Comment by musicale

> That was never proven

“All phones have sensitive areas,” Jobs wrote. “Just avoid holding it in this way.”

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2010/06/jobs-on-iphone-4-ant...

https://www.macrumors.com/2010/06/24/steve-jobs-describes-ip...

Jobs wasn't exactly wrong - bridging the antenna with your finger was not a good way to hold the iPhone 4.

What's hilarious is how they "fixed" it in software - by changing the signal bar display curve, and then making the lower bars appear taller.

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/08/a-15-year-mystery-solved-the-...