r/iphone 2h 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 3d 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 15h ago

Discussion your preference?

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I have to say that I got too much confortable using the 6’7”. Maybe I can accept the 6.5” but going any lower, I feel like I am losing screen to use.

What’s yours?


r/iphone 1h ago

Support Able to receive iMessage but can’t send iMessage

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Hi, I’m able to receive iMessages but cannot send them and have to send as texts to get them to be delivered. As seen in the message


r/iphone 5h ago

Accessory Pink tint on my screen

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What is this pink tint on my iphone X? Its pink at normal to high brightness and turns green when in maximum low brightness


r/iphone 1d ago

Support My dad’s phone has a weird tint. Is this sun damage?

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He lives in Palm Springs where the sun is crazy strong and he’s an uber driver.


r/iphone 1h ago

Support How to fix this

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hi can anyone tell how do you associate your sim with your iphone. I already restart my iphone and re-insert my sim but it still the same. People can’t reach me through ft because of this. Help


r/iphone 13h ago

Discussion Privacy warning

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Does anyone know what this means and how do I fix it? Cause it randomly popped up on my phone and Im not sure what to do.


r/iphone 6h ago

Support Why are some of my stickers small when posting?

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I wanted to make some really cool animated stickers but for some reason the scaling seems inconsistent. I know that you can increase their size by using both your hands but naturally I’m not sure why some stickers are just bigger than others. Especially since when not in motion the stickers with match in size.


r/iphone 3h ago

Accessory Looking for a "plug-in" pendrivefor iohone 14 plis (lightning port)

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Hey folks, I’m trying to find an external pen drive that I can plug directly into my iPhone 14 Plus (Lightning port) and use without extra dongles.

What I need:

Connector: Native Lightning (iPhone 14 Plus), ideally a dual-ended drive (Lightning + USB-A) for computer transfer.

Capacity: 1TB or 512 GB

Compatibility: Works with the Files app on iOS; can browse/copy photos/videos/files directly.

MFi-certified preferred (to avoid random disconnects), with reliable speed.

Thermals & power: Doesn’t overheat or drain phone like crazy.

Budget: Flexible if it’s reliable, but please share current prices if you can.

Thanks a lot everyone!!!


r/iphone 1h ago

Discussion Creeped out. Screen time says 3 hours spend on Snapchat, I haven’t opened it once today…

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Now im worried someone’s been using my phone while im asleep??? wtf? Anyone else had this? It’s not clear if background refresh contributed to ur screen time or not. Also im sharing my location to my sister and boyfriend on snapchat constantly perhaps it’s something to do with that?


r/iphone 1h ago

Discussion iPhone camera

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Hi everyone, I don’t know about any of you but I have always found that with the iPhones I’ve had over the years there has always been a slight greener tint to images especially in low light and I have always had to correct this tint when posting photos, I was wondering if this was an actual issue or if it was just simply how the camera adjusts to different lighting conditions 😁


r/iphone 1h ago

Support iPhone / Mac Photos- Help Please!

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In trying to resolve an issue, I had to sign out and back in to my iCloud. After doing so, ALL of the photos from the Mac were imported to my iPhone. How do I remove them from my iPhone 13 without removing them from the Mac? The devices use my same Apple ID. These photos were not previously on my phone, only on my mac. I simply want my phone back to how it was a week ago.


r/iphone 1h ago

Support muffled or no mic audio while recording on whatsapp and iphone camera on iphone 14 pro

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when i record on whatsapp camera i have a very low mic audio that you almost cant hear at max volume, while in the camera if i have the stereo mic setting on, it works but records a muffled audio, if i turn on mono audio in camera recording settings when i record on iphone camera i have the same audio like on whatsapp. but on instagram and tiktok it works just fine and records excellent audio no matter what. does someknow if this is hardware or software? solutions?


r/iphone 1h ago

Discussion How normal is it that the screen lags for a few miliseconds after taking a photo? - iPhone 16 Plus

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Do you also experience this with your iPhone 16 models? When I take photos, I find it a bit off and disturbing to see the screen lag for a few miliseconds after taking a photo (or pressing the picture button). How normal is this? Is there a way to remove it or has this been normal for others?


r/iphone 1h ago

Support Pausing FaceID when using the torch?

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This is a really stupid question, but when I use the torch I have the phone up to my face (obviously). The FaceID gets into a hissy fit. It's getting really annoying and I'm surprised Apple have not fixed it.

I would like a way to pause FaceID when the torch is turned on.


r/iphone 1h ago

Support iPhone 16e

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What are the best full (front & back) screen protectors for iPhone 16e?


r/iphone 15h ago

Support Where did the globe icon go that lets me toggle between languages?

