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.
>
>
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> 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
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>>>> 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
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>>>>> 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? Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Shawn
>>>>> Sent From My White MacBook
>>>>> Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk
>>>>> Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs
>>>>> Skype username: bbstheblindrapper
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