Q: Very Strange Smell

This is a form of marketing that is becoming more and more common.  Apple has INTENTIONALLY worked with a firm that develops fragrances in order to give each new iPhone 4s the smell of... Apples! Some may disagree that this scent is similar to "apples", but nevertheless this was Apples intention.

Somehow they've engineered a way to periodically or by cause & effect (ie; installing/removing ear bud jack), release or "project" the smell from the device. This is why from time to time the scent appears stronger than at others.

We have 3 iPhone 4s devices in our household and the experience is congruent between all.

I personally love the scent, but I am somewhat concerned with the chemicals used to produce the fragrance.

There are MILLIONS of people with sensitvities to this sort of thing. So although this was "cool" or creative from a marketing standpoint, it was definitely INsensitive from a users standpoint.

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CharlesHubner:  I think your tinfoil hat is on a little too tight.

Actually there's no way to adjust it... Would you like it back now?

Hi to everyone, this is my first post on this forum and I wanted to say that I had the same problem with my iPhone 4s and I did go into the mac store and everyone in the store that I asked said that they did smell a toxic fume coming from the phone, I told them that it is making me sick as well. So the Genius Bar technician took it in the back where he tested the phone. A few minutes later the gentlemen came out sand said my phone as well as the battery was running prefect. He than said that all batteries smell like that but mine happens to smell more (I wish he could have my phone for a day a see what I'm going through) He gave me an options to buy a new phone for $224 including taxes, since its not on warranty anymore since and I do not have that kind of cash on me I am wondering if there is anyone out there that can tell me how toxic those fumes are and why apple is willing to risk this kind of problem?

Hiee All..
Recently my iphone 4s was accidently kept in freezer..
when I took it out from there it was **** cold so i jst gave it some heat by using dryer.Since that day my iphone gets switched off whenever it reaches battery level near 80%..it is not under warrenty nd it has been opend so thr is no option to take it to apple store..i ws listening songs whn i smelled sumthng wierd as i removed my head phone,I think its that smell which u all r talking about..So i took it to a proffesional nd he said that its the battery problem..So i prefer to those who cant change there phone that go and get ur iphone's battery checked..

This smell is the battery when go to broke, you must to remplace it now!

Your warning is just in the nick of time. After 2¾  years, he probably wouldn't last another minute!

Lithium reacting with oxygen gives off acetone! Power off immediately, the battery is probably punctured and take to apple, or some qualified tech.