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He's lying isn't he?

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sladys · 03/04/2023 00:40

Long story but not really relevant as only looking for factual info and would prefer factual responses

DH been away on golfing trip all week.

Tonight before he went out his battery died on his fine so he left it in hotel to charge. My understanding is that if you're battery dies (iPhone) and you plug it into charge once there is enough battery it will turn itself back on?

He's claiming that's not the case but I'm nit buying it? Surely that only happens if you actually turn your phone off or have no signal?

He's saying his phone was unattended on charge for 6+ hours but didn't turn back on til he physically powered it on himself?

I know this way of thinking isn't normal:healthy but there is a huge back story and right now I want to check if I'm right that he's lying?

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NormaTheWife · 03/04/2023 00:44

You are correct in what you say. It turns itself back on.

TheCentreSlide · 03/04/2023 00:46

Yeah it wakes up when it’s charged. He’s full of shit.

ClaraBourne · 03/04/2023 00:49

If it was 'on' when it ran out, it will just turn on again.

He'd have to physically turn it off to then need to turn it on again. I used to do that when my battery was rubbish, charge it when off , to preserve what charge I had.

Original poster
sladys · 03/04/2023 00:50

Thanks. I was pretty confident but being gaslit again

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WatieKatie · 03/04/2023 00:56

My iPhone ran out of charge a couple of days ago and once plugged in to charge, after a few minutes turned itself back on. That said I had to enter my pin before I could access messages etc.

Twilight7777 · 03/04/2023 00:58

Yep, I’m afraid so.

Monty27 · 03/04/2023 01:01

If a phone battery dies it goes off automatically and needs switched back on when it's been charged

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sladys · 03/04/2023 01:01

WatieKatie · 03/04/2023 00:56

My iPhone ran out of charge a couple of days ago and once plugged in to charge, after a few minutes turned itself back on. That said I had to enter my pin before I could access messages etc.

Mine needs pin too.

However I'd sent him a WhatsApp message and it only had 1 grey tick for 6+ hours.

I thought either he didn't have reception, or batter my had died and he didn't have access to a charger. If he'd said either of those things I wouldn't give it a 2nd thought.

It's the fact he's saying he left it in charge in hotel but it didn't turn back on when he was out that I'm not believing.

If what he was saying was true my message would've been delivered but unread.

It's only the lying that's bothering me rather than the fact he didn't reply to my message

I'm now left wondering why he lied to me....makes me think he's hiding something as what he's saying doesn't stack up

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anothernamechange2244679 · 03/04/2023 01:02

If I put my i phone on charge as soon as it dies it doesn't turn back on once charged enough. I have to take the charger out and put it back in, it then turns back on.

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sladys · 03/04/2023 01:02

Monty27 · 03/04/2023 01:01

If a phone battery dies it goes off automatically and needs switched back on when it's been charged

This is what he's saying but isn't my experience. In fact it happened to me earlier today. Plugged it into charge then a few mins later it lit up with the Apple logo on screen

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Original poster
sladys · 03/04/2023 01:05

anothernamechange2244679 · 03/04/2023 01:02

If I put my i phone on charge as soon as it dies it doesn't turn back on once charged enough. I have to take the charger out and put it back in, it then turns back on.

This is what he saying too. But we have the same model of iPhone as each other and mine turns itself back on. Sometimes within 1-2 mins, sometimes 15 mins but never any longer than that

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Flounder2022 · 03/04/2023 01:06

If he wasn't in the room is it possible there was no power to the room (as in he took his keycard out) and so the phone wasn't charged? Just playing devils advocate, might be a bit of a stretch!

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sladys · 03/04/2023 01:08

Flounder2022 · 03/04/2023 01:06

If he wasn't in the room is it possible there was no power to the room (as in he took his keycard out) and so the phone wasn't charged? Just playing devils advocate, might be a bit of a stretch!

That's a good point! However it wouldn't have battery when he got back?

