I've even cleaned my SE with a damp cloth. I have to wipe makeup off the thing all day long.
Best regards, Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Donna Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 2:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: iPhone 7 screen intermittently seems to go unresponsive Sieghard, unfortunately in my case, the problem isn’t caused by a dirty iPhone screen. I wipe my iPhone at least once a day & remove the screen protector twice a week to clean under the screen protector. Donna the > > Have you made sure to wash your iPhone screen? I know this may sound silly, > but often a ditry screen can have strange consequences. > Just use a damp cloth and give it a good wipe, it doesn't have to be dripping > wet, but you don't have to be that careful either since the iPhone 7 and 8 > are more or less waterproof. I have a 6S Plus and I usually hold it upside > down so no water gets in around the home button or the cut up by the earpiece. > A week or so ago I have my iPhone sitting at the side of the sink while I was > washing my hands and that particular sink at my store doesn't drain super > fast so there was water in the bottom and it was running and I accidently > knocked the iPhone off the edge. Granted I grabbed it as soon as it fell in, > ut it was completely lying in the water with water streaming on top. I have > it in a fairly tight case and I instantly gave it a good shake, took the case > off and dried it off. At first the speaker sounded a bit funny, sort of like > on my Apple Watch after a swim in the pool, but after a bit it was fine and > the phone suffered no ill health because of it's dunking. As I said this is a > 6S Plus which is not nearly as water resistant as the 7 or 8 and of course > the new phones this year are all but waterproof. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Debby > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 4:29 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: iPhone 7 screen intermittently seems to go unresponsive > > Hello All, > > Now I think I may know what everyone is talking about. Occasionally I have > noticed I think while flicking that the phone acts like it is not on a > control, there is no voice output and what I hear is a sound as though I am > stuck in the rotor. Is that the kind of stuff that is happening to others? I > thought it was operator error of some sort. Also, I seem to have a slightly > dead spot on the lower left side of my iPhone 8 screen. In that corner > sometimes when I triple tap it is interpreted as a double tap. I do not have > a screen protector on. > > Thanks for any feedback! > > Debby > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > M. Taylor > Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 12:43 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: iPhone 7 screen intermittently seems to go unresponsive > > Hello Keith, > > I do not think this has anything to do with your phone as I have experienced > the same phenomenon, today in fact, on my beloved 8 Plus. > > I'm not certain if I would describe it as the screen being unresponsive, so > much as I would say that VoiceOver simply drops out. For example, when this > happens, one can still scroll from screen-to-screen but without any audio > feedback. So, for a totally blind person, this would seem as though the > screen / device was unresponsive. > > I have resolved the problem by (1) simply pressing the Home button; (2) > unplugging and then reinserting my Earpods into the Lightening port, when > this occurs while they are in use; or (3) simply opening another app. > > Mark > > > From: 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone > [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2018 12:09 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: iPhone 7 screen intermittently seems to go unresponsive > > Hi, > > My iPhone 7 is nearing the end of its Apple Care coverage, so I’m asking > opinions on this matter. > > For several weeks now, my screen becomes unresponsive at times, not > responding to gestures such as double taps, etc. I can generally get it > working again by turning off and then back on again Voiceover. > > Is this something I should get checked out by Apple, or just one of the ways > iPhones sometimes act? > > Thanks in advance for any advice. > > Keith > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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