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iPhone XS iPhone Xs Chargegate is real - Terrible
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I'll raise you a $850 Note 7 exploding, $850 Pixel 2 with crap screen, and $999 Note 9 with breaking S-pen, and freezing camera and on-screen nav buttons.
Sorry, but EVERY device has its launch issues regardless of price. Name a device and Google it you will find 1 or 2 major issue with it at launch. It's impossible to test every possible scenario for everything in the relatively short amount of the time they get.
This is quite obviously a minor software issue which is fixable by a software update. The overuse of -gate is not even funny anymore.
I switched to wireless chargers bedside and on end tables.
After thinking about it, not taking advantage over the feature would be like having a sundae without whipped cream and a cherry on top.
Will add two minor anecdotes here. First, my Anker charge pad which I used on my iPhone X is not working with my XS. Second, and this only just happened once and I was not able to recreate it yet, I plugged the phone in for a charge this morning and it didn't start charging. I flipped the lightning cable around and it started charging. I flipped it back and it started charging.
Both are minor and I expect a software fix will deal with it. Until then I will just be careful to make sure the phone is charging when I think it is charging. It has plenty of battery life for my daily uses, so this isn't causing any real issue for me.
Both are minor and I expect a software fix will deal with it. Until then I will just be careful to make sure the phone is charging when I think it is charging. It has plenty of battery life for my daily uses, so this isn't causing any real issue for me.
And it will till 12.1 comes out. Stop returning them as it's a waste of time because it's a software related issue that all phones will have if on 12.0.
I’ve actually had it happen a couple of times on my Xs now. I just make sure I wake the screen before I plug in now.
Minor issue, will be fixed in the coming October update. Top support by apple as always
Minor issue, will be fixed in the coming October update. Top support by apple as always
Maybe you could please educate the Apple support with your wisdom? Obviously you know something Apple doesn’t.
As far as I know , apple know about this issue and has been solved in the new scheduled 12.1 update. In the mean time if it happens again, just wake your screen before plugging in.
I think Apple needs to do user testing with phones as well as software - I know it would potentially give away features but you'd think there would be some way. I know they let employees do some testing but it strikes me that there isn't enough hardware testing before release
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The update is out!.
Oh no!!!!!!! Now we don’t have anything elae to talk about anymore.
