Out of the Blue

I was annoyed at my phone this morning when the alarm didn't go off. This annoyance grew when I realized that the phone was refusing to power up, and is now a brick. There is no identifiable reason for this as it has not suffered any problems, trauma, or a recent OS upgrade, so this is apparently just one of those random things. This is an iPhone (I've already taken abuse for this, so lay off), and for some reason I ended up with third-party insurance, rather than AppleCare, so now I have to worry that getting it fixed or replaced will be a hassle. Fingers crossed that this won't be more of a headache than necessary.

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Re: Speaking of Phones..
May 13, 2015, 09:35
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Re: Speaking of Phones.. May 13, 2015, 09:35
May 13, 2015, 09:35
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MxxCon wrote on May 13, 2015, 09:33:
nin wrote on May 13, 2015, 09:25:
Safari... I posted two links below, and here's the bottom links:

http://imgur.com/XCxB7TM

I'll give you that the "comment" links are small, but if I don't get it with the first try I can get it with the second. Or just zoom in?
I see that on your phone background is black, not blue as it should be...

This is what it looks like here https://i.imgur.com/ptX7zT9.png
Ya I could zoom in, but I think it's better for these problems to be fixed since it' better for user's experience and Google's search ranking.

You can toggle the color on the left side.

I guess we'll agree to disagree.


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Re: Speaking of Phones..
May 13, 2015, 09:33
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Re: Speaking of Phones.. May 13, 2015, 09:33
May 13, 2015, 09:33
 
nin wrote on May 13, 2015, 09:25:
Safari... I posted two links below, and here's the bottom links:

http://imgur.com/XCxB7TM

I'll give you that the "comment" links are small, but if I don't get it with the first try I can get it with the second. Or just zoom in?
I see that on your phone background is black, not blue as it should be...

This is what it looks like here https://i.imgur.com/ptX7zT9.png
Ya I could zoom in, but I think it's better for these problems to be fixed since it' better for user's experience and Google's search ranking.
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Re: Speaking of Phones..
May 13, 2015, 09:25
nin
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Re: Speaking of Phones.. May 13, 2015, 09:25
May 13, 2015, 09:25
nin
 

Safari... I posted two links below, and here's the bottom links:

http://imgur.com/XCxB7TM

I'll give you that the "comment" links are small, but if I don't get it with the first try I can get it with the second. Or just zoom in?


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Re: Speaking of Phones..
May 13, 2015, 09:20
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Re: Speaking of Phones.. May 13, 2015, 09:20
May 13, 2015, 09:20
 
nin wrote on May 13, 2015, 09:17:
MxxCon wrote on May 13, 2015, 09:10:
This is what homepage looks like on my Note 4 https://i.imgur.com/cMEodZv.jpg On a monitor it looks ok, but on a smaller screen it's unreadable.

I don't mean to nitpick, but...on my iphone, the title for each topic is the same font size as the text underneath. Is it the stuff on the side you're worried about?

What's "unreadable"?
Are you talking about Safari or Chrome on iphone?

Primarily being able to read title of each post and being able to tap on comment links and usual picture/media/game/story of the day at the very end.
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Re: Speaking of Phones..
May 13, 2015, 09:17
nin
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Re: Speaking of Phones.. May 13, 2015, 09:17
May 13, 2015, 09:17
nin
 
MxxCon wrote on May 13, 2015, 09:10:
This is what homepage looks like on my Note 4 https://i.imgur.com/cMEodZv.jpg On a monitor it looks ok, but on a smaller screen it's unreadable.

I don't mean to nitpick, but...on my iphone, the title for each topic is the same font size as the text underneath. Is it the stuff on the side you're worried about?

What's "unreadable"?

Here's mine...

http://imgur.com/VzhYyxT

http://imgur.com/Zj8lXW9


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Re: Speaking of Phones..
May 13, 2015, 09:10
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Re: Speaking of Phones.. May 13, 2015, 09:10
May 13, 2015, 09:10
 
jdreyer wrote on May 13, 2015, 02:21:
MxxCon wrote on May 12, 2015, 23:38:
jdreyer wrote on May 12, 2015, 18:39:
MxxCon wrote on May 12, 2015, 17:53:
Mr.Blue, could you please update the underlying html structure of your website to work better on mobile?
I'm not asking for changing of the interface or a new theme.
Rather for the site to use proper html tags for proper page elements. Because of that, right now too many page elements on this site are impossibly tiny to read/tap on and have incorrect page-reflows.
Thank you.

You could increase the default text size on your device. That helped me somewhat.
If I do that, then the currently normal size fonts will be HUGE and it will affect other websites for which I don't want to do that.
Blue should update his CSS to work better with mobiles.

