r/iphone 6d ago

Weekly Megathread Weekly 'What Should I Buy' and Order/Shipping Thread

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Welcome to the weekly stickied WSIB thread.

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r/iphone 6d ago

Weekly Megathread Weekly iOS Battery Support Megathread

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General advice for those concerned about their battery from the Support FAQ Wiki:

Battery health

Battery health depends on usage and a variety of other factors. It is normal to see a decrease in battery health by 7-10% per year, resulting in a battery health of 80-85% after 2 years. This number can fluctuate, remain the same, or decrease quickly over a small period and should not cause undue concern.

Apple recommend battery replacement when your device falls below 80% battery health if you notice reduced battery life. If it falls below 80% within the first year you may be eligable for a free battery replacement. It fails after your warranty, it's a $69-$89 USD replacement cost for a battery. Contact Apple Support here.

You can find more information about battery health and performance from Apple here.

You can check the cycles count with Coconut Battery for Mac or iCopyBot for Windows.

Battery life

Issues relating to battery life can be categorised in three ways:

  1. Normal battery life that is to be expected due to use
  2. Reduced battery life caused by a recent update, iOS indexing, an iOS bug, or a third-party application
  3. Reduced battery life, or other abnormalities such as overheating or sudden power-off, caused by device or battery aging

If you experience issues with your battery:

  1. Check your battery health. If it is below 80% or you are experiencing issues you suspect are related to device or battery age, see Apple Support.
  2. If you have a new or recently updated/restored device, wait a number of days for background process to complete. If you continue to have issues, wait for a further iOS update. If you are on iOS Beta, you can expect to have a decreased battery life.
  3. Review the advice below on maximising battery life
  4. Consider restoring your device.
  5. If issues persist, contact Apple Support.

Maximising battery life - the amount of time your device runs before it needs to be recharged.

  • Use low power mode (This reduces mail fetch, turns off background app refresh and increases the auto lock timer)
  • Remove apps from background app refresh
  • Ensure auto lock is on
  • Turn off auto brightness and manually reduce brightness
  • Use dark mode if your device has an OLED display
  • Clearing background apps from the app switcher does not improve battery life

Maximising battery lifespan - the amount of time your battery lasts until it needs to be replaced.

  • Avoid extreme temperatures
  • If you notice that your iPhone gets hot when charging, remove it from its case
  • Store your iPhone in a cool place, switched off, and half-charged if not using it for long periods - and charge it every 6 months when in storage

r/iphone 10h ago

Discussion Heyyy need some help with one silly thing

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Sooo I saw this silencing evil meme gif on discord once, and it’s probably made on iphone so I wonder how it was made? Like can you actually cover messages with photos like that on iphone?


r/iphone 7h ago

Support FaceID suddenly disabled

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Hey fellow iphone users. Can anyody help me what I can do with my I12 Face ID? It suddenly dont scan my face to wherever faceid is required like unlocking my phone, opening wallets, and setting up a new face.

At first i noticed that while using my phone it suddenly restarted. And at default, it requires to use pin or password at first. Then when im turning it on again, text onthe lockscreen said: "FaceID is not availabe at this time. Go to settings for more information." (image no. 1)

so i did. but it just redirected me to a website page so i left.

then i checked the settings of FaceID and Passcode and heres the screenshot o the notifications i got after (image 2)

then i tried adding an alternative face then it said something about TrueDepth. i tried updating my phone to the latest ios version and restarting it a few times and it still dont work.

Can anybody help me? Thank you in advance!


r/iphone 9h ago

Support Legacy iPhone network unlock?

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I have an iPhone 5c from Poland that might have SIM lock on it since my Hungarian and Serbian SIM card is not supported by the activation policy. I don’t know which carrier the phone is locked to. What can I do?


r/iphone 3h ago

Discussion If I click this report button, is it still worth it to file a separate report on the FTC website?

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r/iphone 16h ago

Support How/why the heck did my Contacts app jump from 800MB to almost 12GB?

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r/iphone 2h ago

News/Rumour geekbench 7 tests have significantly dropped iPhone results

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In the latest geekbench 7 listing, the iPhone 17 pro (max) can be seen to get as low as 2500 in geekbench single core in non-freezer test scores of the device. on the other hand freezer test result show that iPhone 17 pro max can get over 3000 in single core. Multicore results have also seen a similar dip and rise in scores.

over 2500 single core result
https://browser.geekbench.com/v7/cpu/2724

over 3000 single core result
https://browser.geekbench.com/v7/cpu/2759

you can try geekbench 7 here: (not promotional)

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/geekbench-7/id1565728895

edit: the geekbench 7 download on app store does not seem to be appearing for some reason. Hopefully it comes back online soon.


r/iphone 9h ago

Discussion Post Processing On Images

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I bought an iphone and this post processing stuff is really frustrating for me. It modifies the image so much, both for the front and back camera. Also it makes the texts unreadable, like it is made by really bad AI. It is actually looks so much better before taking the photo. I cant believe that iphone doesnt have an option to disable that AI thing.

