| ▲ | throwaway314155 5 hours ago | |
> told disgruntled iPhone 4 users that they were holding their phones wrong That was never proven. Although their PR response was atrocious. | ||
| ▲ | musicale 4 hours ago | parent [-] | |
> That was never proven “All phones have sensitive areas,” Jobs wrote. “Just avoid holding it in this way.” https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2010/06/jobs-on-iphone-4-ant... https://www.macrumors.com/2010/06/24/steve-jobs-describes-ip... Jobs wasn't exactly wrong - bridging the antenna with your finger was not a good way to hold the iPhone 4. What's hilarious is how they "fixed" it in software - by changing the signal bar display curve, and then making the lower bars appear taller. https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/08/a-15-year-mystery-solved-the-... | ||