• Re: dead iphone

    From Hank Rogers@21:1/5 to badgolferman on Wed Apr 10 16:57:26 2024
    badgolferman wrote:
    My son's iPhone 12 died so he now has an iPhone 15. I finally got it
    home and plugged it in. The screen is light green and has an Apple
    logo. There is a thin white vertical line on the left side of the
    screen. Every five seconds the screen blacks out then comes back to
    the green screen. It also makes no noise or indication that power has
    been connected. I can't really tell if it's charging or stuck in an
    infinite boot up load.

    Feel free to diagnose and troubleshoot.


    I think you're supposed to take it to an apple "store", and pay to have it fixed with genuine apple blessed parts.

    But it sounds like you already took the best apple approved method: Buy new shit and discard the defective unit.

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  • From Hank Rogers@21:1/5 to badgolferman on Wed Apr 10 17:01:52 2024
    badgolferman wrote:
    My son's iPhone 12 died so he now has an iPhone 15. I finally got it
    home and plugged it in. The screen is light green and has an Apple
    logo. There is a thin white vertical line on the left side of the
    screen. Every five seconds the screen blacks out then comes back to
    the green screen. It also makes no noise or indication that power has
    been connected. I can't really tell if it's charging or stuck in an
    infinite boot up load.

    Feel free to diagnose and troubleshoot.


    Oh, yeah, forgot to mention. It was not apple's fault the phone crapped
    out. Either you or your son must have destroyed a perfectly good apple
    phone. But apple will repair it for a reasonable cost. They are kind
    hearted that way.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Hank Rogers on Wed Apr 10 18:10:48 2024
    On 2024-04-10 18:01, Hank Rogers wrote:
    badgolferman wrote:
    My son's iPhone 12 died so he now has an iPhone 15.  I finally got it
    home and plugged it in.  The screen is light green and has an Apple
    logo.  There is a thin white vertical line on the left side of the
    screen.  Every five seconds the screen blacks out then comes back to
    the green screen.  It also makes no noise or indication that power has
    been connected.  I can't really tell if it's charging or stuck in an
    infinite boot up load.

    Feel free to diagnose and troubleshoot.


    Oh, yeah, forgot to mention. It was not apple's fault the phone crapped
    out. Either you or your son must have destroyed a perfectly good apple
    phone. But apple will repair it for a reasonable cost. They are kind
    hearted that way.



    What an ass you are...

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to badgolferman on Thu Apr 11 10:28:57 2024
    On 2024-04-10 20:26:28 +0000, badgolferman said:

    My son's iPhone 12 died so he now has an iPhone 15. I finally got it
    home and plugged it in. The screen is light green and has an Apple
    logo. There is a thin white vertical line on the left side of the
    screen. Every five seconds the screen blacks out then comes back to
    the green screen. It also makes no noise or indication that power has
    been connected. I can't really tell if it's charging or stuck in an
    infinite boot up load.

    Feel free to diagnose and troubleshoot.

    That's what the authorised repair shops are for. :-)

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  • From Hank Rogers@21:1/5 to Alan on Wed Apr 10 17:18:15 2024
    Alan wrote:
    On 2024-04-10 18:01, Hank Rogers wrote:
    badgolferman wrote:
    My son's iPhone 12 died so he now has an iPhone 15.  I finally got it
    home and plugged it in.  The screen is light green and has an Apple
    logo.  There is a thin white vertical line on the left side of the
    screen.  Every five seconds the screen blacks out then comes back to
    the green screen.  It also makes no noise or indication that power has
    been connected.  I can't really tell if it's charging or stuck in an
    infinite boot up load.

    Feel free to diagnose and troubleshoot.


    Oh, yeah, forgot to mention. It was not apple's fault the phone crapped
    out. Either you or your son must have destroyed a perfectly good apple
    phone. But apple will repair it for a reasonable cost. They are kind
    hearted that way.



    What an ass you are...

    I'm only trying to defend apple before their name gets sullied. Same as
    you, asshole.

