Ipad Mini - anyone else have problems with headphone socket?

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Just used the headphones with an ipad mini for the first time today. They pop and click and cut out all the time. Really not impressed. Tried more than one set of headphones, replugging etc. I noticed it was just cutting out while playing stuff but thought it might be icloud/sharing issue but it doesn't when using speaker, just headphones.

Has anyone else found the same or is it just me that's got a dodgy one?

It will be going back for a replacement so how do I reset the ipad completely and wipe off all my personal data?? << found it. There's a reset thingy out of sight :)

Friend's less than 12 month old imac has had a new dvd drive already, mine has grey streaks all over the screen for no reason randomly and now this ipad is shonky. Beginning to think that apple gear is now over priced tat and not the quality item it used to be. :(

Glad I got it from John Lewis as at least they offer a 2 year warranty as standard!
 
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Hurray. Looks like I was just being too careful. Needed a *much* harder shove so it clicks in. :bonk:

Lucky I didn't return it.... still annoyed by streaky imac though :bat:
 
srichards said:
Hurray. Looks like I was just being too careful. Needed a *much* harder shove so it clicks in. :bonk:

Lucky I didn't return it.... still annoyed by streaky imac though :bat:
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Yep, all of the iDevices that I've owned seem to need an extra hard shove the first couple of times to get the headphone plug properly into place. It'll loosen up eventually.

The streaky iMacs, as Neil says, are a very common problem, and a problem that's never been properly sorted as it affects all of the models from late 2009 through to mid 2011. It seems to be an issue with the LG LCD panels that Apple uses for these models, and I suspect it's just one location where these are manufactured that has this problem as it doesn't affect all iMacs with an LG LCD panel. Anyway get it fixed under warranty.
 
Mine's a late 2011, one of the newer ones. Looks like they've not addressed the issue at all.

I use it all day so taking it back is a right nuisance. I only see it once every few months and it goes away after a day or so so I'm not sure it's worth the effort at the moment. I've got 3 years with applecare so I'll wait I think. I have contacted apple care about it previously so it will be on record.
 
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Mine's a late 2011, one of the newer ones. Looks like they've not addressed the issue at all.

I use it all day so taking it back is a right nuisance. I only see it once every few months and it goes away after a day or so so I'm not sure it's worth the effort at the moment. I've got 3 years with applecare so I'll wait I think. I have contacted apple care about it previously so it will be on record.
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If you only see it once in a while then it's not the problem I was thinking of. The problem I was talking about is more like a permanent staining of the white LCD background, which can also form in streak like patterns.
 
Slaphead said:
If you only see it once in a while then it's not the problem I was thinking of. The problem I was talking about is more like a permanent staining of the white LCD background, which can also form in streak like patterns.
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It's completely different. It is a grey vertical streak or set of streaks that appears then just disappears. It's not visible on white or black. Just some colours in between.

http://serichards.posterous.com/why-has-my-8-month-old-imac-got-this-hideous

I only noticed it as I was watching Shaun the Sheep and there was a plain pink background at one point. It was roughly where the edge of a lot of windows were as well and tweetdeck so I wondered whether it was some kind of temporary burn in.
 
srichards said:
I have since discovered the task management (4 finger swipe up screen) to get list of running items. I had about 20 when I first checked!
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or double click the home button - its a feature of ios on all ipads and iphones
 
Slaphead said:
If you only see it once in a while then it's not the problem I was thinking of. The problem I was talking about is more like a permanent staining of the white LCD background, which can also form in streak like patterns.
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It's completely different. It is a grey vertical streak or set of streaks that appears then just disappears. It's not visible on white or black. Just some colours in between.

http://serichards.posterous.com/why-has-my-8-month-old-imac-got-this-hideous

I only noticed it as I was watching Shaun the Sheep and there was a plain pink background at one point. It was roughly where the edge of a lot of windows were as well and tweetdeck so I wondered whether it was some kind of temporary burn in.
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Could be the way the machines are designed, all the hot stuff behind the LCD, with insufficient airflow to cool it, resulting in a heat reaction with the LCD.

:)
 
Rob 80386 said:
Could be the way the machines are designed, all the hot stuff behind the LCD, with insufficient airflow to cool it, resulting in a heat reaction with the LCD.

