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hardware issues

  1. L

    iPhone 12: 4 x faults at once, have I got a lemon?

    I've had my iPhone 12 for 2 years from new, and all of a sudden the Face ID, compass, screen lock (when you're on a call) and brightness setting all stopped working at once. This has been confirmed as hardware failures by Apple, but they don't actually specify what's caused the issues, they only...
  2. _Kartik_

    Camera keeps crashing while taking a photo. iPhone XR

    Hello, I ran into this problem roughly 2 weeks ago. The problem is camera app crashes when I try to take a photo. After this all the apps in the memory reload when I try to multitask. The camera app once crashed makes the device unusable for 1-2 seconds and then takes me back to the hone...
  3. J

    Uneven Trackpad depth (16" MBP 2020)

    I might be nitpicking here but the trackpad on my MacBook Pro seems to be slightly raised (about a tenth of a mm) at each of the 4 corners. It's super hard to catch it on camera, but you could definitely feel it if you ran your finger over the corners. Should I be concerned or is this normal...
  4. C

    iPad Pro 2018, 3rd gen- Today View with Home Screen widgets keep flickering?

    Hi everyone I recently bought a refurbished IPad from a third party vendor, the iPad has warranty but not for long. I recently noticed that my widgets from the Home Screen flickering weirdly and I can’t but think it’s something to do with the iPad itself... I’m wondering if this is normal or...
  5. B

    MacBook Pro 2018 ventilation slots blocked

    My MacBook Pro 2018 (bought November) has a potentially dangerous problem. On the machine's back, there are two ventilation slots, one on either side. Now, there is some type of foil coming out of both of them, symmetrically. The visible part of the foil covers about 4cm of each slot. It's...
  6. C

    Good news everyone...

    I am picking up my 2017 MBP soon after having the T key fall off one to many times, and the sudden failure of all (i.e. both) USB-C ports, plus issues with returning from sleep (it would take minutes for the display to appear). It is about 2 months out of official warranty (that is I got it at...
  7. M

    SMC Malfunction Unrelated to Logic Board and Battery

    Hello, I have a late 2011 MBP that keeps shutting off randomly. Once it shuts off, it requires me to do an SMC reset to power it back on. Luckily I have another MBP of the same model so I swapped the logic boards to see if that was the problem, it was not. What I know so far: -Not a battery...
  8. joogo

    Constant hardware issues with new Macbook

    Hi Everyone, I have a new 12-inch MacBook for almost a year now and I have constant issues with it since the moment I bought it. Here's my story: 1. I bought my MacBook in the Apple store in Canada in December 2016. Right after that, I moved to Poland and after about 3 weeks time, the first...
  9. H

    MBA Hardware/SSD Issue?

    Hey there, I'm helping a friend with his MacBook Air 7,2 13inch. It wasn't booting anymore so they transferred what they needed off and asked me to try to take a look. I booted into recovery mode and wiped the drive with Disk Utilities, then attempted to reinstall the OS. It was having...