Do you know: People tried to charge their iPhone in microwave

Compared to today, in the mid -2010, it looks like such an innocent and naive time on the Internet. People were making vine and having warm debate over the color of a dress, but there was some mischief on the growth. Somewhere between the 4chan trolling culture’s peak and the growing creed of Apple, a bizarre tendency emerged: fake iPhone characteristics that assure people to destroy their own phones.

As strange seems, these Haux were not clear scams because they may seem today. They were smooth, well -designed mockups that looked like official apple ads, unlocked each new iOS updates secretly unlocked incredible hardware abilities. One claimed to make your phone waterproof. Another encouraged you to drill your bright new iPhone 7 to reach a secret headphone jack.

But perhaps the most notorious apple of all of them was Apple Wave, a made-up feature that puts you in the microwave and lets you charge your iPhone.

And when most people rotated and scrolled their eyes, others really believed in them – enough that the news outlets and even police departments were forced to step. You must be wondering how we reached there, so we will take you through the most notorious iPhone prank of that strange internet era.

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Not all mischief hit at once. They arrived in waves, often on time with the launch of a new iPhone or iOS update. While he was involved in the prestigious news reports at the time, we will never know how many users were really fooled. Nevertheless, let’s dive into the most broad and harmful examples.

It all started with iOS 7. Apple had only given the iPhone a major scene overhaul, but the online prankster was something else in the mind – a software update that is believed to have unlocked magical new physical abilities.

Shortly after the update rolled out, a fake advertisement began to make online rounds, claiming that iOS 7 created iPhones waterproof. The advertisement looked adequately confident: Clean fonts, realistic apple branding, and an explanation that seemed just technical that it was sufficient to be reliable. This claimed that the phone could detect contact with water and automatically close its power to prevent damage.

A lot of users were suspicious, but some reportedly tried it – and this difficult manner revealed that the iOS could not defy physics. Media outlet, including ABC News And MentorCovering mischief, given that many iPhones were damaged by people testing claims. The guardian also stated that the advertisement was widely “broadcast users adequately to trick their handsets.”

If the waterproofing looked suspicious, the next mischief went away completely from the rail. In 2014, after the release of iOS 8, a new fake feature called Apple Wave started revolving online. According to Sports advertisements, the update unlocked a hidden capacity in the iPhone’s hardware, which allowed users to charge their iPhone by putting them in the microwave.

Fake propaganda material claimed that the RF chip of the iPhone – usually used for cell signals – can somehow turn microwave energy into battery power. The advertisement was a polished and used language similar to the real marketing of Apple, which some people believe that it could be real.

Of course, keeping your iPhone in the microwave is a guaranteed way to destroy it, and some people found that out before. Prank spread quite widely that the Los Angeles Police Department issued a public warning on Twitter stating, “This wave ability is a #Hoax. Don’t be foolish in microwving your #iPhone6.”

Unlike the waterproofing myth, which looked vaguely appreciated for the at least tech-ignacreus, it was a fully developed absurd. Nevertheless, as the post on the Apple Community Forum suggests, it is reportedly still caught by people.,

When the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were launched in 2014, some early adopters began to pay some unusual attention: their phones were bending. It was discovered that new, thin aluminum chassis were not holding the pockets of people so well – especially in Skini Jeans – and soon, there was floods with photos of deformed equipment in social media.

Controversy, quickly dubbed #bendgate, made headlines and forced Apple to respond. The company reduced the issue, claiming that it only received a handful of complaints, but images told a different story. And then the prank twist came.

4chan trolls pushed forward the idea that bending the iPhone was not a defect – it was a feature called bend. Some posts claimed that the curve improved by ergonomics or a hidden design mode activated by adequate pressure. Some encouraged users to bow down until the screen pop out.

There is very little evidence that a significant number of people fell in the same way that they allegedly did with iPhone waterproofing or microwave hooks. However, after the chaos of Bendgate, you could never be sure who was joking and who was just innocent.

When Apple removed the headphone jack from the iPhone 7, it provoked the wave of frustration and especially cruel mischief. Capitaling on backlash, a Youtuber uploaded a video that claimed that the phone still had a 3.5 mm headphone port below the surface. All you had to do was drill it.

The video posted by Techrax showed someone clamping in a vice and drilling in the corner where the headphone used to be a jack. It was designed as a DIY Lifehack, promising that the users could unlock a hidden feature, Apple left behind.

Despite the video being clearly satirical – especially the history of Techrax was given to destroying the phone for entertainment – it was reported to be foolish to some people. In form of BBC News The report was reported at that time, the video’s comment section included the posts of angry audiences who said they tried it. Many of those comments were, in turn, clearly to be in joking, as if it shows that you had to wash it into soap water after drilling the hole. But with the video ‘proof’ for this deception, it is reliable that some people took it seriously.

Many publications covered the cheating and issued a warning. Snoves Even an investigation into a fact has been published that no hidden headphone jack was present and drilling in your phone, uncertainly, will ruin it.

Each iPhone accident did not require a prank campaign to create chaos in the mid -2010s. Some strange issues went viral without the help of prank advertisements, although mischief-makers have still made some false claims about them.

In 2016, users found that determining the date of the iPhone on 1 January 1970, permanently brick the device. This bizarre software bug affects the 64-bit iOS devices and was bound by how unixed unixed time dates. Originally, this phone feels that it was living at a time ahead of time. The only fix was a trip to the Apple Store or, in some cases, a complete replacement. Apple accepted the bug and released a software update shortly after.

While the viral part of the story is not part, the pranks on 4chan stretched fake advertisements and claimed that by setting your iPhone by this date, the retro Apple logo would unlock.

Then there was a haircut, strangely claimed in 2014 that the seam between the glass and aluminum body of the iPhone 6 could catch your hair strand and it can take out when you call. Dozens of users reported this, and the story made rounds in technical blogs and newspapers, although Apple never considered it a real issue. It is not clear how broad the problem was or whether it was more memes than a defect, but the name got stuck.

It was a strange time for these pranks and huxes, but they were not just about naivete – they were a reflection of how much people believed in apple innovation. If your iPhone can unlock with your face, it is to say that it cannot charge in the microwave? Thankfully, most of us are now a little more doubt.

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