And this is the official explanation from Apple as to why people are having dropped calls when using the iPhone 4.

Now, there is no reason to doubt that such as problem exists in the first place. Apparently the code that Apple uses to calculate the signal strength for the handset has been off since a patch was released for the older iPhone. The changes still remain to this day –an effect that seems to have had gotten no reactions from users of the iPhone in the past couple of years.

However, it seems that iPhone 4 users are not so lucky. Despite the simple nature of the signal meter bug, it seems that plenty of people are being lured away to locations with low signal strength. Fooled with the possibility that the reception in the area is actually two to three bars better than what is actually available; users will make calls that cannot establish a proper connection in the area and have their calls dropped.

The bug is both vile and sinister in its nature –and something that does not explain why holding the handset on that small piece of plastic on the side will kill the reception. Well, technically, we all know that holding a handset in a certain way changes its performance. The same is to be said about devices from other manufacturers. But the iPhone 4 is the only one designed in such a way that it actually loses signal strength when held in the left hand in a normal grip.

Despite the fact that Apple is fixing the signal meter to show less bars (which, as they reported, should be the case), it does not really solve the issue. With many new iPhone owners disappointed with the performance of Apple’s newest smart phone, the folks at Cupertino better come up with a better solution.

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