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I am bilingual in Spanish and often I dictate instead of using the keyboard and I like to be able to do this in Spanish. In the past I would just tap on the globe and it would switch to Spanish for me. Now there's a little EN ES on the spacebar but if I try to speak in Spanish Siri doesn't recognize it and tries to type something in English that sounds like what I just said. Any idea where I get the globe icon back?


r/iphone 3h ago

Support Can’t play games on data

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Hey all, I have data on, and every box related to data ticked, including going into the app settings for the individual app and making sure data is on, but for some reason I can’t connect to any games I want to play. I’m really not sure what to do, I’ve tried following advice online but I can’t seem to get it to work. Cheers!


r/iphone 3h ago

Support Stupid question perhaps

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I set the background by creating a personal “Full Immersion”, to have the background change every hour throughout the day using photos from a specific album.

I have another full immersion for work that changes the background of the smartwatch and the smartwatch when I'm near the office.

Finally I have one last full immersion for the night.

I think the first full immersion I have doesn't behave as I would like. I put the smart notification management on but in fact... it filters the messages I receive, the notifications, as if I were in a "do not disturb" full immersion.

But in practice, when I use this first dull immersion, I would like everything to work as if there were no restrictions.

Is it possible that by putting your phone in silent mode, this also activates smart filters on notifications?


r/iphone 3h ago

Discussion Full circle back to iPhone

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Hi, Just wanted to share my personal experience with taking pictures of my kid.

She almost 2 years now and after coming from a pixel 9 and a nothing 3a pro I realized I have to switch back to iPhone.

My P9 worked great until it crashed regularly and I wasn't able to figure it out so I sold it and bought a 3a pro after the many good reviews I watched about the camera.

As it turns out it is a really good camera for the price if you shoot still subjects. I really don't know why no one mentioned the immense shutter lag which will ruin every shot if you have smaller kids. This really pisses me off...

The S25U I also looked at but as far as I could find out it still is not good for moving objects.

So I just bit the sour apple 😅 and bought a 16 pro 256 for 1000€ because I don't have time to fiddle around with settings and just need a point and shoot camera.

Hope this helps if you are in the same boat as me.

Cheers


r/iphone 1d ago

Discussion Apple should change their screenshot sound

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So this happened with me today . As i was travelling in a metro there was this cute girl sitting right across , nd I was watching reels on my iphone 15 and i took a screenshot , the sound made from the screenshot made the girl uncomfortable and she confronted me and created a huge ruckus 😭😭🙂‍↔️ And someone stood up and asked to check my phone and delete the photo but then i showed them that i just took a screenshot Apparently nothing happened but, I was put on a tight spot there so please r/apple change the screenshot sound effect on iphones


r/iphone 46m ago

Support old contact photo

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hello all,

I’m trying to recover a photo on my iphone from many years ago. I have it set as a contact photo for someone and I can’t seem to figure out how to get the photo back as the full photo instead of just a screenshot of the little contact photo circle. Can you even view a full contact photo on iphone anymore, and if so how do I do that? It’s a very sentimental photo and I somehow don’t have the original still on my phone anywhere. thanks for the help!

edit: if there’s a better subreddit to post this on, feel free to let me know. I couldn’t find anywhere more specific:/


r/iphone 1h ago

Support Accidentally clicking a link on a scam email

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I noticed a phishing email today held the scam link with my finger like an idiot and a tiny window opened up as if I clicked it normally. I closed the app straight away and right after that, a little square that resembled a face-id thing popped up. I have no information at all. Should I be worried and if so, what should I do?


r/iphone 1h ago

Discussion Whatsapp lagging on iphone 16

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Anybody else facing whatsapp lagging issues on iphone 16?


r/iphone 10h ago

Discussion Peculiar incident with text messaging

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I have an iPhone SE. I was working in the woods in an area with poor reception and tried to talk with one of my sons. He could not hear me so I sent a text saying I would call him later. Two hours later, I was back home and picked up my phone to call him. There was a text message in a box, two paragraphs long, about the plot of an old science fiction story. It was waiting to be sent from me to my son. I had not typed it.

I called my son, and he did not know anything about it. I had been working in the woods alone over that two hours, and had not spoken to anyone. I did not access my phone during that interval. I went ahead and sent the message to my son, and he identified the story as "Where Once the Sweet Birds Sang." We have both read it, but I did not recognize it from the text description.

After I sent the message to him I scrolled back over our messages. My message to him two hours earlier had not been delivered. He had texted me in the interval, but I had not seen his text. The mysterious outgoing message followed his text. I do not know where it came from.

I spoke to another of my sons, who works in IT, and we went through the Apps and Settings on my phone, but did not find any illicit activity. The phone has been recently updated and is up to standard.

Does anyone know how a seemingly random fragment of a text conversation by a third party could have gotten into an outgoing text message field on my phone addressed to my son?


r/iphone 1h ago

Support iPhone 14 Restarting issue

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iPhone 14 is restarting randomly, sometimes less than a minute apart and sometimes running for hours at a time in between restarts. If phone stays cold and plugged in charging it will last longer between restarts. Any help would be appreciated.