Hi, Pressing the power button 5 times (not 6) when VoiceOver is on will respring the device but will do nothing when VO is off. My money is on this being a bug, but for what it's worth I do it every now and then and haven't experienced any issues.
Cheers, Ben. On 10/28/15, Cristóbal <[email protected]> wrote: > I vaguely recall damage to the springboard being mentioned. Again though, > who knows. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Woody Anna Dresner > Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 12:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Pressing The Power Button On An iPhone 6 Times > > Hi, > > Yes, it was a big topic on the list a couple of years ago. Some people > thought it was simply a way of initiating a quick reset, while others said > it was a force crash and could result in data loss or other unintended > consequences. I have no idea who was right, but I stopped doing it in case > it was a forced crash. > > Best, > Anna > > >> On Oct 28, 2015, at 1:50 PM, John Diakogeorgiou <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> I have never heard of this being an issue. I also don't remember >> reading this on the list. >> >> On 10/28/15, Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Ok, I'm confused. Didn't a member on this list say that pressing the >>> power >>> button 5 or 6 times damages data on the phone? Whoever said that, please >>> chime in here. >>> >>> Shawn >>> Sent From My White MacBook >>> Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk >>> Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs >>> Skype username: bbstheblindrapper >>> Facetime: [email protected] >>> >>>> On Oct 28, 2015, at 11:31 AM, Feliciano Godoy >>>> <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Pressing the wake/sleep button also known as the lock button five >>>> times >>>> with the phone awake will do a soft reset. Doing a soft reset will not >>>> harm the device. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Feliciano >>>> For tech tips and updates, >>>> LIKE www.facebook.com/theblindman12v >>>> Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v >>>> >>>>> On Oct 28, 2015, at 9:09 AM, Shawn Krasniuk <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi all. I need your help with something. When I tell people on another >>>>> group that pressing the power button 6 times can damage data in the >>>>> iPhone, they all scoff and shrug it off. Can someone point me to an >>>>> article that explains this to back what I'm saying up? 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