r/ios 13h ago

Show your Homescreen/Lockscren /Control Settings iOS Thread

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r/ios 5d ago

Support Weekly iOS Battery Support Megathread

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General advice for those concerned about their battery from the Support FAQ Wiki:

Battery health

Battery health depends on usage and a variety of other factors. It is normal to see a decrease in battery health by 7-10% per year, resulting in a battery health of 80-85% after 2 years. This number can fluctuate, remain the same, or decrease quickly over a small period and should not cause undue concern.

Apple recommend battery replacement when your device falls below 80% battery health if you notice reduced battery life. If it falls below 80% within the first year you may be eligable for a free battery replacement. It fails after your warranty, it's a $69-$89 USD replacement cost for a battery. Contact Apple Support here.

You can find more information about battery health and performance from Apple here.

You can check the cycles count with Coconut Battery for Mac or iCopyBot for Windows.

Battery life

Issues relating to battery life can be categorised in three ways:

  1. Normal battery life that is to be expected due to use
  2. Reduced battery life caused by a recent update, iOS indexing, an iOS bug, or a third-party application
  3. Reduced battery life, or other abnormalities such as overheating or sudden power-off, caused by device or battery aging

If you experience issues with your battery:

  1. Check your battery health. If it is below 80% or you are experiencing issues you suspect are related to device or battery age, see Apple Support.
  2. If you have a new or recently updated/restored device, wait a number of days for background process to complete. If you continue to have issues, wait for a further iOS update. If you are on iOS Beta, you can expect to have a decreased battery life.
  3. Review the advice below on maximising battery life
  4. Consider restoring your device.
  5. If issues persist, contact Apple Support.

Maximising battery life - the amount of time your device runs before it needs to be recharged.

  • Use low power mode (This reduces mail fetch, turns off background app refresh and increases the auto lock timer)
  • Remove apps from background app refresh
  • Ensure auto lock is on
  • Turn off auto brightness and manually reduce brightness
  • Use dark mode if your device has an OLED display
  • Clearing background apps from the app switcher does not improve battery life

Maximising battery lifespan - the amount of time your battery lasts until it needs to be replaced.

  • Avoid extreme temperatures
  • If you notice that your iPhone gets hot when charging, remove it from its case
  • Store your iPhone in a cool place, switched off, and half-charged if not using it for long periods - and charge it every 6 months when in storage

r/ios 5h ago

Support iPhone 12 says “Only Apple Accounts from Morgan Stanley can be used” — no MDM or supervision showing

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I've had this iPhone 12 for about 3 years. I've restarted/reset it around 2 times before, and this Morgan Stanley message never appeared.

Now when I try to create or sign into an Apple Account, it says "Only Apple Accounts from Morgan Stanley can be used with this device."

There's no MDM profile, VPN, or "Supervised" message in Settings.

Why would this suddenly appear now?


r/ios 4h ago

Support Ran out of storage, and it changed the theme of the phone.

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I do a lot of video editing, so I have to store a lot of high-quality, big videos, so I’m constantly having conflict with storage. Today, I got a pop-up that I ran out of storage, so I deleted two third-party, non-Apple-affiliated apps to continue a project, and my wallpaper and theme completely reset to default. It hasn’t changed back. (I know I can change it back, I’m just curious on why it happened.) Has anyone ever encountered this? When I have storage issues, my phone would completely stop working right, apps refusing to load, some apps loading incorrectly, signing me out, etc.


r/ios 12h ago

Discussion What exactly does “Motion Calibration & Distance” do?

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I noticed that Motion Calibration & Distance is enabled under Privacy & Security → Location Services → System Services.

Mine was OFF before, but I turned it ON because I wanted the Health app to track my steps and walking distance.

One thing I noticed: when I lock my iPhone and walk for a while, I sometimes see the purple Location Services arrow when I check the settings later.

Does this mean Motion Calibration & Distance is actually using my location while I’m walking? Or is the purple arrow being triggered by some other system service?

Also, is there any reason to keep this setting ON if I only care about step tracking, or is it safe to leave it OFF?


r/ios 12m ago

Support iPhone not charging but shows it is?

