--- title: #Hairgate and #Beardgate Are Latests iPhone 6 Complaints description: This is what you get for not texting canonical: https://time.com/3475899/iphone6-ripping-out-hair/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-06T21:16:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:48:03.243Z og:title: People Are Complaining That the iPhone 6 Is Ripping Out Their Hair og:description: Who uses iPhones for phone calls, anyway og:url: https://time.com/3475899/iphone6-ripping-out-hair/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: People Are Complaining That the iPhone 6 Is Ripping Out Their Hair twitter:description: Who uses iPhones for phone calls, anyway twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # People Are Complaining That the iPhone 6 Is Ripping Out Their Hair > Sponsored content. 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The company says only nine iPhone 6 Plus owners have contacted the company about a bend in their device, and it promised to replace any bent phones._ by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Oct 6, 2014 9:16 PM UTC by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Oct 6, 2014 9:16 PM UTC Some members of a radical contingent of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus owners who use the old-fashioned “call” function are tweeting a similar complaint: [Their phones are ripping out their hair](http://www.businessinsider.com/hairgate-iphone-6-customers-complaining-the-phone-is-ripping-out-their-hair-2014-10). > [](https://twitter.com/KavKilledKenny/status/517376771801767936) > [](https://twitter.com/CardMeHD/status/516373777207537665) A _9 to 5 Mac_ community post, appropriately titled [“My iPhone 6 Plus is yanking out my hair,”](http://9to5mac.com/community/my-iphone-6-plus-is-yanking-out-my-hair/) details the woes of users who claim their hair is getting stuck in the seam between the phone’s glass screen and its aluminum back when making calls. > [](https://twitter.com/bitario/status/518047446169952256) > [](https://twitter.com/grmcrkrs/status/518046774619930624) But unlike [#Bendgate](http://time.com/3422661/iphone-6-plus-bend/) — which Apple told [CNBC only actually impacted nine people](https://twitter.com/CNBCtech/status/515199059112775680) — #Hairgate (or in the hipster male’s case, #Beardgate?) seems more justified. Because who uses an iPhone 6 to make phone calls anyway? Everyone knows it’s just a medium for editing high-quality photos, [tracking your caloric intake](http://www.macworld.com/article/2691952/get-to-know-ios-8-healthkit-and-apple-s-new-health-app.html) and playing the Kim Kardashian game on a bigger screen. At least we are getting some [good memes](http://www.buzzfeed.com/maitlandquitmeyer/hairgate-iphone-6-and-6-plus-customers-newest-complaint) out of it: But really, there are few instances when a text doesn’t suffice. Most occasions that are appropriate for an actual phone call involve informing people that a body part is on fire — and at that point, pulled hair is the least of your problems. No word yet on how the iPhone 6 fights back against people who leave voicemails. 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