iPhone 6S home button gets too hot to touch, complain some users

It has been barely a fortnight since the Apple iPhone 6S went on sale in some markets across the globe and some have already started facing issues. According to some users, Apple iPhone 6S’s Touch ID button gets very hot, thereby making it unusable.

Many users have complained about the same on Apple forums. A user going by the name JazzieFay wrote this on the forums, “i have had my phone since Friday, and this morning when I woke up the home button was burning hot and the screen is just black. I went to bed with it working just fine last night, plugged it in to charge, and now it won’t work. Nothing else is hot, not even the charging port, just the home button is on fire. I have had the phone unplugged for an hour and the button is still on fire.”

According to International Business Times, freelance designer Jonnie Hallman stated on October 5 on his Twitter account that his iPhone 6S shut down even though 50% of battery was still remaining and the home button became unbearably hot. This despite the fact that the device was in his pocket the entire day.

Another user named Hudmonkey had this solution to the issue, “I had the same problem today. I can’t tell you why it happened, but what fixed my phone was to hold the home button and the power button for about 10 seconds. The apple symbol popped-up and looked like a reboot. I plan to send an email to Apple Support as a follow-up, but hopefully that will get your phone back on for now.”

Apple has however, acknowledged that this was the first hardware related issue with the new iPhones. It has said that a software update would be released to fix some of these issues. It also went on to say that users can also get their hardware replaced in case the problems persisted.

Apple iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus listed on Flipkart, retailer confirms pricing

Although Apple has not officially introduced the brand new iPhones – iPhone 6s, 6s Plus in India, the devices have already been spotted online with e-commerce players such as Flipkart, at exorbitant prices.

The iPhone 6s for the 16GB variant is priced at 64,836, 64GB variant at Rs 74,117 and the 128GB variant at Rs 83,401 respectively and will be available in Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, and Space Grey colour variants. The iPhone 6s Plus for the 16GB variant is priced at Rs 74,117, 64GB variant at Rs 83,401 and the 128GB variant at Rs 88,478 respectively.

However, these devices are not set to pre-order but are in fact, available for purchase. Even though Apple has not unveiled India pricing for the devices, it is expected that the devices will be priced almost the same as listed on Flipkart.

Image: Technology Personalized

In addition, a report by Technology Personalized states that Apple has sent out a circular to the re-sellers with updated pricing of other existing models as well. The iPhone 6 will now start at Rs 52,000, while the iPhone 6 Plus will start at Rs 62,000. iPhone 5s will be the starting model at price of Rs 35,000 for the 16GB.

The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will rollout on 16 October in India. This will be the fastest iPhone rollout ever for the Indian market, coming less than a month after the latest models became available globally.

According to Ingram Micro India Pvt. Ltd, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available beginning 12:01am local time on Friday, October 16 in over 2,500 retail locations across India. The launch event is also said to be held at over 80 cities across India.

A senior executive with a leading mobile retail brand said, “Except for the iPhone 6 16GB, the rest of the numbers are relevant. The iPhone 6 16GB is selling for around Rs 48500. Prices for the new phones are upward. The trend is similar to a commodity, and are fluctuating.”