With their eye-catching design and top-of-the-line specs, the iPhone line is one of the most sought-after smartphone brands in the world today. Unfortunately for iPhone fans, however, Apple just revealed that some of its iPhone 8 are actually defective.
Some Units Have Factory Defect
The Cupertino-based company warned its customers that some units of the iPhone 8 "contain logic boards with a manufacturing defect," according to Forbes. Apple went on to explain that defective phones might restart unexpectedly or their screen might freeze or, in some cases, might not even turn on.
Apple revealed that the defective iPhone 8 units were manufactured during a six-month period from September 2017 to March 2018. The affected phones were shipped to various markets such as Japan, China, India, Hong Kong, New Zeland, Macau and even the US.
Despite the six-month window where manufactured phones are defective, Apple insisted that only a small percentage of iPhone 8s are affected. However, the company did not release any statistics in term of the estimated number of defective units or even the percentage of defective units compared to the total.
Apple will repair defective iPhone 8 units free of charge. In fact, owners who suspect that their units might be affected can go to the Apple site to check if it is available for the iPhone 8 Logic Board Replacement Program. All that is needed is the phone's serial number.
iOS Bug For Beta Version Now Fixed
Meanwhile, a few iPhone users experienced some iOS-related problems lately. According to Independent, some users have been bombarded with the message"A new iOS update is now available, please update from the iOS 12 beta" which pops up every time they unlock their phones.
The irritating part is that the message keeps popping up repeatedly even when dismissed. The worst part is that there is no update for iOS 12 available just yet.
The issues affected iPhone users who have opted to try out the beta version of iOS 12. The reports said that the issue could be caused by a bug with the phone's timer which is specifically used to remind users if new updates. The timer might be set up wrong, triggering it to release the pop-up message even though there are no software updates.
Fortunately, Apple was quick in handling the software issue. The company has already released a fix, according to TechCrunch, which is now available for both developer beta and public beta.