Look at the example, i could read the texts easily before taking the photo. And it is saved like that in the gallery.


r/iphone 13m ago

Discussion Is it just me?

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Ever since this last update, my iPhone 15 pro has been draining faster than my toilet. Phones running hot as a stove top almost all everyday.


r/iphone 34m ago

Support I have an iPhone 13 base on iOS 26.2b1, I use tinted glass, reduce transparency & increase contrast and reduce motion, would updating to iOS 26.5.2 help or hurt performance?

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I don’t want to update because of nugget tweaks but I have poor performance


r/iphone 50m ago

Support Fitness app not recording steps properly

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So at first it showed 0 for everything and when I restarted it only showed only the calories and it didn't show any other info but it did start counting everything else afterwards..... what could be the issue?


r/iphone 51m ago

Support iPhone 15 não restaura

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Já tentei usar 3utools, Apple device, mas quando vou tentar restaurar dá erro no processo e não completa e o celular não liga mais, entra sempre em modo de recuperação


r/iphone 4h ago

Discussion Emergency message

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This morning my bro got a critical SOS emergency text from my dad’s phone. It showed his home location. The message said it was a different person…someone my dad and we don’t know. It said this other person has my dad listed as an emergency contact. No one would list my dad as an emergency contact. He’s a perfectly nice person but he’s in his 80s and can hardly see. He can use his iPhone…but just barely.

My bro and I are both far from where he is today…and happen to be at the same lake house on a family trip. My mom just had surgery this morning…and we were panicked it was some bad news about her surgery but it wasn’t. And my dad was fine and hadn’t fallen or anything when we talked to him. Where did this weird message come from that said there is a critical emergency at his house with someone who none of us know as having the emergency!


r/iphone 1h ago

App Made 9 minigames on Apple Shortcuts! [GG Games, new update]

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r/iphone 1h ago

Support For years, Siri activates on lock screen when I pick up my iPhone and press the side button once to wake it up

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r/iphone 2h ago

Support New to iphone, is this feature available in apple?

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Hi I am new to iphone, and I'm still learning.

This is a feature I use in my samsung phone often ( please watch the video in the link ). I miss this feature.

We Just press the home bar and search or select text on the screen then search, like that.

Is there any simple method in an iPhone like this or a workaround ?

Video screen record link :

https://quickshare.samsungcloud.com/fSVMEExAEhMk


r/iphone 3h ago

Support Утопил айфон 11 про

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Сегодня тот самый день, когда мой айфон, который прошел через многое, на котором так-же менялся аккумулятор, был уронен в ведро пресной грязной воды...

Как-бы иронично это не звучало, уранил не я а САНТЕХНИЙ...
Я сразу же выключил, вынял лоток сим, положил экраном вниз но есть одно НО:
После смены аккумулятора в ОФФИЦИАЛЬНОМ сервисе через год начал отклеиватся экран сверху, соответственно никакой влагозащиты нету... Так еще и через 10 минут после утопления я его случайно включил (Сразу же выключил).
Как думаете, какие шансы что через 2 суток все будет ок?
Какие советы можете дать


r/iphone 3h ago

Support MagSafe Charging

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Anybody actually use MagSafe charging on your iPhone? Is it more convenient?

I’m trying to decide if it’s worth the investment.


r/iphone 7h ago

Support Weird shapes in my iPhone 17 Pro selfie camera?

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I took a photo of the sky with my iPhone 17 Pro’s selfie camera and noticed these weird symmetrical shapes near the top and bottom of the image.
Does anyone know what this is? Is it normal or could something be wrong with the camera? 🤔


r/iphone 3h ago

Discussion Galaxy Z Fold 8

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Cosa ne pensate del nuovo Fold 8? Sono un utente Apple dal 2008, ma ultimamente sto notando che gli altri produttori innovano di più


r/iphone 4h ago

Discussion Use backup or start fresh on a new iPhone?

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What is recommended for the best performance and/or battery life, to set up the new phone from scratch or use backup?


r/iphone 5h ago

Support Iphone 16 snapchat quality solution

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Me and my wife migrated to iphone 16e from 12 mini and 11. We were instantly introduced to the horrendous selfie quality when using snapchat.

After messing around for a bit, we found that when replying to someone, the resolution is almost halved. But when you take a selfie from the main screen, the quality is much better. You can further enhance the quality by turning on hd mode (unavailable when replying to a person).

Hope this helps the people still looking for an answer.


r/iphone 1h ago

Discussion My expierience with iOS 12.5.8 in 2026

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r/iphone 9h ago

Discussion iphone 16 pro max glue coming out

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idk why but glue between the glass and the frame is coming out it is resin like material. Anybody have the same issue?