Not me.
The numbers don't add up from bent phone to phones actually sold.
The phone just didn't bend itself. And 'normal' use didn't either.
Now sitting on phone or hitting it on wall/revolving door, etc will cause that kind of damage.
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Today I just realized my iPhone 6 is bent. Apple Care saying not their problem.
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Not me.
The numbers don't add up from bent phone to phones actually sold.
The phone just didn't bend itself. And 'normal' use didn't either.
Now sitting on phone or hitting it on wall/revolving door, etc will cause that kind of damage.
Wedged between your check book and a maxi pad. That's thinking outside the box.
OP your phone is obviously bent.
The 6 bends and you can get another one but you'll just have to be super careful in the future. I've never seen any other non-iphone that has this problem.
The 6 bends and you can get another one but you'll just have to be super careful in the future. I've never seen any other non-iphone that has this problem.
This really works? Hah ok, i'll try it if i get no help when I call back after work.
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Given how many phones have been sold it doesn't seem to be a huge percentage of them, but it seems more than just accidental damage, which is why I've started to think that this is probably a defect in a batch or two of them. And hopefully something Apple has caught and corrected since they went out.
This is easy and has been addressed many times before:
1. Bend it back.
2. Do NOT put a screen protector on. It is possible that under normal usage the screen protector puts a lot of lateral stress on the screen which can cause the case to bend under NORMAL USAGE.
3. Under whatever NORMAL USAGE you are doing, alternate how you place the phone in your pocket. One day screen side down, one day screen side up. If you have one day where you, under NORMAL USAGE, have it in your pocket a lot more than average, then go two days with the other position to balance things out.
4. Since the phone sometimes can heat up with a lot of usage (don't worry, this is normal), alternate how you hold it when using it (e.g. one day home button down, one day with it on the top, one day make calls with the screen facing your face, the other with the back facing your face). This is maybe one reason why there is the automatic rotation feature. The issue may be that under NORMAL USAGE, when the phone heats up, if one side is always on the top, it may start bending over at the point of the tertiary pressure point.
5. Stay away from Uri Geller. He is a wonderful person, but there can be unintended consequences from NORMAL USAGE.
1. Bend it back.
2. Do NOT put a screen protector on. It is possible that under normal usage the screen protector puts a lot of lateral stress on the screen which can cause the case to bend under NORMAL USAGE.
3. Under whatever NORMAL USAGE you are doing, alternate how you place the phone in your pocket. One day screen side down, one day screen side up. If you have one day where you, under NORMAL USAGE, have it in your pocket a lot more than average, then go two days with the other position to balance things out.
4. Since the phone sometimes can heat up with a lot of usage (don't worry, this is normal), alternate how you hold it when using it (e.g. one day home button down, one day with it on the top, one day make calls with the screen facing your face, the other with the back facing your face). This is maybe one reason why there is the automatic rotation feature. The issue may be that under NORMAL USAGE, when the phone heats up, if one side is always on the top, it may start bending over at the point of the tertiary pressure point.
5. Stay away from Uri Geller. He is a wonderful person, but there can be unintended consequences from NORMAL USAGE.
Typical nonsense post discrediting an OP just because "I think apple is perfect in all they do." Seriously, this is getting old.
You shouldn't have to change how you use a phone to keep it from bending. Normal use doesn't involve paying that close of attention to how you hold your phone.
I don't think it's as simple as applying a brief amount of pressure at an angle. One of the first reports out was of a guy with his phone in his pocket for a few hours while driving and seating. I have a Note 3 that has a slight curve from always being in my front pocket for the past 5 months. So I think it's a longer exposure, at a certain curvature and pressure that does the bending. I had never noticed my "curved" Note 3 until last week. I have no doubt iPhones are bending. Oneofthenine is currently at 155 reports (as of writing this) from people who actually post these things online. How many others are there? I just bought a Note 4 and I'm somewhat relieved to not have waited for an iPhone 6+ to become available. Which makes me question the scarcity of iPhone 6+s.
This has got to be the stupidest post I've seen on this issue. You want me to keep a chart on how I put my phone into my pocket that day? Any phone that requires this much care to keep it from becoming completely distorted has serious issues.
What a bunch of nonsense! This post has to be a joke! Please OP, please! Go away and take your bent phone with you.
Wow that's a serious bend. I thought Apple care covered anything just have to pay $79.00? I don't use ap so I have no idea how it works.
Holy smokes. That's quite a lot to remember for something that "just works, like magic".
I also recall that bending it back is a bad idea as that can cause the screen to crack.
In any case, it would be nice if the 6 were a bit more structurally rigid, if only for peace of mind at this point.
There are so many variables, just because yours doesn't bend doesn't mean his didnt.
It does concern me that this is happening. I do believe the OP. I have both the 6 and 6+ with Apple care plus. After seeing the new iPad Air 2, I am wondering if it will have the same problem. I am looking to buy a large iPad but am holding off to see if there's a problem also.