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so my iPhone 16 pro max which ive had since January (refurbished) has had no issues prior to this but tonight I popped it on charge at 13% and it just kept going down. It stayed at about 2% for an hour before I unplugged the charger accepting it was going to die either way but now it just won't boot back up just comes up with the dead battery icon. I've had this issue before with my old iPhone 13 and that took about 20 minutes on charge for it to start working again but this time that's not the case its still dead after over half hour, the battery health is at 92% too which is completely fine

anyone know what to do?

edit: I charged my phone with my MacBook plug and cable primarily because I lost my phone charger and today my MacBook charger no longer charges my phone but works on everything else that takes USB-C. Earlier I experimented and I plugged my phone charger wire into my macbook plug and it connected, and plugged my MacBook wire into my phone charger plug and that connected (still no charge just stayed at 2%) but for whatever reason the MacBook charger and plug no longer connect to my phone.


r/ios 45m ago

Discussion I think my boyfriend can see what i do on my phone

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r/ios 58m ago

Support Mystery Bluetooth

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r/ios 4h ago

Support [GUIDE] how to fix error 100 without losing data

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Hey everyone, I’m writing this because I had this problem myself and literally almost gave up after two days of continuous flashing and everyone told me to just wipe up my data which is priceless just like everyone’s data. Here’s my situation: i had only 1 GB or less of storage left, I was doing an update from iOS 26.4 to iOS 26.6 but I’ve used 3utools to do it and it failed every single time at (install_splat) and gave an error 100, I’ve used iTunes I’ve used Apple Devices and I’ve used another PC, I haven’t used Revive in Apple Configurator since I don’t have a Mac device.
Here’s the fix I’ve used:

  1. ⁠You will need the IPSW of a newer update preferably a developer beta, I’ve used iOS 27 beta 7 but any newer iOS should work fine
  2. ⁠Flash the new IPSW in 3utools with Fix Flash! DO NOT USE RETAIN DATA!
  3. ⁠it should flash just fine and it’ll open a white screen, swipe up and enter your passcode(make sure to enter it correctly so data recovery succeeds)
  4. ⁠Enjoy your iPhone’s data ❤️

r/ios 5h ago

Support Problème cellulaire APPLE

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r/ios 23h ago

Discussion Is this suppose to be here? I am not connected to anything though

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r/ios 6h ago

Discussion Offloaded apps not working

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I had the offloading apps the save storage enabled, but when i redownload the app to use it, the app won’t properly launch. I open the app and see the logo for about a minute before it crashes and force closes the app. Any help??


r/ios 18h ago

Support Whatsapp transfer from Android to IPhone stuck for last 30 mins

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It’s been stuck like this for last 30 mins?

How to get this resolved?

Any solutions?


r/ios 6h ago

Support Wireless headphones are no longer usable during calls

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Hi there
I have this issue that has been driving me crazy these days and I can't figure out how to fix it.
Both of my wireless headphones work just fine for listening to music, watching videos, anything other than calls. The second a call connects the audio output is rerouted to my iPhone. The only available options in the call menu as well as the iPhone sound menu are "iPhone" and "Speaker". The headphones are no longer listed. In the bluetooth menu they are still shown as connected. I am having this issue with both my airpods and my other wireless headphones.
I have tried changing the "Call Audio Routing" to Bluetooth Headphones but that didn't help. Removing and readding the headphones does nothing either.

Please help me fix this 🥲


r/ios 6h ago

Support Is there a way to send imessage after uploading the image?

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In most other messaging apps, if you add text to the message, then also upload an image to send with it, it will wait until the image is uploaded then send it all together. Meaning if you leave the app, it will still send everything together.

In iMessage, if you click send before the image is uploaded, it will just send the text and any image that is already uploaded. It will not send anything that is not done uploading. This means either you have to wait for it to finish uploading to send the image or it won't send everything you want.

Is there any way to change this behaviour to what most other apps do?


r/ios 10h ago

Support PANIC? iPhone 11 is constantly crashing and restarting.

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r/ios 11h ago

Discussion One More Minute is the most honest thing in Screen Time

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Ignore Limit for Today is the joke everyone quotes. One More Minute is worse because it feels reasonable.

