Has nothing to do with the lightening feature. The iPhone 4 and its charger will have the same behaviour. If the device is turned off and you plug in the charger, the iPhone 4 or 5 powers on automatically, at least in IOS 6. On Oct 6, 2012, at 6:55 PM, Daniel Miller wrote:
> It probably has something to do with the all-digital nature of the lightning > connector. Regardless of whether or not the USB part is plugged into > anything, the cable still sends digital signals to the phone, causing it to > power on if it wasn't. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Wendy Alling > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 5:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: An iPhone 5 question > > Yes, that's exactly it. The USB plug is not plugged into anything. I > wonder why the phone turns on that way? Truly strange. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > ,f3 ,daniel ,mill] <[email protected]> > ,to3 <[email protected]>, > Date: Saturday, Oct 6, 2012 01:56:19 PM > Subject: RE: An iPhone 5 question > >> >> >> So you're saying the actual USB plug is plugged into nothing, yet the >> phone still powers on? That's incredibly awkward. >> >> Yet, I just tested it, and yes, that indeed happens. >> >> >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Wendy Alling >> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 4:53 PM > @> ,to3 [email protected] >> Subject: Re: An iPhone 5 question >> >> >> >> Yes, this is when the phone is turned off completely and I'm only >> plugging in the connector into the phone and nothing on the other end. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: Daniel Miller <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 4:39 PM >> >> Subject: RE: An iPhone 5 question >> >> >> >> Yes, it's normal. By turning on, do you mean from complete shutdown? >> If so, it happened with the 4 as well. >> >> >> >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Wendy Alling >> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2012 3:35 PM > @> ,to3 [email protected] >> Subject: An iPhone 5 question >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> Whenever I plug the lightning connector into the port on the phone, >> the phone automatically turns on. Is this normal? This never >> happened with the 4. >> >> Wendy >> >> - >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> >> - >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> >> - >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> >> - >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
