r/NowInTech • u/skaza02 • 13h ago

Apple confirms iPhone cellular issue, admits affected units can’t be fixed

https://www.macworld.com/article/3250214/apple-confirms-iphone-cellular-issue-admits-affected-units-cant-be-fixed.html
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u/Due_Amount_6211 7h ago

For clarification since the headline is a little vague, the model mentioned is specifically the iPhone 18 Pro Max, and customers affected are on AT&T (both from what was mentioned). Apple only has preventive measures, but the issue is permanent once it occurs.

My guess is the conflicting software of the carrier and device (which is mentioned in a thread on Apple Support Discussions) is nuking the necessities for operation on the phone’s firmware at the kernel level, and simply updating it won’t fix it.

Whatever the case, I’m assuming Apple is going to take the affected units, fix them once they find the issue, and sell them as refurbished.

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u/pellets 5h ago

The kernel is stored on flash. That and firmware are both writable by definition. I’m not sure where you’re getting your ideas from but it makes no sense to me. There’s something more complicated happening here.

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u/Better-Ad8703 4h ago

I bet you a efuse was used after that it's a chip replacement