why does my iphone keep falling off tables?

Phones do no leap up and fall off of tables. They fall off if you leave them to close to the edge, especially at an angle. They fall off if you (or your dog or your kid) bump into the table. They fall if you're not paying attention and you think you're setting it down on the table but really, you're off by six inches. They fall off if there is an earthquake, the building is falling down, or if you're really, really close to an elevated line (again, you would probably have left it next to the edge).

No iPhone, placed flat on a table, away from the edge moves itself to the edge and throws itself off on to the floor. No matter how slick the glass on the phone is, it can't up and start moving on its own.

I don't know why it happened with my 1st iPhone 8+, but it's not happening with the replacement iPhone. The first one, fell so many times that it broke the back glass. There's no replacement, II the iPhone had to be replaced and without AppleCare it's $426. Still don't know why the first one did.

Mine did the same it would fall off of everything. Oddly, when I purchase the replacement ( if the back glass is broke there is no repair) my new iPhone doesn’t fall of things!! I am crazy but I don’t see things that don’t happen! Thank you for the post and bideo

I have this as well and I have seen it happen!!!

I will rest my iPhone 10 on the arm of the armchair that is the width of the phone and I a sitting next to it on my laptop then it will just fall. This has happened a number of times on different surfaces. Really strange never happened to me with any other iPhone.

The biggest problem is that when it happens and the back glass is broken there's no way to fix it and it has to be replaced. I didn't have the apple care and it was $469. What's weird is the replacement phone hasn't fallen off anything, it's not been a problem, it was just the first one. Furthermore, I purchased two of them a regular iPhone 8 and the iphone 8+. The regular iPhone has never crashed and again the new iPhone 8+ hasn't.

I treat all my phone the same way and for this reason, I have to think there's something going on with the phone an not the user.

I’ve had iPhones for years, and this has never happened until my iPhone 8+. I literally found this thread by searching for “haunted iPhone falls off everything”.

That’s how bizarre this is. It falls off flat coffee tables, bedside table, leather couch, etc. no messages, texts, etc that might have vibrated it off ( but sound & notifications are on, shouldn’t be vibrating anyway.

I can hear the message vibrations, but it falls off the table without any. It’s really friggin weird.

I agree. Either the haptic system or the wireless charging, combined with the new glass back, causing it to have micro vibrations often enough that it moves across flat surfaces. Looking for Case now. Lol.

It does though! It's not a pet, poltergeist or slick surface. And I've never had this happen before the iPhone 8. Previous models stayed in place. My 8 will not stay on my nightstand, no matter where I leave it- it's always on the floor in the morning.

I have just googled my iPhone 8 keeps jumping off surfaces. I swear I was beginning to think a ghost was knocking it off ha ha. But it really does just slide off flat surfaces. It’s driving me crazy! And a little glad it’s not a ghost!!

Yes. My 7 has done it several times. It actually jumps, I’ve seen it happen! So to the person who say it is impossible, it is not. I presume the combination of some sort of undectectable vibration combined with a very slippy surface is the cause. I will buy a new wallet cover and see if that helps.

While this issue appears to have been around awhile, or at least less popular

with older iPhones -- I don't doubt there are newer forces such as anti-gravity

fields and other micro-technologies at work to help levitate them now.

The ultimate plan would be to have the iPhone move the owner without walking.

But not just yet. The batteries would require much more power & be smaller.

The prototype may include field testing with two phones, worn like flip-flops.

So far, my iPhone 5C had to get a tether on his ankle, like those who are under

watchful eye of the law; he had a habit of trying to walk into the surf near cold

water beach out near our north gulf coast. Not a good place to dive in after him.

Due to hard surfaces all around, and this being prime earthquake country, he has

a case with rubbery padding is now permanently attached. Also has extra battery.

So there's no excuse, with an ankle tether & padded rain coat.

And he appears happy, in his storm coat with rubbery boots.

In the big city (100 mi away) we've seen newest iPhones with nice multiple-layer

protections to solve problems of iPhone sleep-walking or wandering off into lakes.

[Some of those 'marine cases' with mil-spec protections, look fine... but, 7-Layers?]

And some surfaces just aren't as flat &/or stable as we may think. A multiple story

building can move several inches when you're asleep. We don't take much notice.

Less so IF you're used to ignoring earthquakes less than 4 minutes & under 4.5M.

Next time your iPhone tries to take a hike off a tall table, give him a serious talking to.

Good luck with the care, feeding, and on-going training of your iOS buddy...😎

K Shaffer wrote:

While this issue appears to have been around awhile, or at least less popular

with older iPhones -- I don't doubt there are newer forces such as anti-gravity

fields and other micro-technologies at work to help levitate them now.

The ultimate plan would be to have the iPhone move the owner without walking......

Brilliant bit of writing!

That's very likely; and helpful to be watchful.

I'm on the lookout for bio-metric upgrade to

original digits due to their inefficiency for use

with device touch panels. Stylus doesn't help.

~ And I want the upgrade to be done just right.

No midnight hacks, or missing parts, either. 😝

I know that I’m repeating what a significant number of people have detailed in their responses to this query — Yet, I am also having the issue of my iPhone X falling off flat surfaces, when left nowhere near the edge!!

At first, I would be away from my iPhone and when I returned and went to pick it up, found that it was on the floor. Since then, every time I place my iPhone X (back facing the surface) on a flat surface, such as my desk; moments later, it drops to the floor! It literally just happened, so I decided to google it. Hence why I am here. From now, I am going to place my iPhone in-line with me and the direction I am facing, to attempt to watch exactly how this is happening. I know it’s not the vibration from an notifications, as it’s turned off!

I moved from an iPhone 6 to the X and I don’t recall this ever happening with the 6 . . . . at all.

Very, very odd!! Would much appreciate someone detailing the cause of this issue, which many people are clearly experiencing.

I get the same thing. I think it's just design. It's very slick and if you don't put it on a rough surface, it will eventually slide off. Mine falls off my desk about 3 times per day minimum. I am watching mine right now and it is sliding (barely) but still somewhat noticeable if I watch it. Could be gremlins or poltergeist. Who knows. Seriously though, I think it's just bad design at best and done on purpose at worst so that we can continuously pay for maintenance. Which is fine because I only have it because the company I work for bought it. IMO, these things are crap and I would never waste money on Apple products.