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ATTENTION! Dust Entering through Silent Switch | DESIGN FLAW | 3D Touch | iPhone 6s

James.K.Polk said:
In this photo, it appears there is some unevenness across the top. Whether it's dust or backlight-related, I know not.
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man I wouldn't be able to bring myself to the genius bar and complain about this. I wouldn't even know what to say... is this worth complaining about? I don't see any dust
 
Well jailbreak window is open so if I were to do the swap it would need to be now/ soon.

Still, won't :) not worth the risk of other issues and same thing on top of it.
 
I've kept mine inside a lifeproof case since my replacement. I wonder why some people are getting dust and some aren't.
 
It most definitely is dust. The way it accumulates and how each particle is unique in size and shape.
 
Droidzoid said:
It most definitely is dust. The way it accumulates and how each particle is unique in size and shape.
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So no chance it's some debris or coating layer flaking off in various shapes and sizes from layer of screen or some other component inside the phone? Until and if someone tears apart a phone, retrieves that so called "dust" and microscopically and chemically examines it. Claiming it is dust is just that, unsupported claim.

There are too many inconsistencies between reports to know anything for sure. Some users have their phones in very dusty conditions and report NO "dust" inside screen. Other have dust on six different phones they keep trading in. If "dust" is entering via the silent switch as is "claimed" prove it by getting a new dust free phone, covering that switch with a piece of tape and let's see if any "dust" appears. If someone can exchange for six phones and each one has "dust" within a month. These stories sound, well to be blunt, sound a bit fishy.

If this is a design flaw as has been claimed, why after a year, and two phones, have my son and I seen not a spec of "dust" on the screens. We use them daily, in Apple case, so the silent switch is open. Carry in pocket, don't baby the phones. Seems a bit odd to me. And a design flaw like this would have millions of instances when tens of millions are sold. Not the measly few reports on this forum thread. The click bait title, making a rather bold set of statements is a strong clue this is a conclusion looking for back-up.

Extrodinary claims require Extrodinary evidence. I see the Extrodinary claim, I don't see the Extrodinary evidence to back it up.
 
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I haven't had it come back since I've used a lifeproof case. Also, everyone here who switched to a life proof case hasn't gotten it back. In fact, OP laminated his mute switch with a tape and didn't get the dust again.
 
If not dust, what else could it be?

In any case, who cares what it is? It shouldnt be there,

I for one still held onto my 6s plus even after 9.3.3 got jailbroken because its otherwise an excellent screen, TSMC chip, great battery life, no issues, relatively good build.

You're playing roulette with each little thing when you swap, not just the issue you bring it in for. Learned my lesson the hard way in the past,
 
thadoggfather said:
If not dust, what else could it be?

In any case, who cares what it is? It shouldnt be there,

I for one still held onto my 6s plus even after 9.3.3 got jailbroken because its otherwise an excellent screen, TSMC chip, great battery life, no issues, relatively good build.

You're playing roulette with each little thing when you swap, not just the issue you bring it in for. Learned my lesson the hard way in the past,
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Has yours gotten worse over time?
 
I've been using SE a lot for the summer so hard to say, but at one point it was getting worse, it now seems at a bit of a standstill
 
HEK said:
So no chance it's some debris or coating layer flaking off in various shapes and sizes from layer of screen or some other component inside the phone? Until and if someone tears apart a phone, retrieves that so called "dust" and microscopically and chemically examines it. Claiming it is dust is just that, unsupported claim.

There are too many inconsistencies between reports to know anything for sure. Some users have their phones in very dusty conditions and report NO "dust" inside screen. Other have dust on six different phones they keep trading in. If "dust" is entering via the silent switch as is "claimed" prove it by getting a new dust free phone, covering that switch with a piece of tape and let's see if any "dust" appears. If someone can exchange for six phones and each one has "dust" within a month. These stories sound, well to be blunt, sound a bit fishy.

If this is a design flaw as has been claimed, why after a year, and two phones, have my son and I seen not a spec of "dust" on the screens. We use them daily, in Apple case, so the silent switch is open. Carry in pocket, don't baby the phones. Seems a bit odd to me. And a design flaw like this would have millions of instances when tens of millions are sold. Not the measly few reports on this forum thread. The click bait title, making a rather bold set of statements is a strong clue this is a conclusion looking for back-up.

Extrodinary claims require Extrodinary evidence. I see the Extrodinary claim, I don't see the Extrodinary evidence to back it up.
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Can't get any duster than an equestrian arena or the dried up silt on my boots.

I've had my iPhone since launch day and not a single speck of dust. No Lifeproof case either. Just an Otterbox when riding.

If it were dust, that dried silt would be everywhere inside my phone.
 
Droidzoid said:
You're free to judge how you wish but from personal experience it really seems like dust to me.
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Well saying something "seems" to be is very different from saying it "definitely" is, as stated here.

Droidzoid said:
It most definitely is dust. The way it accumulates and how each particle is unique in size and shape.
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In actuality, I haven't seen anyone provide definitive evidence that this is in fact dust. Have they? Has a credible lab conducted an analysis and the results published? If so, and I have simply missed it, I'd like to see it. If not, then it's guesswork and supposition and does not fit in the realm of "definitely."
 
Qbnkelt said:
Can't get any duster than an equestrian arena or the dried up silt on my boots.

I've had my iPhone since launch day and not a single speck of dust. No Lifeproof case either. Just an Otterbox when riding.

If it were dust, that dried silt would be everywhere inside my phone.
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Since this is macrumors we can defiantly say there is a definite rumor about dust. That's about all that is definite.
 
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My first 6S developed these spots in the top left corner that felt like dust. They werent there initially but developed a few months later. They replaced my iphone and my current one is inside a lifeproof case. I am worried that if I take it out, the dust shall return.

Are there people who don't have this problem? Or is it a fairly known issue with the 6S screens? Thanks

Thread from Apple boards : https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7333065?tstart=0
 
Droidzoid said:
My first 6S developed these spots in the top left corner that felt like dust. They werent there initially but developed a few months later. They replaced my iphone and my current one is inside a lifeproof case. I am worried that if I take it out, the dust shall return.

Are there people who don't have this problem? Or is it a fairly known issue with the 6S screens? Thanks

Thread from Apple boards : https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7333065?tstart=0
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I've got three iPhones. Two personal and one from work. Got my 6s Plus on launch, my 6 issued from work, and my personal SE from work.

None of my devices are in Lifeproof cases and none of them have any so called dust.
 
Qbnkelt said:
I've got three iPhones. Two personal and one from work. Got my 6s Plus on launch, my 6 issued from work, and my personal SE from work.

None of my devices are in Lifeproof cases and none of them have any so called dust.
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Two 6s Plus iPhones here, not in life proof cases, no sign of any "dust".
 
I like there are only two people in this thread who don't have the problem and yet claim with such confidence the other majority is lying because there is no scientific study conducted about their experience with the phones.
 
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Droidzoid said:
How many replacements have you gone through?
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On 6s plus? Went through a total of 3.

First and second developed a yellow blob in upper left within a week or so. Second one seemed dimmer too. Gladly will take the "dust" over blob
 
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