I had these black spots above my signal dots out of the box on a few 6S+. Not sure it's dust, but if these spots arrive after a few weeks then it may well be? I'm more inclined to think it's an LCD issue.
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ATTENTION! Dust Entering through Silent Switch | DESIGN FLAW | 3D Touch | iPhone 6s
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We know that but if you see the issue, it appears as if the dust is on top of the screen. However, it can very well be on the layer above the backlight and below the LCD panel.
the seal of Display's are week, and get open when we press harder,
the steel protector(last layer of Screen) have not any Screw to be tight,(according to pics of ifixit)
when we press harder the steel get loose, then DUST get enters from easy way,
likely from Silent Switch,
if you look from ifixed website you would notice..
thats defently design FLAW..
EDIT. and when Seal get week, the some press on screen produce CKEEKY SOUND..
ok, next thing,
people hear started war and said wrong to me,
some said i should be BANNED in this forum,
some said im like those who replace handset because of Samsung CHIP,
according to me, there is nothing different btw tsmc and samsung chip, they are just different Manufactures, tech are same,
so im like those MAD??
one more thing to MENTION,
I LIKE IN DUST AREA (INDIA)
i have 2 Iphone 6, 1 Iphone 5s
i still have these, even after year of usage, there is NO DUST, not even HALF..
and 1 Iphone6s(which im replacing because DUST's was increasing and became easily noticable, some of my friend told me that "hey, did you saw that dots? or its feature"
thats why REPLACED.
the steel protector(last layer of Screen) have not any Screw to be tight,(according to pics of ifixit)
when we press harder the steel get loose, then DUST get enters from easy way,
likely from Silent Switch,
if you look from ifixed website you would notice..
thats defently design FLAW..
EDIT. and when Seal get week, the some press on screen produce CKEEKY SOUND..
ok, next thing,
people hear started war and said wrong to me,
some said i should be BANNED in this forum,
some said im like those who replace handset because of Samsung CHIP,
according to me, there is nothing different btw tsmc and samsung chip, they are just different Manufactures, tech are same,
so im like those MAD??
one more thing to MENTION,
I LIKE IN DUST AREA (INDIA)
i have 2 Iphone 6, 1 Iphone 5s
i still have these, even after year of usage, there is NO DUST, not even HALF..
and 1 Iphone6s(which im replacing because DUST's was increasing and became easily noticable, some of my friend told me that "hey, did you saw that dots? or its feature"
thats why REPLACED.
To those of you saying that this is a problem, I have had mine since day one and use 3D touch features on a very regular basis. I have no dust under my screen. Are you sure it's not under your screen protector? Or maybe you just don't know how to actually take care of you're device.
I am so happy that I've gotten so lucky OR my eyes are so bad that I get to enjoy my phone without worrying about dust gate, blemish gate, chip gate, or any gate roaming around out there.
NONE of my iPhones through the years have given me trouble. I simply enjoy them and go about my life. Instead of grabbing loupes and wasting time exchanging supposedly blemished phones or phones without a specific chip.
NONE of my iPhones through the years have given me trouble. I simply enjoy them and go about my life. Instead of grabbing loupes and wasting time exchanging supposedly blemished phones or phones without a specific chip.
The confusion is that it is proclaimed as dust. I don't think it is. I think it is a delamination of the screen from the glass which will look exactly like one of the pictures shown (like fuzzy dots). Once it starts from one corner it will keep growing and growing during warm up and cool down cycles. I also don't think its due to pressing on the screen with 3D Touch. However, it "could" be due to flexing of the glass in a pocket that has now become an issue because the aluminium body can't flex anymore due to its increased rigidity. This is just my theory...but I am starting to wonder if with the older aluminium that in a tight pocket everything flexed ever so slightly but together, body, screen, glass etc (and if anyone sees the gorilla glass tests, they will know just how much it can flex)...but with the more rigid aluminium shells, this has changed which parts are pressing against which in a "tight pocket" scenario...and maybe this is leading to delamination starting from one corner.
Incidentally I have one "true" piece of dust under my screen. It is about 1mm in size and looks like a curled up fibre. It is not visible when the screen is on as it's so fine. It can only be seen when the screen is off under a bright spotlight when the rest of the screen is completely clean and dust free...then at the right angle you can catch a glint from this single piece of dust. This piece of dust is nowhere near the top left as referred to in this thread and not related to this problem. I definitely wouldn't return it for this as it doesn't affect viewing and requires some pretty extreme evaluation to find it.
Noticed a tiny black spot under mine in the top left corner by the switch. Only noticeable on a plain white screen, and if I look for it. Can't see it in everyday usage.
But its on the same spot for everyone, that is not true for uneven backlight. There is something else at play here.
This OP is good. Just from looking at spots on screen deduced:
That it is dust
That it's entering from specific location
That it's a design flaw
That the 3D Touch is involved
And it affects 6s
And this is just from the title!
Have you seen news reports on that Russian airliner that was brought down. Can you tell us with what, who did it, why, where they are located, and do they plan on doing it again?
After 5 replacements, disappointed in Apple.
Am wondering how disappointed Apple is with having OP as a customer.
That it is dust
That it's entering from specific location
That it's a design flaw
That the 3D Touch is involved
And it affects 6s
And this is just from the title!
Have you seen news reports on that Russian airliner that was brought down. Can you tell us with what, who did it, why, where they are located, and do they plan on doing it again?
After 5 replacements, disappointed in Apple.
Am wondering how disappointed Apple is with having OP as a customer.
Got 3 iPhone 6S exchanges and all of them after while got dust on top left corner, wtf Apple?
As I said, mines not noticeable unless I look for it with a plain white screenshot. The rest of my screen is vibrant and even, so not bothered at all
A sane and proportional response. RefreshingAs I said, mines not noticeable unless I look for it with a plain white screenshot. The rest of my screen is vibrant and even, so not bothered at all
its a phone, it doesn't matter if it coast 1000 dollars, it is created by humans and obviously it could have some issue, i believe you, you first iphone MAY had some issue, but no 5 iphones, that ********, i'm sorry
im getting 6th Sealed Box Replacement, it has been shipped from Chine, reached Banglore yet,
i hope my next it would be fine.
i hope my next it would be fine.
as i said having 2 iphone 6 and iphone 5s, bought with eyes closed, its been year,which i still love, no issues.its a phone, it doesn't matter if it coast 1000 dollars, it is created by humans and obviously it could have some issue, i believe you, you first iphone MAY had some issue, but no 5 iphones, that ********, i'm sorry
then why only iphone 6s,
i replaced many because, it was getting worse day by day, that part was becoming Dull,
do you still think i did bad?
let me guess, you also like cracked screen right? or half part working screen phones..
just buy 10 $ phones..
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