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At least some iPhone Ten phones take a significant cold bug that causes the screen to become unresponsive once the temperature drops. Apple is reportedly working on a software fix for the issue. The problem, as described past various users, is that the display becomes unresponsive in common cold atmospheric condition, but recognizing ~20 percent of touches. Apple tree has acknowledged the result and claims it will be fixed in an upcoming software patch.

"Nosotros are aware of instances where the iPhone Ten screen will get temporarily unresponsive to touch after a rapid alter to a cold surround. Subsequently several seconds the screen will go fully responsive again," Apple said in a statement to ZDNet. "This volition be addressed in an upcoming software update."

The funny thing most the iPhone Ten's panel issues in cold conditions is that almost none of the iPhones I've e'er owned has handled common cold weather well. I tin can't honestly say if this is a problem with Android devices–I've never personally tested one in Svalbard-like conditions–but here's what I've seen:

My iPhone 4s' screen would non cease responding altogether, but either the phone itself or the display would slow to a clamber. Swiping left or correct was extremely sluggish. My iPhone 3G (the outset I owned) and my iPhone 5c both turned off, even when new, if the temperature was cold enough. My fiancée's iPhone 5 is even worse and turns off if the temperature is ~45 degrees. All of these devices exhibited these behaviors from the moment they were purchased; none developed them over time. Attempting to continue the device warm past playing games, hooking it to a portable battery, or playing games while simultaneously using the flashlight never fabricated a difference. I'thousand curious–if you take a newer Apple device (or have used ane in the by) did you ever see this beliefs? (Where you alive will definitely make a difference, New York Country in wintertime is much colder than the typical Midwest.)

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I'm glad that Apple is attacking these bug on its new flagship device and I promise they can exist resolved. But it'south amusing that this was obviously never an upshot that needed fixing until it hit the visitor's $1,000 flagship.

In other news, Apple tree has too acknowledged that the OLED panel on the iPhone Ten will inevitably endure burn-in, and that this tin can only be mitigated, not eliminated. A support document for the iPhone X states:

With extended long-term utilise, OLED displays can also show slight visual changes. This is too expected behavior and tin include "image persistence" or "burn-in," where the display shows a faint remnant of an image fifty-fifty after a new paradigm appears on the screen. This tin can occur in more than farthermost cases such as when the same high contrast image is continuously displayed for prolonged periods of time. We've engineered the Super Retina display to be the best in the industry in reducing the effects of OLED "burn-in.

The company suggests shutting the screen off afterward a short flow of time via Auto Lock and using automatic brightness.