Hello All, Well, I took my 8 Plus into the Genius Bar, today and they quicly determined that the Lightning port had some bad pins. As a result, just 3 months before my Apple Care Plus warranty is to expire, I received a brand new iPhone 8 Plus. They were quick to point out that this is a new phone and not a refurbish one. So much the better, eh?
To be honest, I was planning on getting a new phone this coming fall but, if I don't see a model about which I am particularly enthusiastic, I will probably stay with my 8 Plus. We shall see. I am so glad that I took the phone in and had it checked out. Mark -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of M. Taylor Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2019 6:30 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: A Question to iPhone 8 Users, Regarding Streaming Audio to the Apple EarPods Through the Lightning Port After Updating to the Latest iOS Version Hello Fellow iPhone 8 Users, For whatever reason that I cannot discern, ever since I updated to the latest version of iOS, I cannot reliably listen to audiobooks / streaming audio/ or, some days, even audio sound through the included wired Apple Earpods on my 8 Plus, via the Lightning port. I have no problem accepting that my phone has a damaged port but my inability to consistently reproduce the issue gives me great pause. And, "yes," I have thoroughly cleaned the port and I have tested several different sets of EarPods on the 8 Plus. For the record, none of my EarPods have this problem on any of my other devices. And again, this issue did not occur until after the update. Ultimately, I will take the phone into Apple, as it continues to be under warranty but I wanted to post the question here, just to see what kind of replies I receive. Yes, I've already called Apple and, true to form, they deny any knowledge of any such glitch. Please be aware that on the very first day that the 8 series was released, there was a boot-up problem which I immediately identified and reported to Apple. They, of course, denied the boot-up glitch until about 1 year later when they finally fixed the problem with a later version of iOS. They continued to deny the boot-up glitch even after hundreds and hundreds of reports came in from all across the world. Now the glitch was not devastating and, in the end, it did not impact the use of the phone to the extent that one would return it to the store but the glitch existed and Apple denied its existence. Actually, they did finally admit to the issue about 9 months in but only to beta testers. Sometimes I feel as though my beloved 8 Plus is seen as being a second-class device in the Apple orchard. My point, just because Apple denies knowledge of something, means nothing. Okay, now that I've got that off my chest, (big smile), that's about all for now. All replies greatly appreciated. Mark -- 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. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000901d54e51%24e95dbe10%24bc193a30%24%40edu. -- 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. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/000001d5518d%24e0ae8530%24a20b8f90%24%40edu.
