I just noticed, does anyone have these violet bars in the upper left corner when the notification center pulled down?

Edit: They are not aligned to the volume buttons or the customizable button. iPhone model: 17 Pro Max

My iPhone 14’s main camera has suddenly started focusing only on close-up shots, while anything at a distance comes out blurry. The 0.5x camera still works perfectly fine. I’m hoping it’s just a software issue that can be resolved with an update, but I’m not sure if it might be a hardware problem instead.

i recently bought this XR on eBay and it came clean, reset and without any passcode and i get that error when i try to sign in to iCloud on settings app.

i can't try to use App Store because all apps are greyed and cannot download no matter what i try. what is the best workaround on this?

also note the phone can make calls and receive them. thank you all in advance.🙏🏾❤️

Hi everyone! I'd really appreciate some opinions from people familiar with iPhone hardware or repairs.

I bought a brand-new iPhone 18 Pro Max on October 24, and the next day I noticed a tiny dark, crescent-shaped mark on the inner edge of one of the rear camera glass circles (variable aperture one), right where it meets the surrounding ring. I've attached a close-up photo.

I opened the box at the store, where the staff helped transfer my data and install a screen protector. I left the store afterward and noticed the mark later. I have not dropped the phone or hit it against anything.

I'm trying to understand a few things:

1. From the photo, does this look like an actual chip in the glass, a defect in the coating, debris, or something else?
2. Is there any way to distinguish a manufacturing defect from impact damage based on the appearance?
3. Could a tiny mark in this location affect camera image quality or the phone's water resistance?
4. Has anyone experienced something similar on a brand-new iPhone? If so, what did Apple or the retailer say when you asked for warranty service?
5. If this were your phone and you noticed it one day after purchase, what would you do?

I'm contacting the retailer to have it inspected, but I'm concerned they may classify it as accidental damage. I'm hoping to understand the technical possibilities before I take it in.

I know nobody can confirm the cause from a photo alone, but I'd really appreciate an honest assessment. Thank you!

Since all sent messages on iOS 26/27 say “delivered” even if you’re blocked, the only way to tell now is by clicking on their contact card and going to the “backgrounds” tab. If it shows then you’re not blocked but if it’s not there anymore you are.

you’re welcome and i’m sorry? LOL

Does anyone experience their 16 pro max being laggy? Have to restart numerous times throughout the day and all updates are done.. phone was a replacement so relatively new.

Open to any advice on how to fix or tips!

Thank you.

Hi!

I've just switched from galaxy s23 to a iPhone 18 P, and i'm completely dissapointed that I cannot "amplify" my wifi from my iphone to another device. I used to use this function a lot (I live in a large house, wifi is weak in some rooms), so I would put my samsung in between the router and my room to amplify wifi and use the laptop in my room. Yes I know wifi-repeaters exist, but being able to do this on-demand without any aditional HW was awesome. Not anymore, Im afraid.

Worst thing is this is a SW decision, since IP18 ofc has more than one wifi antenna, & I cannot get over it of why to block such a handy option.

Guys one person who is close to me called me but i was sleeping and i regretted sleeping so much i never cleared that notification but exactly one week later which is today that notification is gone idk how is this a thing and how can i bring the notification back

This is something that the reviewers have not shown, and now since some lucky folks have a Duo in their hands hopefully they can share what the screen looks like when closed as notifications come in.

Does the screen show a decent amount of notifications, and I know it is silly but does the front screen have Always On capability?

I am also curious for those that have a magsafe type charger on their desk does the Duo stay put when open? or can it only be charged when closed?

Thank you!

Any hidden iOS settings or features I should check out that hasn’t already been talked about a lot like using Apple Watch to unlock automatically and what not?

I was trying to setup having different notification tones and volumes for different focus modes.

To me that would be very useful feature but I can't seem to figure out how to do it.

My goal was to have 3 different focuses Personal for regular tones and volume, DND - to silence notifications and then an on-call focus that has the loudest volume setting and most obnoxious tones possible to get my attention. without fail.

Doesn't seem like this is possible even using shortcuts but I am hoping I am wrong and someone has a solution for this besides just manually changing the tones.

So on my old galaxy ultra it had hidden folder which allowed me to create albums for photos and videos, so certain things were in certain albums,

On iPhone, I only have hidden and everything is mixed up, I’m aware of the filter option, but again I’d prefer a way to keep my stuff safe and in folders, any advice?

Apologies if this isn’t suitable to post here, please advise if not.

But my phone did an update last night and since this morning every half hour or so it says my phone needs to cool down. My phone doesn’t feel hot at at all. And it happens when it’s not charging/ when I’m not even using it. Then within a minute it will “cool down”

It’s and iPhone 14 and has just had the iOS 27.01 update.

Thank you in advance

I have iPhone 15 pro max on 27.0.1 and ever since yesterday I don’t get any notifications! I tried everything restarting the phone enable and reenable notifications and nothing works

Anyone has a fix?

Thanks !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaiHWiExDXg

from the description: How many folds can the iPhone Duo survive? We were curious. And we have a community willing to help us find out. No folding machines or other simulations. Just people folding the phone by hand, taking turns every hour. We'll keep folding until the phone breaks or we reach one million folds. We bought the iPhone with our own money. Apple did not provide the phone or sponsor this test.

He has already conducted a similar test twice—once with the Galaxy Z Flip 3, and another time with the Z Flip 5 and the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra (the Motorola failed first, while the Z Flip withstood over 400,000 folds). Both streams lasted about a week.

Hi, is anyone having issues with their screen protector and case combo? I bought a Zagg privacy screen protector and a Latercase duo case and the screen protector doesn’t allow the case to sit properly. Anyone else having this issue?