iPhones missing calls while sleeping (locked)
Several users are reporting an issue where the iPhone inexplicably does not actively receive phone calls while in sleep/locked mode (invoked by pressing the sleep button on top of the unit, or the Auto-Lock function in Settings > General). When this problem occurs, users are sometimes notified that they have missed calls when the phone is unlocked (awoken), though the phone never rings, vibrates, turns on the screen or provides any other indication when the calls were actually incoming.
In a separate but related issue, some iPhones, in some cases will notify that a call is incoming and present the "Slide to Unlock" screen, but attempting to move the slider has no effect, with the interface being unresponsive.
Some users are apparently having their iPhones replaced by Apple because of this issue. Apple Discussions poster Leshi writes:
"Went to see a Genius at a local Apple Store today with the problem after trying everything possible (e.g. reset, restore) and multiple searches on this support discussion board. After a quick evaluation and restore, they swapped the iPhone for a new one! Now it's fully functional."
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Some might be because the phone was using EDGE to access email. It apparently can't use EDGE and receive a call.
But I've missed about 10 calls in my house connected to Wi-fi.
The phone didn't always do this. For the first 3 weeks, it worked fine. Five or six before the 1.0.1 update, it started doing this. It would report "missed call" and could be reproduced perfectly. I ended up getting a new phone (upgrade from 4gb to 8gb) and the problem persisted.
I can confirm that the known issue of EDGE blocking calls is not the issue, since that issue blocks the call (the call goes directly to voice mail and there is no "missed call" message provided.)
So I am happy now, I have a phone that rings, and everything works like a champ again.
Btw: Your phone will ring if you let the Ipod play music constanttly. Not very good for the battery though.
- by PanyuKurt May 5, 2009 5:02 AM PDT
- As far as the iPhone is concerned I bought in Hong Kong, I am really getting extremely frustrated, not only does it miss all calls I get in the Sleep mode, it also adds the time I switch on my phone as the time the call was received. So for instance I turn on my phone at 12.17, I get all missed phonecalls registered at 12.17. In the beginning I rang the person that tried to reach me but often he or she made the call much earlier.
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(6 Comments)Furthermore, all of a sudden the WIFI function was no longer available. It is still in my settings menu but I cannot access it. However frantically I press the nice looking screen, it remains light grey. I read quite some comments of users stating that it happened after they installed Skype. It was around that period that it started but I cannot be sure that this is what caused the malfunction. However, resetting is not an option. I tried everything.
I will go back to the shop where I bought it and demand a new one or my money back.