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Flawed 3rd-party chargers reportedly culprit in Apple's China iPhone 6 investigation

Sources close to the investigation on Chinese iPhone 6 models failing with what appears to be a charged battery have told AppleInsider that the main cause of the problems appear to be not related to Apple engineering, but is directly related to the proliferation of low-quality third-party charging peripherals in the country.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 24

China looks into sudden iPhone 6 & 6s shutdowns plaguing some Apple customers

The China Consumers Association on Tuesday asked Apple to investigate complaints that some iPhone 6 and 6s units are shutting off suddenly and permanently, despite nominally having plenty of charge left.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 41

Three more lawfirms join class action over 'touch disease' affecting iPhone 6

An additional three lawfirms are now participating in a class action suit first launched in August, which accused Apple of failing to acknowledge or do free repairs for a so-called "touch disease" affecting some owners of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 37

Sources: iPhone 6 series 'touch disease' now accounting for about 11% of Apple Store repairs

Exclusive AppleInsider research points to about 11 percent of an Apple Store's daily iPhone service traffic to be related to the so-called "touch disease" problem, eclipsing all other individual issues dealt with by retail personnel on a day-to-day basis.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 89

Touch controllers on iPhone 6, 6 Plus failing in specific way for some users

A handful of users of the Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are reporting manifestation of display aberrations and inconsistent touch functionality — and a screen replacement doesn't fix the problem.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 44

Chinese firm that had iPhone 6 sales suspended in Beijing 'barely exists,' investigation finds

Shenzhen Baili — the company that recently won a Chinese patent ruling over the iPhone 6 — is now a shadow of its former self, a report said on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 11

Chinese bureau finds Apple copying smartphone patents with iPhone 6 design

The design of Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus is too similar to the 100C phone by Shenzhen Baili, and violates that company's patents, the Beijing Intellectual Property Office ruled on Friday.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 53

Apple unable to repair iPhone of teen lost at sea

A team of Apple engineers worked "around the clock" to return missing Florida teen Austin Stephanos' iPhone back to working order after it was submerged in sea water for some eight months, but on Wednesday the device was deemed unrepairable.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 9

Android remains king of crashes, once again seeing more device failures than Apple's iPhone

Android phones continued to see the most devices failures in the first quarter of 2016, although the gap with iPhones shrunk hugely quarter-to-quarter, according to a research study published on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 8

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