Most mobile websites are responsive, so the effect wasn't so bad. You could always try it and set it back if it screws other sites up too badly.

There might be a way to set the font size per site, but a quick google search didn't bring anything up.
I'm not even talking about a responsive design. With responsive design it'll change the site's layout based on dimensions of the screen and other capabilities. I don't care for that.

This is what homepage looks like on my Note 4 https://i.imgur.com/cMEodZv.jpg On a monitor it looks ok, but on a smaller screen it's unreadable.
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Re: Speaking of Phones..
May 13, 2015, 04:22
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Re: Speaking of Phones.. May 13, 2015, 04:22
May 13, 2015, 04:22
 
I think the font size is saved automatically for each particular page in question it's automatic on Google Chrome, at least it is on the desktop version of the application. I have no idea if it works that way on mobile.
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Re: Speaking of Phones..
May 13, 2015, 02:21
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Re: Speaking of Phones.. May 13, 2015, 02:21
May 13, 2015, 02:21
 
MxxCon wrote on May 12, 2015, 23:38:
jdreyer wrote on May 12, 2015, 18:39:
MxxCon wrote on May 12, 2015, 17:53:
Mr.Blue, could you please update the underlying html structure of your website to work better on mobile?
I'm not asking for changing of the interface or a new theme.
Rather for the site to use proper html tags for proper page elements. Because of that, right now too many page elements on this site are impossibly tiny to read/tap on and have incorrect page-reflows.
Thank you.

You could increase the default text size on your device. That helped me somewhat.
If I do that, then the currently normal size fonts will be HUGE and it will affect other websites for which I don't want to do that.
Blue should update his CSS to work better with mobiles.

Most mobile websites are responsive, so the effect wasn't so bad. You could always try it and set it back if it screws other sites up too badly.

There might be a way to set the font size per site, but a quick google search didn't bring anything up.

This comment was edited on May 13, 2015, 02:29.
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Re: Speaking of Phones..
May 12, 2015, 23:38
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Re: Speaking of Phones.. May 12, 2015, 23:38
May 12, 2015, 23:38
 
jdreyer wrote on May 12, 2015, 18:39:
MxxCon wrote on May 12, 2015, 17:53:
Mr.Blue, could you please update the underlying html structure of your website to work better on mobile?
I'm not asking for changing of the interface or a new theme.
Rather for the site to use proper html tags for proper page elements. Because of that, right now too many page elements on this site are impossibly tiny to read/tap on and have incorrect page-reflows.
Thank you.

You could increase the default text size on your device. That helped me somewhat.
If I do that, then the currently normal size fonts will be HUGE and it will affect other websites for which I don't want to do that.
Blue should update his CSS to work better with mobiles.
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Re: Out of the Blue
May 12, 2015, 19:21
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Re: Out of the Blue May 12, 2015, 19:21
May 12, 2015, 19:21
 
jdreyer wrote on May 12, 2015, 18:37:
BobBob wrote on May 12, 2015, 14:27:
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/use-a-toothpick-to-clean-out-your-iphone/
Could use compressed air too.

Like where it says that in the article that you likely didn't read, but only responded to the text in the link?

Connect the charger and see if it works. Still having problems? Try cleaning the port out again, but this time use a can of compressed air. Alternative options for toothpicks include using a SIM-card tool, a bobby pin, or a small needle.
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Re: Out of the Blue
May 12, 2015, 19:02
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Re: Out of the Blue May 12, 2015, 19:02
May 12, 2015, 19:02
 
Blue wrote on May 12, 2015, 09:42:
Quinn wrote on May 12, 2015, 09:34:
Hold the power button + home button for a couple of seconds. No result? Keep trying for a few times. Worked like a charm for my father last week, same issue.

Thank you *very* much. I could kiss you.

That was the only version of pressing and holding various buttons I failed to try. Phone came back like a champ, and only had 28% battery remaining (it never gets that low how I use it), but it seems none the worse for wear.

This is awesome! This is how a super popular website author gets his tech support. "So, hypothetical, but highly urgent issue... Has anyone heard of something called CryptoLocker?" {Hordes of Blue fans yelling to turn off your computer}

On a similar note, I had the exact same thing happen to my Surface Pro. I was in the middle of using it and it hard powered off. It was plugged in and battery at full. Nothing I was doing fixed anything. The fix was to press and hold the volume down button and the power button for THIRTY SECONDS! I thought the article was hooey, because I tried that combo for the usual 3-5 seconds. But sure enough - 30 seconds later, it comes back online. The BIOS clock was reset, so it must have been some sort of equivalent to removing your BIOS battery on a desktop.
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Re: Speaking of Phones..
May 12, 2015, 18:39
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Re: Speaking of Phones.. May 12, 2015, 18:39
May 12, 2015, 18:39
 
MxxCon wrote on May 12, 2015, 17:53:
Mr.Blue, could you please update the underlying html structure of your website to work better on mobile?
I'm not asking for changing of the interface or a new theme.
Rather for the site to use proper html tags for proper page elements. Because of that, right now too many page elements on this site are impossibly tiny to read/tap on and have incorrect page-reflows.
Thank you.

