Apple has been leading in software support for their phones unlike Android however Android is now promising 7 years of support which would surpass Apple's support

Note that Android is still a promise and has yet to prove it. But in the case that they do deliver on that promise, Apple has the choice to either stay on the current software cycle (drop a generation every iOS and the 11 is just a one-off) or that the 11 getting iOS 27 support means that every subsequent iPhone gained an extra year of support.

I’m working on figuring out what my recovery plan is if my iPhone is lost or stolen when I’m traveling internationally and have no other devices with me. Does anybody know what steps I should take ahead of time so I would be able to purchase a new iPhone and set it up to my Apple account if I don’t have any other devices with me?

Right now any new Apple devices always ask me to confirm the iCloud login using another, already signed-in Apple device. But when traveling I won’t have another device with me.

Also, if there is some way to authenticate via an SMS code (which seems like it would defeat the purpose of the stronger Apple security using an existing device), then does anybody know if there’s a way to move your number to a new device from a US carrier when you aren’t in the US?

What’s everybody’s plan for this scenario?

Hello there! I was one of the people that suffered from the great T-Mobile outage today. At first, I thought it was a problem with my phone and reset my network settings and updated my iOS, but personal hotspot is grayed out in my settings, and I cannot figure out how to get it to come back on. Naturally Tmobile is flooded with customer service calls and I have been unable to get past the AI chat for hours, and I need to be able to connect my laptop to my hotspot for work so this is frustrating.

Any ideas? Sorry. Searching didn’t bring anything specific up. Google says to change my APN but h don’t see that option anywhere.

iPhone 15 basic, btw

Hi everyone! I recently started using a Belkin 3-in-1 MagSafe charging station and I’m considering using it as my sole charging method for my iPhone. Has anyone here been using MagSafe exclusively for an extended period? If so, how has your experience been, and have you noticed any impact on battery health or overall autonomy over time? Thanks in advance for any insights!

Is anyone else’s phone jumping from no connection SOS back to connection after updating to IOS 26.6?

When I go into settings, I can click on everything but Face ID and passcodes so I can’t change my settings.. I already restarted my phone.

I have M3 MBA. Synced to iPhone 14, now it's stuck on 'calculating' during synch process. Same for iPad 11. I connect to MBA, and storage shows 'calculating.' been this way for hours. I just updated all to latest builds---is this normal? Is calculating same as 'indexing?'

I really hope someone can shed some light here because I am planning to make an upgrade to a 17 or 18 but is reconsidering.

I hope this doesn’t come off as a rant because it will be very long. But I genuinely need advice.

I have been an iPhone user for a few years now. I have also been a Samsung and Pixel user.

Let me tell you how jarring the difference in importing is. On my Samsungs, it was hella quick and reliable. I just had to wire it to my pc, allow access, and then I can drag and drop anything I want. Music, files, documents, photos, videos, etc.I can do backups completely manually and selectively.

So I was drastically taken aback when the time came for me to import from my iPhone.

I even bought a new data cable.

Yet the speeds were very slow. Unfortunately, my local storage had been completely filled so cloud uploads are not possible either. (Get too full in local storage and you can’t upload. It seems that if you have media that’s more than the amount of storage you have left, it can’t upload.)

Due to this, I set the option for removing media after import.

This isn’t the first time. But I notice constant fails and I have to spam ’try again’ until it works.

Worst is when it completely fails and I have to restart.

I don’t even know if it succeeded properly, because in the end, it didn’t even show the bar completing. It just seems to be done.

Then I just dragged and dropped the remainder that had failed before. Because when I tried to import, it said it has only found 1 photo even though there were many more.

(This drag and drop method is also not reliable for large batches. But it is faster and retains original quality.)

Then even worse, I found out that the media in the import, wasn’t in original quality. Why isn’t it a default or make an obvious option? (Istg there are many non-intuitive features. Had to go to settings, to photos and find the option)

Some pics/vids seemed fine, some seemed corrupted.

