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Phil Winstanley - British Microsoft ASP.NET MVP & ASP Insider.

How to kill an iPhone

Today my phone took on a new and interesting way of working.

The audio on it appeared to die, by this I mean quite literally die.

No iPod either through headphones or the speaker on the iPhone. No Phone, either through the headphone or speakers. Somewhat limiting the use of the handset...

iPhone Killer

The culprit? A tiny piece of paper which had managed to work it's way into the headphone jack slot!

iPhone Killer

I just fished it out with a pin (a bit fiddly but it worked).

So, if you know someone with an iPhone you don't like, this is how you can kill it ... (and it's really not obvious why it's died - use a bit of black paper and they'll never know!)

 

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Posted: Feb 29 2008, 07:16 PM by Plip | with 5 comment(s)

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Bill Pierce said:

No one else has asked so I will do the honors.

How exactly did a piece of paper work it's way into your headphone jack?

Just keeping you honest here.  Tell the truth Phil, did you drop it in the tub? You can tell me buddy.

# February 29, 2008 4:24 PM

Plip said:

It was paper I'd ripped off a pad earlier in the day (I'm a fidgeter) ...

It must have worked it's way into my pocket, then my phone.

Evil paper.

# February 29, 2008 4:28 PM

Aaron Seet said:

So, who did not like you?

# March 19, 2008 6:29 AM

EC said:

I got how it works now. When the paper stuck in there, it tells the phone that a headset is plugged in, so the speaker won't work.  And when you plugged the headphone in, the paper kept the headset from connecting to the socket all the way, and your headset won't work. :)

# April 21, 2009 1:43 PM

AppleSucks said:

That sounds like a great idea. You know what also works for making an iphone not work?  Using one...  I know about 6 iphone users and they all have problems of one kind or another.

# August 8, 2009 1:30 PM
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