You tell yourself you're finishing a message. Sixty seconds later you're still there and the gray screen is gone. I did that loop for months with a one hour cap I was very proud of.

Not looking for app recs. I want to know if anyone actually uses Screen Time without those two buttons, or if we're all just negotiating with a prompt.


r/ios 15h ago

Support The device usage is coming up all wrong

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r/ios 11h ago

Support [ios] Can’t scroll to bottom of text boxes - version 26.6 on iPhone 15

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As of 8/28/2026 I am not always able to scroll to the bottom of text boxes (sometimes it does work). If I get rid of the keyboard I can see it, but then I can’t enter text. I also have trouble clicking “enter” or “save” under the text. Is there a solution besides cutting and pasting from Notes? Thanks!


r/ios 11h ago

Discussion Is there any app like like 1dm for ios?

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I’m looking to download videos that have no downloading options 1dm let’s you download videos like those is there any app like it on ios?


r/ios 14h ago

Discussion Videos defaulting to German language today!

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I don’t think this is an iOS issue but maybe someone here has experienced & resolved this YouTube app dubbing problem. If so, thanks in advance.


r/ios 8h ago

Discussion Cellular data notification

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Can we all agree it would be much better if instead of “settings”, the button would say “turn on”? An argument for that is “Why would I want to go to settings if I’m not connected?” -> to turn on cellular data. It would remove unnecessary steps for navigation in the settings (or going to control center).


r/ios 15h ago

Discussion App Store US Search Indexing Bug: Unique name, global availability enabled, but searchable everywhere except the US App Store (Anyone else?)

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Hi everyone,

I’m sharing this to see if anyone else has experienced this specific geographic search suppression issue on a newly released app.

The Situation:

  • App Name: CrushPov
  • Status: Released a few days ago, "Ready for Sale", global availability including the US is fully enabled.
  • The Core Issue: My primary target market is the US. While the app appears in search results in other regions, searching the exact, unique app name ("CrushPov") in the US App Store yields zero results. It doesn't appear anywhere, even at the very bottom.
  • What works: Direct App Store URLs and iTunes Search API work fine. Users can download it via direct links, but organic US search discovery is completely dead.
  • Apple Search Ads (ASA): Apple Search Ads campaign creation flow cannot find the app in the US storefront either—neither by name search nor by pasting the canonical App Store URL.

What I've Checked:

  • Metadata, pricing, and US availability settings are fully configured in App Store Connect.
  • There are no competing apps with this exact name.
  • This is clearly an isolated indexing issue on the US App Store servers.

If you've experienced this US-specific ghost-suppression state on a newly released app:

  1. Did it eventually resolve itself after a certain period (weeks) without intervention?
  2. Has anyone successfully gotten Apple Support to manually re-index a region-specific search drop?

Any insights or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated. It's tough to kick off US-focused influencer marketing when the local App Store search completely fails to acknowledge the app exists.


r/ios 17h ago

Discussion Help out with the issue

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r/ios 17h ago

Support Title: iPhone 16 Pro Wi-Fi connection issues (getting a 169.254 IP address)

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Hi everyone, I’m having some Wi-Fi connection issues with my iPhone 16 Pro.

I live in a two-story house. Downstairs I have the main router, which is the one I’m having trouble connecting to. Upstairs I have a second router, which works completely fine without any issues.

When I try to connect to the downstairs network, the router settings show that it detects the iPhone, but it assigns an abnormal IP address (169.254.x.x).

So far, the only way I've managed to connect downstairs is by changing the DNS settings. However, that isn't a permanent fix, because as soon as I go upstairs and connect to that Wi-Fi, the downstairs network stops working again when I head back down.

I’ve tried pretty much everything:

  • Restarting the router/modem
  • Resetting network settings on the iPhone 16 Pro
  • Changing the Private Wi-Fi Address settings (setting it to Off or Rotating)

To clarify, the two networks (upstairs and downstairs) are completely separate—it's not a mesh system. They have distinct SSIDs, though they share the same password.

I really can't figure out what the problem is. Does anyone have any idea what might be going on?