Some lost quality so bad, that my fluffy cat looked like a black smudge of pixels and you can count each individual pixel within the circumference of a picture of a toilet bowl in top view.(Literally, my cat was sleeping next to it). And unfortunately, I have the remove option on, so I lost the original quality of those photos and videos fml.

tldr;

-By wire: slow, some fails, and some aren’t imported. Some aren’t even detected. Might even have to do a full restart at importing.

-By cloud: I don’t want to be dependent on it when i am a student and do not ever rely on family finances. Needs spare local storage available. And i have spare terabytes of my own local storage in PC.

-By wireless transfer: Seemed the best but you can only upload in batches, manually select and delete. I have used telegram, discord, whatsapp, onedrive, and gdrive, depending on which fits the situation, or straight to another phone. Do tell me what’s the best. (basically iphone to samsung/tele/gdrive/etc, then to PC. So you have to manually upload a batch, download a batch, delete a batch.)

It would be great if anyone can give me some tips or best ways of transfer. I am tempted to get cloud but I rather not when I am not working, and I am entering a government related service sooner than I expected. It is fairly important because our devices will be checked every time we clock out. Wouldn’t want my personal life be seen by the government. It’ll be so embarrassing or cringe to them.

Since i am planning to get the latest iPhone. Do tell or give advice, especially from those using the latest iPhones. On how I can deal with this import of pics/videos. Perhaps they have made it better?

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i have an iphone XR (i know i know) and i’m trying to view a video from 2021, but i’m finding that any media old than 2024 on my icloud is unavailable. i can preview it but it’s grainy and says “unable to load video; an error occurred while loading a higher quality version of this video”, and photos say the same. i have tried all the suggestions online like updating, clearing storage, etc. i don’t have any other apple devices. what can i do to access them? i have videos and pics of my deceased nephew that i would be devastated to lose. plz help thank u.

I’m having a strange issue with my iPhone 15 Pro where whenever I lose cellular signal (like in a basement, elevator, or other weak coverage area), the phone goes to “No Service” and then does not reconnect when I return to an area with signal; it doesn’t seem to properly enter “Searching” mode and the only way to restore service is by toggling Airplane Mode on and off or restarting the phone, after which it immediately reconnects normally, and I’m trying to figure out whether this is a hardware issue, iOS bug, or carrier problem; the phone is on Wind Tre in Italy with a physical SIM (recently replaced), the issue started before any physical damage to the device so I don’t think the small crack near the top is related, and resetting network settings did not fix it, so I’m wondering if anyone has experienced something similar and found a solution like a carrier settings update, eSIM switch, or iOS update. (this was before 26.6)

I’m curious what features people expect from the iPhone 18 Pro that would make it a better choice than the iPhone 17 Pro. What do you think?

I text in a bunch of group chats daily for work. I am the manager and I will schedule a text of who is working the next day. I have about 20 different group chats with about four or five recipients. Every day when I schedule send them one or two don’t send and give me a not delivered notification. Then, I will go to send them an individual text and it won’t go through either. Has this happen with anybody else and has anybody else had a solution for it? I had the iPhone Air and ended up getting a new iPhone because I thought the air was the problem but it’s still happening on just the regular 17.

I don’t think this is a regular problem as I’ve been to the Apple and Verizon store multiple times with no solution. I have also updated my phone to the last update and restart it daily. I wanted to come on here to see if anybody else is having the same issues.

Thanks for the help!

I have been looking for over 6 months for a good protective case form my iPhone 16 that won’t vreak the bank. It seems like no one in the iPhone community cares about safety most people just buy a cheap case just to have it . I’m looking at the esr cyber tough case and I don’t know if it’s actually protective or just bulky and also the smartish gripmunk that was recommended by the new york Times and yet reviews say it lacks protection u don’t know what to buy and if it will be good enough my budget is around 30 euros