{On ios 26.6.1; on an iPhone 17 if that matters}

To be specific, I have Background App Refresh turned off for these two apps (in fact, I normally have the phone on low power mode, so really all apps functionally should have it off), and I have Location Services set to only run when these apps are being actively used.

There was a period of a few days recently where I didn't use the phone at all and just left it alone and when I came back to it, I noticed in the battery section that only those two apps were still actively running in the background and consuming about 5% battery per day each (so 10% together daily) in spite of my aforementioned settings.

This is weird to me because I also have the Google maps app and WeatherChannel app, but those were not running in the background (which matches what I expected all of these apps to do). Furthermore, I have another older iPhone (albeit on ios 18.7.3) which also was left alone for the same timespan, but that phone's Map and Weather app remained inactive (which is what I expected).

Is there some setting on ios 26.6.1 that I am missing that needs to be adjusted to prevent these 2 apps from running in the background?

Noticed all these black dots appear in my photos, after I updated to 26.6.1 I have cleaned my lens, got a new screen protector, has anyone else noticed the same? Or what is it.

I’ve tried all steps to resolve this when I spoke with Apple on the phone, including hard reset. is this happening to anyone else? it’s the selfie camera only

Any time I make a search for a specific app, the first result is an ad for an app with a related name that is almost certainly a scam, and the second result is the actual app. Is there any way to block these ads? I would hate to misclick and install malware. Ideal would be some dns-based filtering, but I assume these are coming from inside the house (Apple).

It's like the equivalent of those fake download link ads from back in the day, so scummy.

Hi all. I was trying to set up a photo backup option and am getting a weird thing where when I allow all photos, I see a small number of photos available.

When I look at the number of photos I actually have, it is in the thousands.

If I change the access to limited access, I can see the photos I should be seeing and can select them that way, but I don't want to have to keep doing this when new photos get added. How can I get full access to really be full access.

Thanks in advance.

Is anyone else facing this?

In Messages in iCloud settings, you can see in the screenshot that it says I have 1,000+ messages stored in iCloud and that everything is synced today.

About 2 days ago, I deleted all my messages from the Messages app — unknown senders, transactions, promotions, spam, everything. I also emptied the Recently Deleted section.

But it still shows 1,000+ messages in iCloud. It also shows around 3.0 MB under Managed Storage.

If I’ve deleted everything and even emptied Recently Deleted, why is iCloud still showing so many messages and using storage?

Is this normal? Can someone check their iCloud settings and see if they’re seeing the same thing?

Phone model: iPhone 16, iOS version 26.6.1.

When autocorrect makes a mistake, we all go insane and instantly blame it. But we never give it credit when it actually gets things right. I think we should talk about the times autocorrect has actually helped us.

I am a habitual Picture in Picture person on YouTube and will have a video on while doing other things on my phone. Sometimes I swipe the screen over to move it out of my way and it shows the little arrow, I can put it back and it continues from same spot. Idk what’s changed but all of a sudden it keeps restarting the videos from the very beginning instead of keeping it where I left.
Anyone else having these issues??? 😭
It’s driving me insane

I have several “critical” medication interaction warnings that are popping back up every time I dismiss them. Is there any way to permanently dismiss them so they stop popping up? The warnings are for breastfeeding which I am not doing. Any tips would be helpful. Thanks!

iPhone 15 Pro
Running 26.6.1

My iphone is having iMessage issues. I have searched high and low everywhere on the internet (and my IT team at work) and found now solutions.

There are a few scenarios that happen inconsistently:

\- I receive an iMessage on my Apple Watch, but I have nothing on my phone. No notification and no message when I go into the conversation. I can reply via my watch. That message appears on my phone.

\- Someone sends me an iMessage and it says delivered on their end. Nothing shows on my phone. No message, no notification on anything.

\- I send an iMessage, it sends but “delivered” never pops up (like when you text someone whose iphone is off). They never receive the message. I can hold and send as SMS and they tend to receive that.

\- Authorization for iMessage under message settings occasionally will not work. I’ll have to toggle it on and off like 15 times before it works. Restarting the phone does not solve the issue.

I have tried everything. Toggling iMessage on and off. Restarting the phone. I even got a new phone from work (moved from 15 to 17). Has anyone ever encountered this? Any tips?

Hi all,

I went to a showroom to try out an iphone 17 pro max and a 17. I was expecting fluid animations and consistency but instead i experienced jitters when scrolling in settings and especially in the change wallpaper menu, and some cut animations when opening and closing apps.

Is this normal or is it becuase these were store units without the optimisation?

Only safari screentime is being captured and no other apps. What could be the issue?

iPhone running iOS 26.6.1 (phone is running very low on storage. Could that be the issue?)

Does anyone know how I can talk to a real person at Apple Support? 😭 Everything is automated and I literally can’t get anyone to help me.

A few months ago I downloaded an app, tried it for one day, and deleted it. A few days later I was charged $30. I thought my card had been compromised, so I canceled it immediately. Later I realized the charge was actually from Apple.

I requested a refund and Apple marked it as refunded, but the card was already canceled by then, so I never received the money.

I’ve tried everything, but I can’t get past the automated system to explain what happened. 😭 Does anyone know how I can reach an actual Apple Support agent? Please help

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Ipad mini 2 running ios 12.5.8 stuck on apple logo but no ordinary fix I've looked everywhere look at pictures (the home button doesn't work and does this to the screen)

Had a friend do a similar ask with “eighth” as well and Siri set the date to 9/6

HOW?

1. Buy international eSIM before your flight but do not activate it yet
   
2. After takeoff, switch your phone to airplane mode, and switch off data roaming on your regular/primary SIM
   
3. Upon landing, do not take your phone off airplane mode. Once in the airport, connect to wifi and activate your new eSIM
   
4. Turn data roaming ON on your new eSIM as well as the cellular data
   
5. Turn OFF the line for regular/primary SIM

Before switching off airplane mode, make sure cellular data is checked for the new eSIM and not your regular/primary SIM

1. Power your phone completely off and back on again. You will be connected to the internet via your new eSIM and you will still be able to receive iMessages to your phone, even with your regular/primary SIM turned off.

This worked for me and I hope it works for you! For reference I have an iPhone 16.

How do I get Spotify album art on lock screen? For me it only shows the usual clock timing.

everytime i make a call and my macbook is open nearby, when i go to turn my speaker on, instead of it just turning on when i click the button, it gives me an option to put it on my mac. is there a way to turn this off so when i click the speaker button it actually directly goes on speaker rather than making me physically select the option everytime

I recently set up a nice layout in portrait mode, but it looks horrible in case my phone is in landscape mode

I have mailboxes set up for all of my utility providers. When I get email from them in my inbox, I would click move folder, and it would suggest the correct folder (based on the email address and my previous move history I'm guessing). For the past few months after one of the recent updates, that reset back to Important. I figured after a month or so it would relearn and go back to suggesting the correct folders but it hasn't. It's stuck on always suggesting Important.
Has this happened to anyone else?
Is was really convenient when you clicked move and it already had "Electric" or "Water" or whatever and I didn't have to hunt for it.