Crescentgate to Antennagate: Five iPhone bloopers that left Apple embarassed

The Apple iPhone is perhaps one of the most sought-after smartphones in the world, which has evolved in leaps and bounds since its very first iteration, which was launched way back in 2007. While the premium smartphone is quintessential to many, the iPhone has also been a subject of ridicule for the many blunders Apple has made over the years. Here are the top-five iPhone bloopers that made headlines. Crescentgate [caption id=“attachment_244330” align=“aligncenter” width=“640” class=" “]  Image: MacObserver[/caption] One of the most recent tip-offs by Apple users is the misaligned front camera on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Users have taken it to online forums to complain that the front-facing camera on the latest iPhone models shifts inside the phone’s housing, leaving a crescent-shaped corner staring at them. While the shift in the position of the camera might seem quite bizarre, users say that it does not affect the picture quality. Apple is said to be replacing the screens of the iPhones facing this problem, and not the entire phone. Bendgate  Just weeks after the iPhone 6 was released, there were reports claiming that the larger iPhone 6 Plus would bend if a user sits with the phone in his pants pocket. The problem was first highlighted by a video, which showed the iPhone 6 bending when a lot of pressure was applied to it. The video went so viral that potential buyers would deliberately try to bend the iPhones at Apple stores. Apple later broke its silence and released a statement saying that the issue was blown out of proportion and that, on normal use, the iPhone 6 Plus would bend in “extremely rare” cases. Antennagate

When the iPhone 4 was launched in 2010, users reported network drops, as the phone’s antenna was placed in an awkward position. At first, Apple tried to shrug it off by telling users that they were holding the iPhone 4 wrong. But with mounting criticism by users it later admitted to the phone's design issue in an emergency press conference. They also said that whoever faced call connectivity issues would get a free bumper and, if they had already purchased a bumper, the cost of the bumper would get refunded. Apple later launched the iPhone 4S, which rectified the issue. Hairgate [caption id=“attachment_244414” align=“aligncenter” width=“640” class=” “]  Image: Twitter[/caption] Though not exactly a controversy, some iPhone 6 users started complaining  that strands of hair get caught in the seam between the front glass and aluminum enclosure. This problem was noticed mainly by women with long hair and bearded men. On social media, people joked about the iPhone 6 replacing your beard trimmer. Apple chose to ignore the allegations and the rumour soon died out. Mapsgate  Apple had replaced the default Google Maps app in iOS 6 with its own Maps app, only to find that it had a number of geographical errors and missing information. It lacked useful features that made Google Maps popular, including transit directions, traffic data or street view images. Apple’s hugely-publicised 3D maps turned out to be a flop , as it couldn’t serve the basic purpose of giving the right directions. Also, the 3D maps feature was not available outside the US. What angered iPhone users even more was the fact that they could not switch back to trusty Google Maps after the upgrade. The Google Maps app was launched later for iOS with new features including turn-by-turn voice directions and StreetView.