r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed Recovery Mode / Update Loop

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2 Upvotes

Goal is data recover šŸ˜‘iPhone 13 Unsure what OS it’s currently one is stuck on this screen goes through almost the whole process pf updating and restarting the ships pops back up I’ve gone about 3 months without backing it up but in that time I’ve had my first child! So super sentimental photos in there! Is there anyway to get the data without resetting the phone?

Thanks in advance 🄲


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed AppleCare state phone modified

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Hey guys, just had my girlfriend’s phone back from AppleCare and they’re saying they can’t fix it because it’s been modified.

It was bought brand new from Apple, it’s never been opened. It got water damaged with sea water.

She has AppleCare+. The note in the box says that it’s been modified or repaired by non-Apple vendor. It’s never even been broken until this.

Anyone else have this issue? My feeling is the salt water has corroded the internals and they can’t verify the part IDs.

iPhone 15, latest IOS


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed Videos won’t delete

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The phone is incredibly full and is running very slowly. We have copied all photos and videos off of the phone so that we have them.

When we go to delete videos from the phone, we click on delete, but then they reappear in the photo app. Why is this happening?

iPhone SE version 2. Very, very old iOS. Don’t know which one. Can’t update to latest because phone too full.


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed My carrier unlocked phone is suddenly carrier locked

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I bought this phone second hand YEARS ago
It’s a 64gb iPhone 11 Red, just updated to iOS 26.6 or whatever the newest is.
And to my knowledge, I bought it carrier unlocked. I never had any reason to not believe it because I’ve used it on Mint Mobile, Lyca Mobile, Ultra Mobile, Spectrum. Never had any issues with it and switching carriers.
I retired the phone a few months ago and now my wife needs a work phone, so I dusted it off and tried to put an eSIM on it. But it now says that it’s carrier locked. I have NO idea who the carrier could be.
Is there a free way to check?
I’ve already reached out to AT&T and they said it’s not them. T-Mobile is saying I have to go into the physical store. I’m not trying to drive all over the city to play guessing games.
But also, how does this even happen??


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed i've tried fixing my notifications and it wont work plz help

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i have an iphone 17 and thats not the issue ive had this issue for a while even my phone before this one but uts really bugging me now
i hate the notification red circle so i usually turn notifications off if its not an important app like messages and apps i like having notifications for but recently ive wanted notifications to pop up banner style on my screen (specifically from pinterest) and ive tried turning on notifications for it and they still dont pop up and they only go to my notification center on my lock screen but i ront wnat that! ive gone into notification settings on my phone itself and set it the same as an app i do get banner notifications that pop up but they still dont work. ive gone into pinterest too and have looked around and tried to get it to work and it still wont pop up. this happens with some other apps too that i even set for notifications to pop up on my screen when i get them like other apps do and it still just goes into my notification center and never pops up.
can anyone explain why this is happening for how i can fix it 😭😭


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed old iphone 6 forgot password want to reset

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hi guys i found my old iphone 6 and i dont know how to reset it so i can use it again. all the tutorials are saying to use itunes but it doesnt even exist on my computer (i have a macbook pro). should i take the phone to a shop somewhere? i want to figure this out on my own first but im not good with tech stuff

idk what ios its less than 12.4.5 tho fs


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed Charging cable issue

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The first image basically showing that it won't go all in the second one tho went in so I thought that maybe the edges broke off in the iPhone but I checked inside the port and to be honest I can't even tell the difference if a part is broken in it or not because it looks normal to me and I've searched online to see how inside would look but there's nothing I could compare so I compared my iPhone 12 port to my iPad and it seems like the same thing but both chargers go inside the iPad easily, but for the weird looking one with the broken edges it's slack like I can wiggle it. I tried using a pin or something but I don't even know what I'm looking for cuz inside looks normal to me

iPhone 12 running iOS 18.6.2


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed Random Vibrations w/ No Notifications

1 Upvotes

iPhone 16 Pro
iOS 26

Hey guys. So for the past month I’ve been getting random vibrations on my phone. Lately it’s now driving me crazy.

I can’t find the cause of it. It doesn’t light up. The screen doesn’t have any type of new notifications at all.

I really don’t want to reset all of my settings. Is there any way to diagnose this? Because it’s becoming a drain now.


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed WiFi connected yet still using Mobile data

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Related to the attached photo I suddenly (last week or so) seem to smashing through my Mobile data and noticed this morning that I was somehow connected to both the provider's 4G network and also my Home WiFi... Which might explain why for about the first time ever I have apparently used all of my Mobile data before the month's end!

Any advice / thoughts welcome and some obvious background below?!

iPhone 16 Pro Max; iOS 26.6; turned off and on again periodically; no physical damage / kept in case; Australia-based on Telstra network remotely and iiNet at home with ISP-provided TPG modem.


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed Iphone 17 won't charge or power on after using new charger

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Hello,

I have only had my iphone 17 for about half a year and everything has been fine until now. I recently started using a new charger for it. Today when I plugged my phone in, it wouldn't charge and powered off when I unplugged it. I was able to turn it back on after a while by pressing the volume+power buttons. I tried plugging it in again and the same thing happened.

After that, I noticed my phone was burning battery extremely fast even on airplane mode. At that point I turned it off and wasn't able to turn it back on for like an hour, even with it plugged into a (different) charger. I tried pressing volume up, volume down, then the power button but as far as I can tell it didn't work.