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  • From Hank Rogers@21:1/5 to Your Name on Wed Apr 10 17:35:42 2024
    Your Name wrote:
    On 2024-04-10 20:26:28 +0000, badgolferman said:

    My son's iPhone 12 died so he now has an iPhone 15.  I finally got it
    home and plugged it in.  The screen is light green and has an Apple
    logo.  There is a thin white vertical line on the left side of the
    screen.  Every five seconds the screen blacks out then comes back to
    the green screen.  It also makes no noise or indication that power has
    been connected.  I can't really tell if it's charging or stuck in an
    infinite boot up load.

    Feel free to diagnose and troubleshoot.

    That's what the authorised repair shops are for.  :-)


    Exactly. And you have peace of mind knowing that ONLY genuine, bona fida
    apple blessed parts are used.

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  • From Jolly Roger@21:1/5 to Alan on Thu Apr 11 00:14:02 2024
    On 2024-04-10, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
    On 2024-04-10 18:01, Hank Rogers wrote:
    badgolferman wrote:
    My son's iPhone 12 died so he now has an iPhone 15.  I finally got
    it home and plugged it in.  The screen is light green and has an
    Apple logo.  There is a thin white vertical line on the left side of
    the screen.  Every five seconds the screen blacks out then comes
    back to the green screen.  It also makes no noise or indication that
    power has been connected.  I can't really tell if it's charging or
    stuck in an infinite boot up load.

    Feel free to diagnose and troubleshoot.

    Oh, yeah, forgot to mention. It was not apple's fault the phone
    crapped out. Either you or your son must have destroyed a perfectly
    good apple phone. But apple will repair it for a reasonable cost.
    They are kind hearted that way.

    What an ass you are...

    What do you expect? He trolls 24/7 and has no other hobbies.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to Hank Rogers on Wed Apr 10 20:06:33 2024
    On 2024-04-10 18:18, Hank Rogers wrote:
    Alan wrote:
    On 2024-04-10 18:01, Hank Rogers wrote:
    badgolferman wrote:
    My son's iPhone 12 died so he now has an iPhone 15.  I finally got it >>>> home and plugged it in.  The screen is light green and has an Apple >>>> logo.  There is a thin white vertical line on the left side of the
    screen.  Every five seconds the screen blacks out then comes back to >>>> the green screen.  It also makes no noise or indication that power has >>>> been connected.  I can't really tell if it's charging or stuck in an >>>> infinite boot up load.

    Feel free to diagnose and troubleshoot.


    Oh, yeah, forgot to mention. It was not apple's fault the phone
    crapped out. Either you or your son must have destroyed a perfectly
    good apple phone. But apple will repair it for a reasonable cost.
    They are kind hearted that way.



    What an ass you are...

    I'm only trying to defend apple before their name gets sullied. Same as
    you, asshole.



    You know so little about me...

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  • From Tyrone@21:1/5 to REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com on Thu Apr 11 01:20:06 2024
    On Apr 10, 2024 at 4:26:28 PM EDT, ""badgolferman"" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

    My son's iPhone 12 died so he now has an iPhone 15. I finally got it
    home and plugged it in. The screen is light green and has an Apple
    logo. There is a thin white vertical line on the left side of the
    screen. Every five seconds the screen blacks out then comes back to
    the green screen. It also makes no noise or indication that power has
    been connected. I can't really tell if it's charging or stuck in an
    infinite boot up load.

    Feel free to diagnose and troubleshoot.

    The first thing to do - as always - is power down/restart, just as you would with any computer when it starts getting flaky. Its called a "hard reset" for an iPhone. It has solved several weird issues for me over the years. Easy to find instructions for that.

    If that does nothing then take it to Apple.

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  • From Alan@21:1/5 to badgolferman on Thu Apr 11 11:31:29 2024
    On 2024-04-10 13:26, badgolferman wrote:
    My son's iPhone 12 died so he now has an iPhone 15. I finally got it
    home and plugged it in. The screen is light green and has an Apple
    logo. There is a thin white vertical line on the left side of the
    screen. Every five seconds the screen blacks out then comes back to
    the green screen. It also makes no noise or indication that power has
    been connected. I can't really tell if it's charging or stuck in an
    infinite boot up load.