:)
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Actually you may have a point there. Virtually all of the iMacs I've seen with background staining have it in the areas that do get hot. The right upper side which is the location of the GPU heat sink, and the upper left which is the location of the PSU, but also the hot air from the processor heat sink flows over this area.
 
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Why does edit post not let you put cursor where you want? I need arrow keys on this ipad! Should be do it in static screen areas!
 
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srichards said:
Why does edit post not let you put cursor where you want? I need arrow keys on this ipad! Should be do it in static screen areas!
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neil_g said:
Lol it always takes me 4 attempts on a regular size iPad :lol:
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The secret is to make the page a lot bigger, then you can select your edit easier:)

I still hate Apple systems, even though I use this ipad quite a lot now!
 
It's nothing to do with fat fingers. It's actually the touch pad doesn't respond to moving the cursor where you'd expect. I tap words and it doesn't move to that word. It sticks on either the beginning or end of a sentence. It's infuriating! If it went roughly where I wanted I could at least back space, but it doesn't.
 
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It's nothing to do with fat fingers. It's actually the touch pad doesn't respond to moving the cursor where you'd expect. I tap words and it doesn't move to that word. It sticks on either the beginning or end of a sentence. It's infuriating! If it went roughly where I wanted I could at least back space, but it doesn't.
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never had an issue with it.

Do you generally have touch issues with the screen? Some people's finger don't seem to respond as well as others, like my mum has real issues with the device registering her touch.

Do you use the magnified selection where you hold down and move the cursor like this:

highlight-annotate-ebooks-iBooks-ipad-01.jpg
 
It depends really. Sometimes it does what it is supposed to and others it just ignores touch input altogether for a few seconds. Like it is busy doing something. Highlighting text is impossible. If you tap,hold and swipe you'd expect to highlight everything under the movement. Nope. Does b****r all. A normal touchpad lets me do that. So does a mouse. But for some reason touchscreen input a logical gesture doesn't work at all. I either have to delete the whole lot or double/triple/quadruple tap and maybe it will just highlight one sentence. It's annoying. Without cursor keys you are basically screwed if the touch screen isn't doing what you want. Even just a back and forward would be great then you can at least move to where you want to be.

Closing apps is very hit and miss. If it's one near the left screen edge it won't respond always.

I have the same with the N8. I can tap on and press on the screen and it just ignores the input altogether. Touchscreens are far more frustrating than proper buttons and mice.
 
srichards said:
It depends really. Sometimes it does what it is supposed to and others it just ignores touch input altogether for a few seconds. Like it is busy doing something. Highlighting text is impossible. If you tap,hold and swipe you'd expect to highlight everything under the movement. Nope. Does b****r all. A normal touchpad lets me do that. So does a mouse. But for some reason touchscreen input a logical gesture doesn't work at all. I either have to delete the whole lot or double/triple/quadruple tap and maybe it will just highlight one sentence. It's annoying. Without cursor keys you are basically screwed if the touch screen isn't doing what you want. Even just a back and forward would be great then you can at least move to where you want to be.

Closing apps is very hit and miss. If it's one near the left screen edge it won't respond always.

I have the same with the N8. I can tap on and press on the screen and it just ignores the input altogether. Touchscreens are far more frustrating than proper buttons and mice.
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doesn't sound like my experience at all, could be something wrong with the hardware as it definitely isn't normal to act the way you describe. I have 3 ipads, a mini, a 1st edition and a 3rd edition as well as an iphone and none experience the issue you described so it must be either faulty hardware or your faulty hands :lol:
 
I haven't used another ipad so I don't honestly know whether it is this one that isn't any good.

I have a snugg case on it. Could that affect the way it behaves and make it more likely to ignore input?
 
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I haven't used another ipad so I don't honestly know whether it is this one that isn't any good.

I have a snugg case on it. Could that affect the way it behaves and make it more likely to ignore input?
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does the case cover the screen? like does it have some kind of screen cover?
 
joescrivens said:
does the case cover the screen? like does it have some kind of screen cover?
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I tried it without the case. It's even worse! Stupid thing gives me some awful split keyboard. It doesn't respond to click and swipe at all. I cannot highlight text in the tp app. It's infuriating.

The case just surrounds the bezel and doesn't impinge on the screen. I've not got any screen protectors or anything else on it.

I'm ready to throw it out of the window.

Looking at some video for alternative text highlighting it seems my idea that you tap and swipe and highlight is impossible!!!

