5 Major Glitches in iPhone 4

Despite several glitches in iPhone 4 and pilling up complaints, millions are still buying it, only to own the world’s smartest phone. Let us, however, dig a bit deeper into the issue and discuss common gripes faced by Apple’s iPhone 4.

Antenna

Gorgeous stainless steel casing that gives iPhone an elegant look also serves as the antenna. Besides, external antenna, along with giving it an ultra-thin look, was supposed to enhance the phone’s signal strength, as mentioned by Steve Jobs.

And he is absolutely right. The new antenna’s connectivity has been significantly improved, only if you don’t hold the phone with your left hand.

When your palm touches the antenna, your skin brings minute gap between two antennas, causes it to loose its connectivity. This glitch was taken so seriously that Consumer Reports simply refused to recommend this phone until the antenna problem was fixed.

Most users don’t really have any trouble keeping the gap between their left palm and the phone, and are surprisingly thrilled with its connectivity strength. However, many people residing in low-network area, and the ones who cannot mind the gap, are constantly complaining about its poor reception. If you are searching for an inexpensive method to fix the problem, you can use a duct tape or a rubber band to keep the two antennas connected.

Immediately after a damning review by Consumer Report, Steve Jobs promised to provide free iPhone cases to all iPhone 4 buyers, and refund to those who have bought cases already.

The ‘Surprise’ Element

In response to its connectivity problem, Apple said it’s a major software glitch, which has been persistent since the original iPhone. For more than 3 years now, iPhones have been displaying 2 additional bars than it actually should.

When this issue was addressed in public, Apple decided to admit their mistake openly and said they were surprised to know about the reception problem, and they formula they had adopted to calculate signal bars was completely wrong.

Proximity Hang-Up

Dropped calls have always been an issue with iPhones. Initially, it was AT&T. Later, it was due to death grip. And now, it’s your cheek. But this shouldn’t happen.

Almost every smart phone is equipped with proximity sensor that senses if your ear comes closer to the phone while answering the call. Even iPhone has such sensor that keeps you from accidentally touching the ‘hold’, ‘end’, or ‘mute’ button.

However, many users have been complaining about poor functioning of the sensor that, accidentally, causes users to dial number while still on call, or simply drop the call. More than 2,000 complaints have been posted on online forum credit by Apple on its website.

In response, Apple said it’s working to solve the issue, and will come up with a software update very soon.

White iPhone

White gadgets were considered obsolete until recently when white iPhone were suddenly unavailable due to major glitches. Due to less production, the demand has risen, and now everyone wants it.

When the new iPhone was launched in June, only black instruments were available. It weren’t available even a month later. In response, Apple said ‘producing white phones is far more challenging than expected’. However, they said it would be available after second half of July.

Yellow Dots

Fortunately, this problem dried up on its own. Initially, when iPhone 4 was launched, many yellow bars and spots appeared on the screen frequently. However, as soon as customers reported this problem, it simply faded away, without sending the phone for fixing the glitch.

Experts believe it wasn’t magic. It was simply the glue that was used to attach the body to the screen. This happened because Apple manufactured and shipped the phone very quickly, without letting the glue dry away.

If you decide to buy iPhone 4, be ready to face these problems, or some other ones that may just come up.