    Feel free to diagnose and troubleshoot.

    Take it to Apple

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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to badgolferman on Fri Apr 12 08:36:38 2024
    On 2024-04-11 11:02:34 +0000, badgolferman said:
    Hank Rogers wrote:
    badgolferman wrote:

    My son's iPhone 12 died so he now has an iPhone 15. I finally got
    it home and plugged it in. The screen is light green and has an
    Apple logo. There is a thin white vertical line on the left side
    of the screen. Every five seconds the screen blacks out then comes
    back to the green screen. It also makes no noise or indication
    that power has been connected. I can't really tell if it's
    charging or stuck in an infinite boot up load.

    Feel free to diagnose and troubleshoot.

    I think you're supposed to take it to an apple "store", and pay to
    have it fixed with genuine apple blessed parts.

    But it sounds like you already took the best apple approved method:
    Buy new shit and discard the defective unit.

    The nearest Apple store is 25 miles away past new underwater tunnel construction. With the massive and unpredictable traffic backups it's
    not worth my time.

    Right now the old phone is in my wastebasket, unless someone has a
    suggestion on how to restart it or wipe it clean.

    Presumably you've tried the hard reset:

    - Press and quickly release the volume up button.
    - Press and quickly release the volume down button.
    - Press and hold the side button.
    - When the Apple logo appears, release the side button.

    Another option is to plug the iPhone into a computer and use the
    Restore option in iTunes. On newer Macs without iTunes, the option is
    via the Finder.

    The Green Screen of Death is often a sign of a hardware issue, so the
    only real option is probably taking it to an authorised repair shop.
    Even then, the likelihood is that it's not worth the cost of the repair.

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  • From Hank Rogers@21:1/5 to Your Name on Thu Apr 11 18:29:04 2024
    Your Name wrote:
    On 2024-04-11 11:02:34 +0000, badgolferman said:
    Hank Rogers wrote:
    badgolferman wrote:

    My son's iPhone 12 died so he now has an iPhone 15.  I finally got
    it home and plugged it in.  The screen is light green and has an
    Apple logo.  There is a thin white vertical line on the left side
    of the screen.  Every five seconds the screen blacks out then comes
    back to the green screen.  It also makes no noise or indication
    that power has been connected.  I can't really tell if it's
    charging or stuck in an infinite boot up load.

    Feel free to diagnose and troubleshoot.

    I think you're supposed to take it to an apple "store", and pay to
    have it fixed with genuine apple blessed parts.

    But it sounds like you already took the best apple approved method:
    Buy new shit and discard the defective unit.

    The nearest Apple store is 25 miles away past new underwater tunnel
    construction.  With the massive and unpredictable traffic backups it's
    not worth my time.

    Right now the old phone is in my wastebasket, unless someone has a
    suggestion on how to restart it or wipe it clean.

    Presumably you've tried the hard reset:

       - Press and quickly release the volume up button.
       - Press and quickly release the volume down button.
       - Press and hold the side button.
       - When the Apple logo appears, release the side button.

    Another option is to plug the iPhone into a computer and use the Restore option in iTunes. On newer Macs without iTunes, the option is via the Finder.

    The Green Screen of Death is often a sign of a hardware issue, so the only real option is probably taking it to an authorised repair shop. Even then, the likelihood is that it's not worth the cost of the repair.


    I agree that the device is toast. He's done the only logical thing and
    pitched it in the trash and bought another.

    But we must realize that this failure is not due to any evil action by
    apple. They are clean as the driven snow, and had no part in the phone's failure. Too often apple gets blamed for things than they never did.

    With any product, there will be a few individual items that fail
    prematurely, though most are fine. Statistically, You might buy the best
    widget and happen to get one that's doa, right out of the box. Chalk it up
    to shitty luck, not evil apple.

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