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From: Hank Rogers <Hank@nospam.invalid>
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Subject: Re: dead iphone
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 18:29:04 -0500
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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.