Exploding and overheating iPhones are not Apple’s fault

According to a report that was published on Friday, Apple states that it is not the one to blame for a sequence of exploding iPhones and iPods. The company has been really feeling the heat for devices that have been overheating and shattering across the UK and Europe. This doesn’t make it look any better for those people who were thinking of buying an iPod or iPhone.

An exploding iPhone investigation has began, and to describe the seriousness of the situation, the European Union actually launched a formal inquiry last week due to a teen in France saying his girlfriends iPhone screen blew up without any warning. Just for a little more info, a piece of glass flew into his eye too. Witnesses informed a local paper that the iPhone even began to "crackle and pop like a deep-fryer”. We wonder if it had the nice smell of deep-fried hot chips, you never know!

You may be thinking that this might have only been a one off situation, but just keep reading below and you’ll see it wasn’t. There were a handful of other complaints in the UK and Europe. One case included a man claiming that Apple tried to keep him from talking by offering him a full refund for a simple signature on a gag order, which he declined. He brought this situation even further to the U.K.'s Times newspaper.

But the company says that it isn’t the one to blame, instead saying that improper handling lead to the series of explosions. A London-based spokesperson told Bloomberg that "in all cases, the glass cracked due to an external force that was applied to the iPhone." On the contrary, the teen from France who quoted by the AP as saying that his girlfriends iPhone "was not dropped and experienced no unusual shock” before the outburst had occurred.

Anyway, the investigation seems to be far from over as Apple representatives met with French government officials to discuss the complaints that have been received and “possible measures” that can be taken. Further tests are said to be conducted by independent experts from the US.

Do you really think that it is Apple’s fault, or should we be pointing the finger at the careless users out their not taking enough care for their iPhones? You can decide on this one.