ringing when they receive a phone call, but the display does not turn on to show the caller ID or Accept and Decline buttons for a brief period--sometimes even longer than 10 seconds--which typically results in the call being missed.
The issue doesn't appear to be fixed in the latest iOS 11.2.5 software update, and based on the complaints, it would appear that all versions back to at least iOS 11.2 are affected. Earlier versions of iOS 11 could be affected too.
MacRumors hasn't been able to reproduce this issue, and we've seen only a handful of comments on our discussion forums related to the matter, but we did find a dozen more complaints from users across Twitter and Reddit.
Apple is likely collecting data from affected customers so that its engineers can investigate the matter, as it routinely does with any potential hardware or software issues, so contact Apple Support if you are affected. The issue likely can and will be addressed in a future software update.
Apple has dealt with a number of iPhone X hardware and software issues in recent months, some more widespread than others, including a defect causing green lines to appear on some displays, temporary unresponsiveness in cold temperatures, and the rear-facing camera failing to autofocus.
Last week, reports broke that Apple has decided to delay some new features planned for iOS 12 until next year so that it can double down on the performance and quality of the iPhone and iPad operating system in the near term.
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Surely its a battery saving feature. Its only a matter of time before Apple gets rid of iPhones taking calls altogether.
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Or they'll come up with their own proprietary calling. iCall. Only between iPhones.
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Or they'll come up with their own proprietary calling. iCall. Only between iPhones.
FaceTime?
What the... You have a phone plan without unlimited voice minutes? What year did you get that plan?
Wait... are you saying there are people who still use smartphones as actual phones? As in voice only communication?
They must be middle-aged like me (or older), and even I don’t talk on the phone much these days!
They must be middle-aged like me (or older), and even I don’t talk on the phone much these days!
I've experienced similar phenomenon when wanting to use my phone, not answer a call. So it might happen other times too?
? What are you talking about? I think the ‘X’ received more accolades, praising reviews and satisfied owners (I’ve had mine since launch) than any phone in recent memory... perhaps the iPhone 4 was the last? I’m an extremely happy owner of an iPhone X and kept my 7+ - just in case - A case that’s never come up. The phone’s amazing and I’d venture to guess the population of MR is representative of a decently high amount of X owners. I read through the thread and I think it’s a 50/50 thing. ½ the folks have seen it or experience it on their X while the other ½, on their 6, 6s, or 7.
FWIW, I’ve never seen/(not seen?) the issue.
Lol, said record earnings last week with near complete dominance of the wearable market in three short years - a phenomenal phone/camera/computer (faster in all respects) iPhone releases, 3 to choose from, aN amazing AIO, AirPods = killer, and I’m on either my iPad Pro or MacBook Pro daily as a way to pay my mortgage and raise a family without technical headaches at home. I use Windows too, as well, I’ve kept a toe in Android and there’s zero appeal across the pond. The continuity of devices trumps the competition. The software/iOS, along with macOS ...I’m looking forward to ‘Snow Leopard’ type refinements (iron out any quirks, bugs or niggles) than added features as I’m not sure what else I need my iPhone or iPad to do?! They’re both incredibly convenient with all day batteries, amazing app/software selection and the backbone; Apple’s software, support and service. The three along with their hardware are hands down, vertically and horizontally the best option for productivity minus down time on the market.
Continued iOS and macOS refinements IMO, are in The cards but I’m without complaint, in fact happier than I’ve been since 2007’s original iPhone, with my ‘X’.
Seems Apple’s ‘edge’ continues to get sharper
Let me guess.. “Apple should have warned you before they began doing this...I’m starting a class action and demand a new free phone...”
Sorry, had to say it.
This happened to me once on my iPhone X, but this is not something new to me. I've experienced this with my previous iPhones before I got my iPhone X. The phone rings for seconds while the screen stays in black. Only I was able to, do a trick to, bring up the answering screen by pushing the power button when this happened on my old iPhones. I kinda remember pushing the power button did not help at all when this happened with my iPhone X.
What makes you think iOS12 will be free from the usual cycle of glitches and annoyances pretty much every software release lately has suffered? To Apple's credit, they are usually quite timely with patches.
Even though, if iOS12 really turns out to be the under-the-hood fine-tuning panacea that has been rumored recently, that would be refreshing.
In that case, we can only hope that we won't start all over again with iOS13.
Oh yeah, I check it out every now and again. A lot of times a message pops up alerting me when a new one is out. Never really does get fixed.