The most Frustrating thing ever: Broken Taptic

Kinja'd!!! "GE90man" (ge90man)
02/08/2018 at 19:38 • Filed to: None

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This. This is one of the most frustrating things ever. This occurred randomly and was not the effect of me dropping my phone. Every click of the home button, every notification, every taptic feedback I am greeted with this loud taser-like noise. Everyone within 20 feet or a room can hear it. This is even more frustrating since this is a relatively new phone, an iPhone 7 that I had purchased new when it came out in September 2016. Now many of you can just tell me to fix it, but shouldn’t this be something that shouldn’t have happened at all? And yes people will tell me to get it fixed under warranty. This happened after my phone turned over a year old, meaning it is not covered under warranty anymore, and I do not wish to spend over 100 dollars to get this remedied for something broken due to Apple’s fault. I am almost through with Apple for a multitude of reasons (buggy iOS, device throttling, quick obsoleteness, lack and removal of features (OLED, Headphone jack) just to name a few), and may seriously start looking for an android for the first time for my next device, with this issue contributing to a sizeable portion as to why I’m done with Apple.









DISCUSSION (9)


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > GE90man
02/08/2018 at 19:47

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Turn off the haptic feedback?


Kinja'd!!! Rico > GE90man
02/08/2018 at 19:50

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Apple quoted you over $100 to fix that?


Kinja'd!!! GE90man > Rico
02/08/2018 at 20:14

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Just a guesstimate, not far off from what it costs to get the screen fixed or something like that.


Kinja'd!!! GE90man > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
02/08/2018 at 20:15

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Yes, then it requires I turn on Do not disturb, and lo and behold, I don’t get any text alerts, or even phone calls without me checking


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > GE90man
02/08/2018 at 20:22

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iPhones don’t let you turn of vibrations without turning off all other notifications? Wow. That’s just stupid design.


Kinja'd!!! Frenchlicker > GE90man
02/08/2018 at 20:26

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There should be a menu in settings that’s called “Sounds and Haptics,” look towards the bottom of there and you can turn off your haptics. I just checked on my 7 Plus and it’s there. Didn’t require me to turn anything else off.


Kinja'd!!! Rico > GE90man
02/08/2018 at 22:17

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Honestly I would be super nice and ask them if they would fix it out of good will. You could even convince them that you think it’s unsafe in some way l (even though we know it isn’t) and guilt them into fixing it for free. Their policies are flexible and a manager can override a repair very easily especially in a case like this. Me and others I know have had great luck with Apple and devices being out of warranty.


Kinja'd!!! GE90man > Rico
02/09/2018 at 00:23

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Hmm, I look like i’m still in high school, and tried this just to get a charging cable fixed, and was turned away a few times


Kinja'd!!! For Sweden > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
03/14/2018 at 17:31

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