You could increase the default text size on your device. That helped me somewhat.
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Re: Out of the Blue
May 12, 2015, 18:37
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May 12, 2015, 18:37
 
BobBob wrote on May 12, 2015, 14:27:
http://www.cnet.com/how-to/use-a-toothpick-to-clean-out-your-iphone/
Could use compressed air too.
If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends. Slava Ukraini!
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Re: Out of the Blue
May 12, 2015, 18:36
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May 12, 2015, 18:36
 
Jonjonz wrote on May 12, 2015, 13:56:
Thats what you get for buying fashion-ware.

Stop being pretentious and get an android a POTS rotary dial.

Fixed.

Seriously, I prefer Android, but Apple and Android are really just two sides of the same coin.
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Re: Out of the Blue
May 12, 2015, 18:33
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May 12, 2015, 18:33
 
Verno wrote on May 12, 2015, 10:22:
Everyone got their wish with the Patriots punishment, 4 games, some draft picks and a million bucks is way harsher than I expected.

Wow, that's worse than if he'd punched out his wife! I guess the NFL really does take the game seriously!
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Re: Out of the Blue
May 12, 2015, 18:33
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May 12, 2015, 18:33
 
Slick wrote on May 12, 2015, 10:13:
wife got one of the new ipad airs a year+ ago, for the last 6 months it randomly doesn't boot. it seems to not want to boot if the battery is both too full, or too empty.

it mostly sits unused trying to find it's ideal state after being charged and unplugged, waiting for it to discharge enough on it's own to be booted, but then usually forgotten until weeks later when it's magically fully discharged into the ether, and also won't boot.

and yes, booting only occurs when using the home + power button trick, and even then takes several tries.

I've noticed my Galtab gets funky with random reboots and shutdowns when it has too much stuff loaded onto it. You might want to factory refresh it, then only load the stuff you need. It goes without saying to pull all the photos, etc. you want off of it first.
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Re: Out of the Blue
May 12, 2015, 17:54
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May 12, 2015, 17:54
 
Consider carefully cleaning the power port. Better to start with minor cleaning fixes, then move on to more complex solutions later if the simple ones don't work. If the phone isn't getting any plug-in power it won't start up normally without the forced reboot. Also, you might want to call your phone company's tech support or call Apple. They can perform a diagnostic (via a text message permission request) over the phone. It will tell them a few things such as the battery's current usage lifespan. If you find that that phone is dying after say 15 / 20% (going from there to zero to off), it's likely the battery is dying (nearing full consumption). Good luck! Thumbsup

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Speaking of Phones..
May 12, 2015, 17:53
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Speaking of Phones.. May 12, 2015, 17:53
May 12, 2015, 17:53
 
Mr.Blue, could you please update the underlying html structure of your website to work better on mobile?
I'm not asking for changing of the interface or a new theme.
Rather for the site to use proper html tags for proper page elements. Because of that, right now too many page elements on this site are impossibly tiny to read/tap on and have incorrect page-reflows.
Thank you.
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Re: Out of the Blue
May 12, 2015, 15:39
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May 12, 2015, 15:39
 
If you don't use an appropriate charger and cable you can cause issues with a variety of products, including phones and tablets. The reason is that it can confuse the battery controller which causes all sorts of unusual behavior. This only happens with fast charging. The last ditch fix is to disconnect and then reconnect the battery, although obviously this is not possible on all devices. Hard resets work in most cases, though. I only mention it because people like to buy cheap chargers and cables on eBay and the like that supposedly support fast charging but in reality are often off-spec enough to cause issues with the controller over time.
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Re: Out of the Blue
May 12, 2015, 15:38
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May 12, 2015, 15:38
 
Blue wrote on May 12, 2015, 10:02:
harlock wrote on May 12, 2015, 09:49:
its called "hard reset" and it should fix everything.. if it doesnt, then its time to worry

Indeed, and this is something I had experienced before, but since it was always something I did when the phone was powered up, I guess I viewed it as a ctrl-alt-delete function that rebooted it when it was running. Funny feeling so technically ignorant. Obviously one of the reasons I have an iPhone is because I want to deal with it like an appliance.

yeh the iphone can get stuck in a limbo state between power-on and power-off.. and hard reset is the only thing that will get it back on

its pretty much guaranteed to happen to an ios device at some point.. for some reason or another - but if it happens frequently then you know its dying
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