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anothernamechange2244679 · 03/04/2023 01:10

I have put my phone on charge within seconds of it dying (maybe because it's not completely shut down, not sure) and returned later to find it still off. I tend to leave it a minute or so now then I know it will definitely turn on once charged enough

jayhoo · 03/04/2023 01:10

The phone will turn itself back on but the owner will not see messages etc until they sign back in. So your msg will show as delivered but not 'read' until recipient signs on. They can see msg is there but not access/view it

pinkpotatoez · 03/04/2023 01:11

It does turn back on but if you'd WhatsApped him it wouldn't have gone through if it was unattended, if he was using hotel wifi he'd have had to sign in again and if he was using data he would usually have to turn it on again unless it was on before it died. I've noticed wifi and data don't usually start up until I put my pin in after it's been off. Either way iPhones turn back on after a few minutes of charging so he lied about that for whatever reason

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sladys · 03/04/2023 01:11

jayhoo · 03/04/2023 01:10

The phone will turn itself back on but the owner will not see messages etc until they sign back in. So your msg will show as delivered but not 'read' until recipient signs on. They can see msg is there but not access/view it

That's what I thought but my message wasn't "delivered". He's saying it's cos his battery had died and he left his phone on charge

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Original poster
sladys · 03/04/2023 01:13

pinkpotatoez · 03/04/2023 01:11

It does turn back on but if you'd WhatsApped him it wouldn't have gone through if it was unattended, if he was using hotel wifi he'd have had to sign in again and if he was using data he would usually have to turn it on again unless it was on before it died. I've noticed wifi and data don't usually start up until I put my pin in after it's been off. Either way iPhones turn back on after a few minutes of charging so he lied about that for whatever reason

Ah that's interesting. So his phone could've turned itself back on but my WhatsApp would still be showing as undelivered?

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Elieza · 03/04/2023 01:16

Test your theory.

Let your own phone die.

plug it in to charge

ask your best mate to text you (obv using the landline phone or by popping round and asking her.

ask her what time the ticks appeared.

then you’ll know, as he has the same phone as you.

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sladys · 03/04/2023 01:19

Elieza · 03/04/2023 01:16

Test your theory.

Let your own phone die.

plug it in to charge

ask your best mate to text you (obv using the landline phone or by popping round and asking her.

ask her what time the ticks appeared.

then you’ll know, as he has the same phone as you.

Good shout. I'm actually doing this with my work phone right now.
My own phone has pretty full battery but my work phone died at some point over the weekend (luckily!)

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notangelinajolie · 03/04/2023 01:19

Is he’s left his phone charging and not looked at his phone then he won’t have seen the messages. He won’t have been alerted of messages if his phone is unattended/charging and he is somewhere else. The only way he’d know a message had come is if he was sat right next to his phone while it was charging.
So was he?

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sladys · 03/04/2023 01:32

So my work phone has now turned itself back on but my WhatsApp message still hasn't delivered.
It's only been a few mins so going to wait a bit longer before putting in the pass code.

If it only delivers to WhatsApp after I unlock the Home Screen he might actually be telling the truth 😅🤞🏼

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Aussiegirl123456 · 03/04/2023 01:36

When my phone dies, I put it on charge. It turns back on however, no data or wifi actually activate until after I’ve put in my pin. It’ll show wifi symbol and network symbol but they don’t actually work until after I’ve put in the pin.

Found that out as my phone died while I was waiting for my DH to message/call me for a lift home. I’d put phone on charge and got nothing! About midnight I was worried so unlocked my phone to call him and instantly floods of messages came through along with missed call notifications. Nothing was on my phone until it unlocked.

There has actually been a couple of occasions too where I’ve manually needed to turn it on after a long charge. I think if you charge it and don’t unlock it after a few hours, it turns itself off.

But the phone is a red herring here, is it not? Why aren’t you trusting your DH?

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sladys · 03/04/2023 01:37

I can't imagine many other people being in this situation but it didn't actually deliver my WhatsApp message until I entered my passcode to unlock the main screen.

When I tappped on the Lock Screen There was a message saying my passcode was required to activate (can't remember the exact words) 😅

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Personyouneedisnannymcphee · 03/04/2023 01:39

OP sometimes my iPhone dies and does not turn back on automatically when charged. Occasionally I have to manually turn it back on even though it has charged up the battery.

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