IPhone glitchy and worsening?
I bought the iPhone 4s around the 17th October. I had no issues until a month after where I noticed there was some glitching here and there, but nothing too noticeable. So I ignored.
It's now becoming impossible at times to even use it.. Often I can't even type because if I press to go back to something, it starts opening everything up, shutting all programs down, or randomly typing on its own. Even to the point now where it crashes for periods of time, and is unusable during this because the entire thing just goes into meltdown. I often can't touch the screen without it doing something, if I try and highlight a word, it completely shuts everything down.. Apps are even worse, it just seemingly cant handle them, often shutting everything down even if I click on something.. It rings and messages contacts seemingly by itself. It's a complete and utter waste. I often have to restart the entire handset just to get it working to a satisfactory level, but even that doesn't always work.
The glitchiness is completely putting me off, and 99% of the time I have a handset I can't use because it's either shutting itself down, freezing/crashing, or the glitchiness makes it impossible to work with.
It's not even 8 months old, and I'm having so many problems! I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this also?
Would it be worth taking it back to the store I bought it from and having a word to see what can be done?
Thanks!
It has a 1 year warranty. Take it to an Apple store or an authorized Apple dealer for replacement.
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Trying to use icloud mail on PC is mega glitchy (STOP SCRIPT WARNINGS EVERY FEW MINUTES) and frustrating because:
1. my PC is ancient (but nicely refurbished/fast)
2. I run XP (with both Firefox and Chrome- newest versions)
3. thusly, I DO NOT MEET SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for iCloud.
In my passed attempts I found that
1. Yahoo doesn't work well on iPhone
2. Gmail doesnt work well on iPhone.
I must be missing something... an app or... maybe a donated/ NEW FREE MAC! (That would be sweet! Ha.)
Is there an email platform that will run well on both XP and iPhone?
or... Please say it isn't true: I would love a Mac tablet or desktop. We have no money for a mac. SOL? Is this iCloud apple tech only for wealthy middle class and above who can afford to have the newest and best of everything?@Naiks, having suffered through unsuccessful synching attempts for Calendar and Contacts myself, l would suggest you try the following:
UNINSTALL iCloud control panel from your PC. Seems silly, but do it.
Go into Outlook, and look at the very top menu. Click FILE, then ACCOUNT SETTINGS, then click the popup box.
You will see a list of all your email accounts. Make sure that ONE of them has a checkmark against it. If not, select the account your want as your default, and click "set as default.
Exit out of Outlook and reboot your machine.
Now reinstall iCloud, check CALENDAR and CONTACTS, and do as instructed when prompted.
Reboot for good luck and now launch OUTLOOK. All that remains is to locate your iCloud Contacts and Calendar files, and make them your default.
IMPORTANT: Don't panic if you can't find your contacts -- they're there. Click CONTACTS and you'll see you have several available contact files. Locate the one label "iCloud" in grey type. Right-click on it, select PROPERTIES, then click the Outlook Address Book tab. Check the box that says something like "Make this my default Outlook Address Book." Keep clicking "apply" and "okay" until you've exited out of the dialog box maze.
You may have to do something similar with your Calendar files. I dd not, but if you need to, do it.
Everything should now sync pretty seamlessly.
I didn't have the exact same problem as you, but my dilemma was close enough. Good luck!
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IMessage on iPad and iPhone Explained and De-Mystified
Apple's much-anticipated iOS5 has a lot of cool features, one of which is the iMessage platform. What I've discovered is a lot of confusion among the masses on how this platform works. I, myself, have been confused on how to set this up so that I can maintain iMessage convos on both my iPad2 and iPhone. Last night, I set out to figure this all out and post my findings here. What I am about to outline has worked for me and I feel is the way Apple intended it to work. For good or bad, I don't plan to discuss the merits of how Apple has designed this platform. I am simply sharing what has worked for me.
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EXAMPLE:
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I commandeered my wife's iPad and iPhone and began sending iMessages back and forth between my and her devices. Step 1, I sent an iMessage from my iPad 2 to her cell number. Because I initiated the iMessage to my wife and my devices were both activated in the Apple ecosystem using my Apple ID, the convo appeared on both my iPad and iPhone but she received my iMessage on her iPhone but NOT her iPad. This is because her iPad is connected to the iMessage platform through her "Receive At" email address; there is no "link" between her iPhone cell number and her iPad. When she responded to my iMessage, the convo continued to appear only on her iPhone but appears on both my iPad 2 and iPhone. Step 2, I sent her an iMessage to her "Receive At" email address and she received the message on both her devices. As in the first scenario, the convo appears on both of my devices. At this point, because I used her "Receive At" email address, the convo is in sync on both of her devices. Here is an important tip: when you type in a contact name on the "To:" line of an iMessage, their available iMessage "Receive At" email addresses and cell phone number will appear with a little blue balloon next to them. The opposite of the above occurred when my wife initiated the iMessages to me as described in Step 1 and Step 2.
In summary:
First, make sure you activate iMessage on all your devices using your unique Apple ID. This links your devices in the Apple iMessage ecosystem. Second, choose a "Receive At" email address that you can provide to your contacts that use iOS5 so that convos that they initiate to you will be in sync across your iOS5 devices. Lastly, I recommend setting your Caller ID to your "Receive At" email address. This will prompt any users that don't have your "Receive At" email address to add it to their contacts. It may go without saying, but if your iOS5 contacts have multiple iOS5 devices and they are interested in keeping their convos in sync across their devices they will have to provide you their "Receive At" email address as their preferred iMessage contact.
Hope this helps.Thanks for this write up, it's very helpful and thorough!
I have a couple questions, maybe you could clear them up.
You write:
"If you have an iPad or other non-iPhone iOS5 device, you will want to choose an e-mail address (on my devices my Apple ID is the same as my e-mail address I am using on the "Receive At" setting) as your "Receive At" setting."
How important would you say this part I've bolded is? For example, if my Apple ID is "Tooth" but my "Receive At" setting is "[email protected]," I'll still be able to sync the messages, correct? The part that is tricky is with the iPhone, where your defaul "Receive At" setting will be the phone number, despite the iPhone also being registered with the same Apple ID.
Next, you say:
"Lastly, I recommend setting your Caller ID to your "Receive At" email address. This will prompt any users that don't have your "Receive At" email address to add it to their contacts."
What exactly do you mean by your Caller ID here? Do you mean the contact card that I have for myself, in my contacts app?
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Hoping for some help with a very frustrating issue!
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I have been syncing calendar and contacts on my iPhone 5 and Outlook 2007 using iCloud 2.1.3 (my PC is running Vista). All was well until the events I entered on the phone were showing up in Outlook, but not the other way around. I’ve tried the usual recommended steps: deselecting calendar and contacts in the iCloud control panel and then re-selecting, signing out of the panel and back in, and repairing the Outlook installation in control panel. I even uninstalled iCloud on the PC and downloaded it again (same version).
The furthest I’ve gotten is step 2 (and once, step 3) of 7 while performing “Outlook Setup For iCloud.” At that point I get, “Your setup couldn’t be started because of an unexpected error.” After the first attempt at all this, all my calendar events disappeared from Outlook, although they are still in iCloud calendar and on my phone.
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I'd be very grateful for any advice, many thanks in advanceWhat To Do If Your iDevice or Computer Is Lost Or Stolen
If your Mac, iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch, or iPad is lost or stolen what do you do? There are things you should do in advance - before you lose it or it's stolen - and some things to do after the fact. Here are some suggestions:
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