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Iphone locking itself out by pocket dialing

So today when I have the phone in my pocket it’ll try to unlock itself like how pocket dial works, I guess it did that too many times and got locked out. The whole pocket dial thing seems to happen quite a lot, on several occasions when I take out my phone it has the emergency call screen up. Is there a way to fix this? Seems like something that out to be fixed by now.

iPhone 6, iOS 12

Posted on Jan 5, 2024 6:38 PM

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Jan 5, 2024 9:01 PM in response to Pajama Llama

Pajama Llama wrote:

Thanks, will try turning off tap to wake. Should I leave rise to wake on then?


That’s up to you. I’d try disabling tap-to-wake first, though.


Back when I was having some similar “fun”, the iPhone was registering a touch while in my shirt pocket, with the screen facing my chest. Turning the iPhone around, or using a different pants or outer shirt or jacket pocket, ended that.

Iphone locking itself out by pocket dialing

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