bbb Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 It's happened twice in the last few days. I've never had it happen before. I put the phone in my pocket or whatever, and then next time I go to use it, it's dead as doornail. I did some googling and found out that doing a hard boot might bring it back to life - and it has. But, it said that that probably means it's a software problem. So, is there anything simple I can do - or is it time for a new phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 how old is the phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 Almost two years. I got it in July 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 All phones seem to have adopted the planned obsolescence strategy with the battery. Used to be able to replace the battery not anymore they make you buy a new phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 All phones seem to have adopted the planned obsolescence strategy with the battery. Used to be able to replace the battery not anymore they make you buy a new phone. Yes this is why they call them "smart phones". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 What type of phone? My IPhone seems to s$&t the bed every two years or so. Coincidence that I am always due for an upgrade when this happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Almost two years. I got it in July 2015. What model. 2 years may not indicate how old the OS really is. Some "older" models will not accept the latest OS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 What type of phone? My IPhone seems to s$&t the bed every two years or so. Coincidence that I am always due for an upgrade when this happens? Bingo. It often coincides with an update right at the 2 year mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) Same thing happened to my Samsung Galaxy S6 a few months ago. Only a 1.5 years old. It was in that reboot loop thingy. Had to send it back, Verizon got me a new one the next day. Sucks when you can't change batteries. I looked up how to do it on iFixIt, but tight fit seemed complicated. Called for heating a back cover remover in the microwave... You gotta be kidding! No thanx. It was under replacement plan. What type of phone? My IPhone seems to s$&t the bed every two years or so. Coincidence that I am always due for an upgrade when this happens?I was running Nougat right before mine deep sixed. Now, my other phone was the case you mentioned. They pushed an OS and my Droid 4 bricked... I miss the mechanical keyboard/slider. Edited June 13, 2017 by ExiledInIllinois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 Bingo. It often coincides with an update right at the 2 year mark. I ended up buying a new one or updating or whatever they want to call it. My year mark was one month away.............The guy who sold me it pretty much buys into what you guys are saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 I ended up buying a new one or updating or whatever they want to call it. My year mark was one month away.............The guy who sold me it pretty much buys into what you guys are saying. I guess I was lucky up until about 2 months ago I was rockin' an iphone 4S!....it then started to rapidly lose charge and would spontaneously shut down. I got an iphone SE, mainly because it was cheap, but also a nice size...what a dramatic difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Three times I've put a dead phone in a bag of rice like they say to do but all three times I have failed to seal it tightly enough and the phone got all wet when I boiled it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 I guess I was lucky up until about 2 months ago I was rockin' an iphone 4S!....it then started to rapidly lose charge and would spontaneously shut down. I got an iphone SE, mainly because it was cheap, but also a nice size...what a dramatic difference! About the same for me. I really like the Touch ID feature. Three times I've put a dead phone in a bag of rice like they say to do but all three times I have failed to seal it tightly enough and the phone got all wet when I boiled it. Well, you're not supposed to boil the rice. It's supposed to be used in stir-fry mode only. Talk to your service provider. Maybe they could send you recipe instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) Well, you're not supposed to boil the rice. It's supposed to be used in stir-fry mode only. Talk to your service provider. Maybe they could send you recipe instructions. Dude it says "boil in bag" in giant letters and when you read the instructionary fine print it gives the details. Neither says crap about how to reseal the bag after you put the phone in. It's like it is a Capri Sun level scam. And I don't want my phone smelling like soy sauce by stir frying it. Edited June 13, 2017 by 4merper4mer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 My 6 plus went dead last month. Did the hard start and has been ok since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPR4444 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 I had a problem with my Iphone 6S about two weeks ago. Every app I tried to open would crash and close. I eventually had to delete and reinstall essentially every app. Been Ok since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 things aren't built to last anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 things aren't built to last anymore Ahhh... I half buy into that. Cars run forever now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 I guess I was lucky up until about 2 months ago I was rockin' an iphone 4S!....it then started to rapidly lose charge and would spontaneously shut down. I got an iphone SE, mainly because it was cheap, but also a nice size...what a dramatic difference! I got the SE, too, because of the size. They call them one handed phones, and I like them way more than the bigger ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 I want my sliding keyboard back... On screen sux! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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