It looks like Apple has a significant issue on their hands with failing iPhones. Ouch.
iPhone Touch Disease
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A week ago, we published a story about a problem surfacing with the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 6 lineup, especially the iPhone 6 Plus. So-called “Touch Disease” was rendering Apple’s first generation of larger smartphone useless and the company had no fix. Now reports say Touch Disease occurrences are surging to the point where it is the single biggest iPhone issue that Apple Stores have to deal with.
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According to MacInsider, between Aug. 23-25, Apple technicians were diagnosing Touch Disease at an alarming pace. In the four stores where the data was collected, 11.7% of iPhone 6 owners who had brought their device in for service were suffering from Touch Disease. A whopping 37.4% of iPhone 6 Plus owners faced a Touch Disease diagnosis. That’s 409 iPhone 6 Plus smartphones in three days at just four Apple Stores. And there are 288 Apple Stores in the U.S. alone.
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By the way, Touch Disease means the end of the iPhone; it eventually renders the device unusable and is not repairable.
iPhone Touch Disease
Originally Posted By: From Article
A week ago, we published a story about a problem surfacing with the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 6 lineup, especially the iPhone 6 Plus. So-called “Touch Disease” was rendering Apple’s first generation of larger smartphone useless and the company had no fix. Now reports say Touch Disease occurrences are surging to the point where it is the single biggest iPhone issue that Apple Stores have to deal with.
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According to MacInsider, between Aug. 23-25, Apple technicians were diagnosing Touch Disease at an alarming pace. In the four stores where the data was collected, 11.7% of iPhone 6 owners who had brought their device in for service were suffering from Touch Disease. A whopping 37.4% of iPhone 6 Plus owners faced a Touch Disease diagnosis. That’s 409 iPhone 6 Plus smartphones in three days at just four Apple Stores. And there are 288 Apple Stores in the U.S. alone.
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By the way, Touch Disease means the end of the iPhone; it eventually renders the device unusable and is not repairable.