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I have this problem on my 6+ (still under warranty) but since i drop it a couple of times (clearly you can see it on each side of the phone, screen is perfect), i'm not sure if Apple will replace it at an Apple store.

Doesn't hurt to ask.
 
This happened to my wife the other day. Heading to the gBar tomorrow to see what's up.

Ed: hopefully she bought it with a card that extended the warranty.
 
Just ran into this issue with my wife's 6 Plus. Out of the blue the touch screen had a mind of its own and opened and closed app, typed magically into the keyboard. I then noticed the flickering grey bar at the top.

Apple told me it was out of warranty by 40 days. Luckily my wife has insurance through T-Mobile and they replaced it for $5 for a 6s Plus refurb.

FYI, I was able to give it a couple medium to strong smacks on the back of the phone to get the touch screen to respond. I only did this to turn off the findmyiphone before turning it in and backing up a few things. I wouldn't recommend doing it veery much as it risks totally busting up that chip.

Hopefully this gets fixed with the new iPhone around the corner....
 
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I'm more annoyed by the bluetooth stack constantly going to sleep on me, and I have to turn off bluetooth and then turn back on bluetooth in order to get connectivity back with my devices. Two separate iPhone 6's have had it.
 
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From a tech shop, I would expect a little more than a childish "itty-bitty solder balls--"like a plate resting on marbles".
The technology is called "ball grid array" (BGA).

Yea..... saw the video and I'm gagging from the description. First, the big metal shield is an EMI shield. That it use to be done with a can and now has a metal film top has zero to do with the function of that part of the design. I will grant that it no doubt gave some mechanical stiffness that the newer design does not have but mechanical stiffening, I would venture to say, was not a primary goal of the shield, EMI shielding is. In this case the newer design is most likely just as effective and mechanically, because it is thinner, more desirable, probably cheaper and easier to assemble.

Second, the sticky coating is called conformal coating. I worked in electronics making equipment for the government and we use to use it on boards that had very high humidity requirements. Not exactly sure why Apple would be using it but I"m sure they had a reason but I'm also sure it had nothing to do with mechanical support of IC's. That is NOT why it's used.

It surprised be but it appears that the shop in the video is actually replacing the IC's........ by hand. Gad that scares the crap out me. I would want a VERY good warranty on the repair from that shop. Miss-alignment issues could be huge with how they are doing that repair. JMHO

Yes, it looks like Apple has a problem. It appears it might be mechanically exacerbated but there is not hard evidence of this only speculation on the part of the repair shop. I'd hardly call that confirmation. No doubt if this continues..... there will be a class action lawsuit.... followed by some kind of repair/warranty from Apple just like the debacle on the NVidia chips on the MBP. We shall see.
 
The iPhone 5 had the sleep/wake button issue and easy chipping on the Black/Slate models.
I would like to throw out that I'd still rather deal with the black and slate model scuffing than not have that color option at all. I understand why they did it, but it's still annoying that they can make a pink phone, but can't handle black.
 
I didn't have any issues with my device until I shattered my display and had it replaced. It immediately started happening afterwards. I was on vacation when I had the display fixed and sadly didn't live anywhere near an Apple Store to have it checked again. Before I knew it, I was just dealing with it. It's been over a year now and I plan on upgrading in September, but it'd be nice if Apple were to acknowledge this as an issue and fix out of warranty devices.
 
I just found out a tick gave me Lyme Disease and now Apple may have given my 6 Touch Disease a few weeks before AppleCare Plus runs out on my phone, and I wanted to hold off on buying the next iPhone, but they won't fill prescriptions...

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Lol.
 
gray flickering bar at the top of the screen and a display that's unresponsive or less responsive to touch.

I have been having this issue on my 6s Plus, without the gray flickering bar.

Sometimes my screen doesn't respond to touch. Usually it takes 30 seconds to get it to work again.

btw, I wonder if Apple went to a sticker shield from a metal shield to make the iPhone 6 thinner or lighter.
 
people should understand the meaning of limited warranty.

then, what are the numbers of units discovered with the issue? how does that compare to the 100+millions sold?
to me, this article looks a bit like a hidden commercial for ifixit and that repair shop..
 
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I see the 6s is tagged but not mentioned in the article. Is the 6s affected as well?
 
people should understand the meaning of limited warranty.

That's why consumer law is in place for things like this. If there is a widespread documented issue caused by a manufacturing defect, then the OEM should be obliged to repair or replace the devices.

IMO, it's only a matter of time until Apple start an extended repair program for this problem.
 
The iPhone 6 Plus is a lemon that should have never been sold with the deficient 1GB DRAM that causes persistent app and Safari browser tab reload, cheap bendable aluminum and now this epidemic from Tim Cook's cheapening of quality to increase profit. Apple should replace every iPhone 6 Plus with iPhone 6S Plus so customers don't have to resort to using the Lemon Law.
 
I had this issue crop on my 6+ about 5 months after purchase. I exchanged it at the apple store and the new one started doing the same thing less than 24 hours later. Thankfully the replacement for the replacement is going strong still.
 
My 6 has never been as responsive to touch as my previous iPhones.
I felt the same way with my 6+. It was always something "mot quite right"
After a year it started to turn off and I couldn't turn it back on until I tried and waited hours.
I sent it in, they said it had suffered from an impact and I was offered to buy a replacement 6+ for 60% of retail.
I did that and sold it right away, then I got a 5S and it really is a much better phone. The only thing I miss is the screen (to look at, not to touch and camera)
 
To give balance to some of my recent comments, I'm always impressed how the Apple Store simply give a replacement phone.

My Samsung S7 Edge developed a problem with the screen after 2 months. Took 5 days to get a replacement.
 
That's why consumer law is in place for things like this. If there is a widespread documented issue caused by a manufacturing defect, then the OEM should be obliged to repair or replace the devices.

IMO, it's only a matter of time until Apple start an extended repair program for this problem.
define widespread, in percentage number of defective units over the total sold.
i'm not here to defend apple, i'm just trying to fight over-sensationalist news.
 
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