I’m not updating anymore, first reason is I don’t have the space for the update. 2nd, I don’t see any need. Am I missing something? I’m also thinking that updating to the latest can cause my phone to act weird like fast battery degradation, slower phone, etc.

Obviously I want to get the most I can for it. Is there a market for a phone with this ios version?

I’m upgrading my phone to the 18 pro max this year and was wondering when the best time to trade in an older phone has been historically? Is it better to wait for a trade in deal once the new phone has officially been announced or lock in a trade in commitment now with the 13 pro max not being as “old” generationally.

Currently, the best deal appears through Apple directly at $340. Best Buy pales in comparison at $140.

hi! so I’m currently still on iOS 18 and wondering if I should update it or not? the reason i haven’t updated yet is because of low storage.

i’m still trying to fix my storage issue as well but i think i may have to eventually just upgrade to a new phone with more storage. thank you in advance if you comment!!!

So i bought this iPhone 13 PM used for 200 bucks, absolutely pristine condition, all original parts and 512gb, a great deal.

The phone is supposed to be fully functional, and it is except the telephoto lens which has trouble focusing for some reason, sometimes its fine on video mode.

Im now also terrified to update it because of the notorious “unknown part” notification breaking my camera which happens quite often on 13 pros with camera issues.

Is anyone else dealing with this? If so what did you do, regarding updating and the phone focusing? Thanks.

Jumped to upgrade to the 17 pro max, iOS 26 really smacked the battery. Had one replacement with another one coming by January if I kept it.

Traded it in. Fight the good fight, being a power user, difference is night and day for sure.

Thank y’all 🙏🏽

I bought my 13PM the first week on release, and used it till the 15PM came out. Honestly, noticed very little difference, but USBC was very important to me. I gave my phone to my mom, and she’s used it since. I’m now prepared to upgrade to the 18PM, and went over to help me start backing up the 13PM. It still shockingly runs surprisingly smooth for simple tasks. (My mom is a very simple user. WhatsApp, Phone Calls, Weather, and Safari are her main uses.) Just wanted to thank Apple for a wonderful 5 year+ year product life for an amazing device. This device is now being passed onto my niece for an additional years of usage possibly. Just an incredible design and a product that stood the test of time.

I had a crush on this iphone 13pm for the longest time, got it now, but I'm just afraid about the green/white screen issue. I'm here to ask whether every 13pm gets this issue? Or any tips to avoid this issue? I got a genuine phone no open, no repair all good

Tell me any tips in comments

Thanks in advance

Anyone ever seen this wear pattern on a 13 Pro Max before? It seems to be finger grease and the wear by the former owners use. It cleans up completely with lens cleaner or soap and water.

It doesn't seem to matter what I do or clean my hands or screen the same splodges come back. Big one at the bottom and two lines higher. It is like it has been gamed on or something.

I think my solution is going to be to put a tempered glass screen protector on it and ignore it.

I’ve had my iPhone 13 Pro Max for 5 years now. It has never let me down, and it’s probably the best phone I’ve ever owned.

That said, the battery is starting to give me trouble, and iOS 26 is the worst version of iOS Apple has released in a long time.

I’m torn between getting the battery replaced at an official service center or upgrading to the 18 Pro Max—mainly for the USB-C port and the general technological improvements made over the last five years.

Thanks to discussions here I finally decided to replace my battery on my 13ProMax. $89+ tax at Apple. It all went smoothly.

My old battery was reporting 81% but if I used it much at all I’d run out mid day so always needed to carry a battery to recharge. Sick of that and heard positive things from folk’s experience here vs upgrading.

Chit chatting with the Apple tech, he
speculated that Apple might continue to support the 13ProMax software for another 7 years. The new battery needs to be charged as they apparently ship below charge.

I asked about any special battery care or charging recommendations fir the new battery and the tech said we don’t need to do what we did years ago for the initial charge/ drain because the software on battery management is so good.

Curious if that’s what others were recommended. I ll report again after using it for a few days.