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/0...-demonstrates-much-needed-improvements-video/

Whatever the touch gestures are surrounding using text they are not straight forward or easy.

Bubble doesn't give me dual ends in tp app. Can't highlight text at all.
 
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I turned the split keyboard thing off in the settings :)

I've had to resort to reading the ipad manual. This is how unintuitive it is! I've never read the manual for any apple gadget apart from finding out where to stick new memory...

If there is a way of writing an app which takes over the keyboard entry I'm going to flipping write one before I go mental. I will have cursor keys and tap and swipe will be how you highlight text!
 
Got to say suz I really think the issue here is you.

To highlight text is incredibly easy. Hold on a word until it is selected and then just move the bars to the left or right. It really is incredibly simple. Not sure what your issue actually is? Is it only in the tp app? I don't use it so maybe it's a problem specific to the way that app is coded?
 
Why isn't it just a tap, hold and swipe to highlight??? That's what every other selecting text interface does on the planet!! Why make it more complicated with having these silly bars to move? It's illogical to highlight a word then expand the highlight. Why not just tap hold and swipe over the whole lot in one go?? It's needlessly complicated. How does a highlighter pen work? Tap, hold and swipe. Any other method is illogical.

I have finally got it to work after a lot of faffing around. I just expected a supposedly intuitive interface to follow the convention. Tap, hold and swipe (move pointer) across text to highlight it.
 
i think what suz is saying is that if you dont tap exactly right you end up on an adjacent row, then you have to tap out to somewhere else (as youre too close to where you want and the copy/paste box gets in the way) then back again.
 
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i think what suz is saying is that if you dont tap exactly right you end up on an adjacent row, then you have to tap out to somewhere else (as youre too close to where you want and the copy/paste box gets in the way) then back again.
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I have that as well. Arguing with it about precise location as it doesn't want to move a short distance away if it's just a bit off.

I've gone beyond cursor placement now. I'm now into totally illogical selection methods :)

I've got the bubble magnifier thing working so you can find the right place within a word if it's just a letter to edit.
 
There's a manual? :shrug:

I've never heard of anyone having the problems you're encountering, Suz.

Tap the text once to enter editing mode. Tap again to put the cursor in roughly the right area if need be. Then tap and hold to bring about the magnifier then, whilst still holding, move the cursor to the exact position. It couldn't be easier.

And take your gloves off ;)
 
I'm beyond cursor placement issues and into stupid text highlighting issues :)

I find it easier to get the cursor in the right place on my N8. The screen on that is miniscule in comparison.
 
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Why isn't it just a tap, hold and swipe to highlight??? That's what every other selecting text interface does on the planet!! Why make it more complicated with having these silly bars to move? It's illogical to highlight a word then expand the highlight. Why not just tap hold and swipe over the whole lot in one go?? It's needlessly complicated. How does a highlighter pen work? Tap, hold and swipe. Any other method is illogical.

I have finally got it to work after a lot of faffing around. I just expected a supposedly intuitive interface to follow the convention. Tap, hold and swipe (move pointer) across text to highlight it.
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you really have to think about the device you are using. It can't be tap, hold and swipe. because the swipe gesture is used for scanning around a page, moving the content around once zoomed etc. If they put tap hold and swipe for text selection then you'd be constantly selecting text when you were supposed to be panning.

I work with usability a lot and trust me, there would have been hours and hours of time devoted into the best input methods. What you are describing would have caused an even bigger problem.
 
Or make it a double tap hold and swipe then it can't be confused with a moving around swipe.
 
srichards said:
Or make it a double tap hold and swipe then it can't be confused with a moving around swipe.
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but that gesture is used already.

if you do a tap followed by another tap and start swiping then it will start highlighting words individually. It's like doing the hold down to highlight.

also the bars are a much better solution than double tap and swipe because in that method you only get to highlight whilst you are holding down and continuing to swipe. Once you have let go you cannot add more highlight to it, it's done, any more interaction and you have to redo your highlight. It means you have to get it right first time. And there is no way to pan up down left and right as well as zooming in and out whilst doing the highlight

The bars allow you to highlight more or less in both directions, so they really are a much better interaction than what you are describing. Not only that but you can zoom in or out to see more or less of the text to see if you need to highlight more, then add that extra content

Like I said, hours and hours of thought and experimentation would have gone into this.
 
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