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IOs 6: Auto Lock Bug iPhone 4S

Auto-Lock is not consistently turning of my screen.

It's a hit or miss.

Anyone else?

iPhone 4S, iOS 6

Posted on Sep 19, 2012 9:46 PM

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Sep 20, 2012 10:17 AM in response to vinawater

I am having the same issue and I use assitive touch,it is so much faster to mutiltask. But I see the logic about not turing off the screen if assistive touch is on.Assistive touch is meant for people with disabilties,who cannot use the home button.If it goes to sleep,you then have to hit the home button to wake up,and that maybe hard or impossible for some people.

Sep 20, 2012 11:01 AM in response to vinawater

I use assitive touch as well but not because I need assistance. Some things I just find quicker to do by using it.


Since updating my iPhone 4 (not S) to iOS 6 yesterday (OTA), I'm also experiencing Auto-Lock not working 100% of the time. I've always had the auto-lock time set to it's 2 minute default and under 5.1.1, it has *always* auto-locked. Then today, I put the phone down for about 30 minutes after a brief use. I came back to the phone to find the screen still on with the battery level dropped as well cause of it. I had NO additional apps running...


I am experimenting now and it *seems* that if auto-lock is set to 1 minute, it will auto-lock correctly. It may be that the 2 minute setting is what's causing the issue. As I said, I'm still testing this, again with no additional apps running in my testing...stay tuned.

Sep 20, 2012 11:24 AM in response to SergZak

Same here


iPhone 4S and iPad2 with iOS6


Hint - this problem only occurs when your i'Device is on idle and HomeScreen appears (WiFi mode - on/off sometimes matter too)

This is software bug


Temporary fix is to lock screen manually (via Assistive Touch) or to switch on other app for example Phone or turn-off Assistive Touch permanently


Waiting for iOS 6.01....

Sep 20, 2012 11:23 AM in response to SergZak

Well, after changing the auto-lock setting to 1 minute, it auto-locked every time (I tested 6 times). I then changed the auto-lock setting back to 2 minutes and it now seems as though it's auto-locking correctly at the 2 minute mark. But as I mentioned, this is the setting where it did not auto-lock previously. It's too inconsistent and I can't figure out a pattern. I think I'll just leave it at one minute for a a few hours or so and keep my eye on it.


Another thing that may be causing the oddness is that I also frequently lock the screen using the Assistive Touch panel...just another variable to add to the mix I guess. 😐

IOs 6: Auto Lock Bug iPhone 4S

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