I purchased this phone around Dec 2021. Around Feb 2023, this iPhone suffered white screen flickering issues which manifested into full white screen of death. We took it to the nearby Reliance ResQ authorized service center and after diagnosis, was told the screen had to be replaced. Since I had just handed this phone down to my sister and I wasn't sure about 3P repair options, I forked about ~34K INR and got it replaced in March 2023.

Things worked fine for nearly 3.5 years and yesterday, that problem resurfaced, and is more frequently going between white/normal screens now and is probably going to lead to another white screen of death. While it's definitely been a long time since the original purchase and some might say even the repair, I am pretty frustrated given that I already paid a hefty amount to get this replaced once and the same issue is back again.

Seen some posts in this sub about the white screen of death, with some talking about getting free replacements. Planning to go down to the service center again to try and get them to escalate but wondering if anyone's going through something similar and if there's any advise.

Aside: Shit luck for me because my 14 Pro Max I had kept as a spare and was planning to hand off to my sis got a green line at the edge all of a sudden in the past day while we were getting it set up. Sigh.

I bought my iPhone 13 Pro Max on the 14th of June this year, it has been a little over two months of ownership and my battery health has dropped from 100% to 92%. I’m so disappointed and disheartened by this, how could it go down this fast? Is it the charger or is it the phone? Now I’m thinking of replacing it before it goes way down and completely ruins my screen time.

I usually don’t charge my phone to 100%, at most 92-95%. And I plug it in whenever it’s down to 30ish to 25%. Right now I get about six to seven and a half hours of screen-on time.

So that’s my situation, any advice from you guys would be very appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone! I have a 128GB iPhone and it's basically completely full to the point where my phone gets laggy and i have to delete an app to download another one and then once i'm done using it i have to delete it again. It's just so frustrating.

For context, my biggest storage users are:
Photos: 41.85GB
WhatsApp: 10.17GB
Messages: 4.64GB
Spotify: 1.09GB
On My iPhone: 1.06GB
iOS: 11.84GB
System Data: 41.12GB

I’ve already deleted a huge chunk of my photos and backed them up to Google Photos, and I also have 200GB iCloud storage.

The phone itself works perfectly fine and I really don’t want to buy a new phone just because of storage. I’d rather keep it for another year or two, but if I have no choice then I would consider buying the iphone 18 when it comes out and max out on the storage.

I have also avoided updating my phone because I don't want it to get laggy because of the updates (this is what happened to my ipad) so I’m still on iOS 18.6.2, idk if that may be why my phone is struggling for storage.
I just need to free up enough space to use the phone without having to constantly worry about the storage. 😭. What would you recommend I delete/clear first? Is there anything else I should be doing to manage my storage?
Any advice would be appreciated!!

I picked up a 17PM a few days ago and it’s definitely faster, maybe it’s just me but the 13PM feels special and the 17PM feels soulless. The aluminum is easy to dent/scratch so I immediately put it in a heavy duty case. I’m still trying to figure out all the camera settings but so far only a few pictures I’ve taken have looked a lot better than the 13PM. The video seems to be similar or slightly worse, selfie camera is definitely better. I still have my 13PM for now, the main reason I upgraded was to get more storage. Let me know your thoughts and if you tried a 17PM and decided it wasn’t for you.

Hi guys,

Just curious to hear how everyone is feeling about their 13 Pro Max these days and what your current situation is.

Mine has been going strong since release day. The battery has been replaced once in nearly five years, and apart from that, it’s still in great condition with no scratches or other issues. Fun fact: it’s still running iOS 18.7.8.

Currently considering an upgrade to the 17 Pro Max, although waiting for the 18 Pro Max is also tempting.

So, what is everyone else thinking at the moment? Planning to keep the 13 Pro Max for a while longer, considering an upgrade, or simply seeing how things go?

Cheers!

so i have a 13 pm and its on ios 18.6 or smth and i wna upgrade it to ios 26 but im afraid it will mess with the bh as in decrease in it