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iPhone 12 mini Apple OEM leather case bugs out the phone

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danmanmtl

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Jan 23, 2005
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Discovered a bug on the new 12 mini that doesn't happen with my iPhone 12 pro. When you put on the Apple OEM leather case, the quick action camera and flashlight buttons on the lock screen don't respond anymore. Take off the case, work perfectly, case back on again don't work. Weird.

As an additional test to see if it might be just my particular mini case and the NFC wigging out, I put the mini in my Apple OEM leather case for my Iphone 12 Pro, yes it obviously doesn't fit properly but the mag safe lines up and the phone recognizes it, it has the same effect. Rendering those 2 quick action shortcut buttons non functional, pop it out of there and naked it works as it should.

So strange, anyone else notice this?
 
danmanmtl said:
Discovered a bug on the new 12 mini that doesn't happen with my iPhone 12 pro. When you put on the Apple OEM leather case, the quick action camera and flashlight buttons on the lock screen don't respond anymore. Take off the case, work perfectly, case back on again don't work. Weird.

As an additional test to see if it might be just my particular mini case and the NFC wigging out, I put the mini in my Apple OEM leather case for my Iphone 12 Pro, yes it obviously doesn't fit properly but the mag safe lines up and the phone recognizes it, it has the same effect. Rendering those 2 quick action shortcut buttons non functional, pop it out of there and naked it works as it should.

So strange, anyone else notice this?
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Mines working as it should...

You’ve not got a screen protector fitted have you?
 
Screen protector it is. I wouldn’t believe it nor can I explain it. As the phone functions perfectly without the MagSafe case and a screen protector installed. No issue. I removed the screen protector and it works perfectly. Pretty frustrating to say the least. I also tried another screen protector to throw more money into this aggravation, this time an otter box alpha glass one and sure enough as soon as protector installed it didn’t work when in the MagSafe case! WTF! So I removed that one :S and it works in the case again. So the choice seems case and no protector you get Lock Screen function, case and protector no go, protector no case perfect functionality. Head explosion. Debating if I want to pay Apple for one of their screen protectors to say gotcha?! I’m already in the hole for the two wasted protectors, maybe get apple to waste some of their protectors?
 
danmanmtl said:
Screen protector it is. I wouldn’t believe it nor can I explain it. As the phone functions perfectly without the MagSafe case and a screen protector installed. No issue. I removed the screen protector and it works perfectly. Pretty frustrating to say the least. I also tried another screen protector to throw more money into this aggravation, this time an otter box alpha glass one and sure enough as soon as protector installed it didn’t work when in the MagSafe case! WTF! So I removed that one :S and it works in the case again. So the choice seems case and no protector you get Lock Screen function, case and protector no go, protector no case perfect functionality. Head explosion. Debating if I want to pay Apple for one of their screen protectors to say gotcha?! I’m already in the hole for the two wasted protectors, maybe get apple to waste some of their protectors?
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I only suggested it as mine was exactly the same until I removed the protector. Then zero issues.

I think the protectors are actually too thick, it is very weird though.

The Belkin ones that Apple fit in-store or you can buy direct should in theory be better, however I prefer the ones that also cover the notch.
 
I don’t think the ones in store are any different. Still doesn’t explain why it only happens with case.
 
danmanmtl said:
Discovered a bug on the new 12 mini that doesn't happen with my iPhone 12 pro. When you put on the Apple OEM leather case, the quick action camera and flashlight buttons on the lock screen don't respond anymore. Take off the case, work perfectly, case back on again don't work. Weird.

As an additional test to see if it might be just my particular mini case and the NFC wigging out, I put the mini in my Apple OEM leather case for my Iphone 12 Pro, yes it obviously doesn't fit properly but the mag safe lines up and the phone recognizes it, it has the same effect. Rendering those 2 quick action shortcut buttons non functional, pop it out of there and naked it works as it should.

So strange, anyone else notice this?
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See this thread..

forums.macrumors.com

iPhone 12 Mini not responding to touch correctly on lock screen (Partially FIXED)

Its an issue that Apple didn't expect since iPhone 12 Mini is a smaller size and smallest right now which is full screen (iPhone X style) and something to do with adjusting sensitivity to the small sized screen. We should see a fix soon, hopefully everyone will report it through the feedback...
forums.macrumors.com forums.macrumors.com
 
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Weird, I have the mini and the Apple leather case. When I put the phone into the case, it doesn't register it at all (is it supposed to do an animation of some sort)?
 
I have the same issue with otter box symmetry and screen protector on my mini. I can use a screen protector with no case and it’s fine. As soon as I use the case it bugs out.
 
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