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08-24-2016, 08:58 PM
An internal defect is causing tons of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus to break
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A hardware defect is causing certain iPhone touchscreens to malfunction and become unusable. Is it a design flaw or planned obsolescence?
The issue, dubbed "Touch Disease," affects iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models, according to Jessa Jones, a repair specialist from iPad Rehab (http://mendonipadrehab.com/entries/general/the-epidemic-of-iphone-6-6-touch-ic-failure-explained-apples-continues-to-pull-the-wool-over-the-consumer-s-eyes). On the surface level, affected iPhones show a flickering gray bar at the top of the screen and unresponsive touchscreens.
SEE ALSO: It's crunch time for Apple and the iPhone 7 (http://mashable.com/2016/08/22/apple-iphone-7-galaxy-**te7-analysis/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
iPad Rehab is one of many repair places that have received defective iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices for repair, as reported by iFixit (http://ifixit.org/blog/8309/iphone-6-plus-gray-flicker-touch-death/).
On a technical level, the issue appears to be an internal hardware defect, so replacing the touchscreen doesn't fix affected iPhones. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/apple-iphone-6-plus-touchscreen-defect/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Touchscreens (http://mashable.com/category/touchscreens/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Iphone 6 Plus (http://mashable.com/category/iphone-6-plus/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Iphone 6 (http://mashable.com/category/iphone-6/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Iphone (http://mashable.com/category/iphone/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Defects (http://mashable.com/category/defects/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/UgAkX_ZrH1A
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A hardware defect is causing certain iPhone touchscreens to malfunction and become unusable. Is it a design flaw or planned obsolescence?
The issue, dubbed "Touch Disease," affects iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models, according to Jessa Jones, a repair specialist from iPad Rehab (http://mendonipadrehab.com/entries/general/the-epidemic-of-iphone-6-6-touch-ic-failure-explained-apples-continues-to-pull-the-wool-over-the-consumer-s-eyes). On the surface level, affected iPhones show a flickering gray bar at the top of the screen and unresponsive touchscreens.
SEE ALSO: It's crunch time for Apple and the iPhone 7 (http://mashable.com/2016/08/22/apple-iphone-7-galaxy-**te7-analysis/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
iPad Rehab is one of many repair places that have received defective iPhone 6 and 6 Plus devices for repair, as reported by iFixit (http://ifixit.org/blog/8309/iphone-6-plus-gray-flicker-touch-death/).
On a technical level, the issue appears to be an internal hardware defect, so replacing the touchscreen doesn't fix affected iPhones. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/apple-iphone-6-plus-touchscreen-defect/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
More about Touchscreens (http://mashable.com/category/touchscreens/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Iphone 6 Plus (http://mashable.com/category/iphone-6-plus/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Iphone 6 (http://mashable.com/category/iphone-6/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Iphone (http://mashable.com/category/iphone/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Defects (http://mashable.com/category/defects/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/UgAkX_ZrH1A