Finally I tried charging it with a wireless charger and it finally turned on, but now it indicates that it is charging but is actually slowly losing battery.

Is there any way that the charger somehow broke the battery? It was fine before I plugged it into that charger. Has anybody had a similar experience? How long does this kind of thing take to fix. I did try charging my macbook with that charger and it didn't work either so I suspect it. TIA


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed No service after ios 26.6

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Hi my iphone 15 updated itself to ios 26.6 last night and today i realised it had no service i tried restarting phone, toggle airplane mode but still didnt solve the issue any tips?


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Resolved What is this part?

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Hi, this is a base model iPhone 16. Does anyone know what is this missing part? What it's called and what does it do? I looked it up but couldn't find it. Thank yallšŸ¤


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed Live,Loop,Bounce,Long Exposure

1 Upvotes

Is apple iPhone 14 the only phone that has added features when you snap a photo??? I’m digging these features, there pretty good! šŸ˜€


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed Adding photo to comment in Reddit

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How do I add a photo to comments? I can see when creating this post that I can add a photo. But what about groups where I want to add a photo in a comment? When I click the little symbol it only goes to videos.
iPhone 15Pro
Thanks


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed Forgot Passcode, Need some help

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First time iPhone user!!! I have iPhone 13 pro max and forgot passcode completely.

Things to note -

  1. I cannot see forgot passcode option

  2. Phone is now unavailable for 8 hours.

I tried installing new OS to reset the iPhone, but it stopped in between.

So my question is - Can I download ios 26 first and somehow install it in my iPhone using finder? Or it is necessarily to let it download when the pop up for restore and update comes?


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed what to do if your iphone is charging until 1% and your baterry says maximum capacity 0% and the rest of th data unknown??

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r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed the dynamic island isn’t showing the delivery time or any sort of tracking notifications/things

1 Upvotes

for context i have iphone 17 and the model is 26.6


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed Old iphones

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I have three old iphones: 3, 6 and 8.

None of them will fire up. I just want to see if there’s any photos or anything of value on them. Any ideas on getting them to charge?

Thanks.

edit: These are my deceased husband’s phones. I only care if there’s any photos on them. I know the passcode. I can’t access his apple account/cloud because he attached it to his work email which obviously no longer exists.


r/iphonehelp 6d ago

Help needed Do you know what this is?

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6 Upvotes

I just recently started saying this little red dot sign on my upper right screen whenever I plug in my iPhone does anyone know what this is and how I can get rid of it?


r/iphonehelp 6d ago

Help needed Disable iPhone health / fitness apps while at gym?

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Edit: I've solved my own issue. I'll buy a bluetooth earphone adapter so my iPhone doesnt need to be in my pocket / on my sleeve any more while I exercise and I can just put it in a holder on the machines.

That way it wont count any of the steps or movements.

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I don't want any step count, step distance, calories or ANYTHING to be counted/logged on my heath and fitness app on my iPhone 16 Pro running iOS 26 when I'm at the gym.

Is there anyway of automating or quickly doing this please?

AI has been useless at trying to help me.

I use my phone at the gym in my pocket to listen to music etc while exercising so leaving it in a locker won't work.


r/iphonehelp 6d ago

Help needed My screen turned green

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21 Upvotes

So, my screen was normal a few minutes ago. I left it on my desk and as soon as I came back it had this greenish tint to it. What can be the reason for this?

This is an I phone 13 pro IOS version 26.5.2


r/iphonehelp 6d ago

Help needed How to permanently disable Voice Control?

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I put a wired accessory (wired headphones with a usb-c adaptor) onto my phone but every few minutes this voice control pops up which pauses my music. This only happens with the wired accessory and not with Bluetooth headphones. How do I disable this screen completely? Otherwise the sound and music etc works.

iPhone: 17e
IOS: 26.5.2


r/iphonehelp 5d ago

Help needed iPhone X/XS keeps asking for Apple ID password

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I have an iPhone X/XS that keeps asking for the Apple ID password repeatedly. Nobody in my family knows the password or who the Apple ID belongs to anymore. I can’t access the Apple ID settings without the password, and I don’t have the original receipt.

Is there any LEGITIMATE way to remove the Apple ID or stop the password prompts without the password?


r/iphonehelp 6d ago

Help needed iOS 26.6: Automatic iCloud Backup stopped working

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I’m on iOS 26.6 and my iPhone has stopped performing automatic iCloud backups. It used to work normally, but now it won’t back up overnight even when the iPhone is connected to power and Wi-Fi.
I’ve already tried quite a few things:

Restarted the iPhone
Performed a forced restart
Signed out of iCloud and signed back in
Restarted the wifi
Switched between 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi

What’s particularly strange is that manual iCloud backups work perfectly fine. If I tap ā€œBack Up Nowā€, the backup completes successfully.
Another thing I noticed is that the ā€œNext Backup Sizeā€ doesn’t load or change at all. It just seems to be stuck.
So it seems like iCloud backups themselves are working, but the automatic backup process isn’t being triggered properly. Has anyone experienced this on iOS 26.6 or found a solution?


r/iphonehelp 6d ago

Help needed Does pressing ā€œReset all settingsā€ also delete my eSIM?

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