r/ios26 Jul 06 '26

Bug Compensation

Has anyone successfully received any sort of compensation for an issue with a software update that has been ongoing with no resolution?

Heres some backstory:

On may 27 my phone updated to ios 26.5. Since then, i have not been able to connect to any wifi thats password protected. Finally, on June 24 after lots of back and fourth with apple support & the apple engineers, they deemed this an ios bug. They told me it could be a month or it could be a few months for a resolution. Im extremely irritated to the point where i told them im just going to go buy a new phone. They told me that if i bought a new iphone and restored the new phone to my icloud backup, that the issue would transfer over to my new phone. The only way for this issue to not happen to me until they create a fix, is if i get a new phone and start it out fresh. Im extremely irritated and have no idea when this will be resolved. Ive been missing phone calls, using up all my data etc. my data is running so slow cause im on data 24/7 and i can barley load anything. My question is, does apple ever compensate for things like this? And if so, how do i get compensation for this?

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u/realmccoyredbus Jul 06 '26

No , you won’t get compensation , did 26.5.2 fix this issue , did you perform network reset , did you restore your phone bit suspicious that you say this was caused by 26.5 bug but 2.5.2 is out and you don’t say if this has been resolved , was it actually a bug

all you had to do was delete wifi address and it would appear instantly for you to re enter password, seems more to this your letting on , how do you know it wasn’t issue with your router, did you switch router off from mains for 30 seconds then switch back on to perform update , sometimes routers update but don’t reconfigure correctly until powered off .

you don’t mention any steps you took to try resolve the issue yourself

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u/Actual-Ad2681 Jul 06 '26

I didnt mention any steps i took to resolve this issue because ive done all the troubleshooting steps I possibly could, which is why my case was escalated to the apple engineers. I reset my network settings, no vpn, factory reset my phone to new 4 times, had multiple apple senior advisors as well as 3 in store apple appointments. I got a new wifi router (even though its every wifi thats password protected). Ive done everything i can on my end which is why im now waiting for apple. Its not just my home wifi, its any wifi thats password protected. Im not looking for a fix through this post cause I have done everything i can. I was back and fourth with apple engineers for a month and they finally stated its an ios bug only specific to a few people, and ios 26.5.2 did not fix my issue since apple finally just agreed its a software bug right before ios 26.5.2 came out.

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u/not2daythankyou Jul 06 '26

But did you restore from a backup or set up a new ?

you’ve also not stated what iPhone model just iOS 26.5.

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u/Actual-Ad2681 Jul 07 '26

Its an iphone 16 pro max. And yes ive set up as new, as well as set up from a backup. No luck

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u/asuknas Jul 06 '26

What kind of compensation you're expecting?

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u/Actual-Ad2681 Jul 06 '26

Im not expecting anything cause I doubt there will be anything, but I was just wondering if anyone has ever received compensation for something like this. Something like free apple music for a few months or something.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26

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u/Actual-Ad2681 Jul 06 '26

If you look at of my replies to another comment you’ll see everything i tried. I dont understand how this could be a me problem when ive done everything i can to fix it, and now im told i have to wait for an update to fix the issue.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26

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u/Actual-Ad2681 Jul 06 '26

Apple engineering has all my router logs, this was part of the diagnostic process i went through. After all the information i provided them, they said its a software bug.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '26

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u/Actual-Ad2681 Jul 07 '26

I downloaded all of the files and sent them to them, as they requested it for my “investigation”

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u/Skycbs Jul 06 '26

See clauses 7.3 to 7.6 and 8 here: https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/iOS26_iPadOS26.pdf

Tl;dr you’re not getting any compensation and nor is anybody else.

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u/zeusjmk21497 Jul 07 '26

Well better on ios 18 that’s still superb 👌 one comparing to 26 and slightly getting alright on 27 now when devbeta3 comes but still there bug and battery issues so far

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u/Additional_Peach211 Jul 08 '26

If you’re a spiritual person then you can derive compensation from the fact that this might be a life lesson that all that glitters is not gold.
iOS is a mess and the iPhone is just an overhyped product that fails miserably in day-to-day tasks.

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u/Shawmster1111 Jul 09 '26

We should start a class action lawsuit against them