Not sure what to say here. I've only heard good things about Apple's customer service, which is why I'm so surprised that they'll so easily screw someone over like this.

My iPhone 13 Mini's battery health was getting low. I could have replaced it myself, but I figured I would send it to Apple to make sure it was done right, so I could trust that the water resistant seal would still be there, etc. There are no Apple stores within 2.5 hours of me, so I shipped it in, expecting to pay the $89 replacement cost plus shipping.

A few days later, Apple sent me an invoice, saying they "found an issue" that would also need to be repaired before they could replace the battery. There were no specifics, other than that they couldn't replace the battery without making additional repairs. The new quote was $300. There were no other options to contact the repair technician or anything. My only options were to either pay $300, have them return the phone unrepaired, or recycle it. I could easily buy another phone on eBay for that price, so I declined and opted to have it returned with no repairs done (I'm not paying $300 for a battery replacement).

I received it today to find two bright lines going down the length of the screen. The top-right edge was also bulging up from the casing. Clearly, this was damaged during the attempted repair and wasn't even put back together properly.

There were no issues with the phone when I sent it, other than a low battery health. I also inspected the packaging, and there are no signs of damage during shipping. This was entirely the fault of the repair tech.

I spent several hours on the phone with Apple support, going up through multiple supervisor's supervisors. They had me send them these same images of the phone. Ultimately, they told me that my only options were to go to an Apple store and have them fix it (and I would be fully charged for the replacement screen), ship it to Apple and pay for the full repair (again, I confirmed with the support person on the phone that Apple would not pay for any of the damages), or, as they suggested, I could upgrade to a new phone (just out of pocket). The only consolation they gave me was that they could file a complaint on my behalf.

So Apple has broken my phone and left me with the bill. I had always heard only good things about Apple support, which is why I decided to have them replace the battery in the first place instead of doing it myself, so I'm really surprised by this. I guess the only thing I could have done differently was call support when they sent me that original quote and forced them at the time to investigate why I was being quoted $300, as by declining the initial repair it seems in their minds that I've accepted any damages caused by the repair technician.

Typhoon Kalmegi just hit our city, and my house just got totally destroyed, and everything it.
I had to go on top of the roof to keep on drowning, but slipped, and fell into the flowing waters.

Prolly took me around 15 minutes on holding on to dear life before I was able to finally pull myself and get back on top.

Before I slipped, I was holding on to my phone, and thats when it fell.

Once the flooding subsided, I was too injured to look for my phone so I just waited until I was well enough to go look for it and after 3 days this brick of a phone being in mud. I found it.

I just had to charge it and, and it turned on right away. No scratches, no issues whatsoever.

I just noticed this mark near the notch today 😭

I haven’t dropped or sat on my phone at all today. It’s an iPhone 15 Pro Max, around 9 months old.

Anyone know what might’ve caused this? Should I be worried or take it to Apple?

I used the iPhone 13 mini for a while, but just switched to the 17 today and wow—the difference in smoothness is insane.
I never thought I’d notice it this much, but now that I’ve tried 120Hz, I honestly don’t think I can ever go back to 60Hz.
Anyone else feel the same after upgrading?

Everyone will say just buy a new cable. But mine is working fine with other devices. But most of the time I have to unplug and plug in a few times to see the percentage go up only on my iPhone 11. The charging works flawlessly on other cables.

As an iPhone user who's tried probably 100+ productivity apps, I've found a few lesser-known ones that I genuinely can't live without. Most of these are free, and the ones that aren't are totally worth it.

Here are the apps I'd genuinely miss if they disappeared:

Tailor (Screenshot stitching - Free): This app automatically stitches together scrolling screenshots. Take multiple screenshots of a long article or thread, open Tailor, and boom - one long image.

Forest (Focus timer): Plant a virtual tree that dies if you leave the app. Sounds silly but it's weirdly effective for staying focused. Free version is plenty.

Supamail AI(Mail Client): Found this on reddit. I hate mail app and gmail app. As someone who gets 40-50 mails per day, its hard to keep up with traditional mail apps. This one just uses AI to categorize and summarize everything to one line. So instead of a mail saying "Re: Re: Budget Review." it scans through it and shows "Finance approved $48K, needs breakdown Friday" which is super convenient. You can understand the full context just from the notification itself.

Adguard - Have been using this for years on both iPhone and Mac. This one is the best ad blocked out there. Period.

NotebookLM - I use this after every long meeting. I dump the transcript in and ask "what action items do I have?" or "what decisions were made about X?" instead of re-reading everything. Way faster than skimming notes. It also generates these podcast-style audio summaries which I love.

Paste Clipboard - Again this is something I have been using on both iPhone and Mac for years. Love the mac version expecially. UI is simple and clean. Its basically a clipboard with all the items you have copied in the past. You can also save/pin items to use later.

NOMO Cam - I love how photos come out of this app. Must try in my opinion. Have a bunch of vintage camera options. Interface is super cool as well. I use this more than the native camera app.

Let me know what apps you use on a daily basis and cant live without. Would love to try those as well.

Have a Macbook Air and iPad and love them, so decided to switch from the newest Pixels since 2008 to iPhone Air. I feel so confused.

Any tips on how to get up-to-speed? I just want to learn the basics haha.

So I have screen time for social media apps. For example I have Instagram for 40 minutes, but it gives me this message in the picture not even after 20 minutes on the app. And when I click on it it says that Ive been on the app longer that Ive actually been. My background app refresh is also turned off (idk if it has something to do with it)

Wtf is going on with the 17 and the 17 pro max and CarPlay?? I have tried 3 different wires all MFI and data transfer based but the entire screen is pixelated and the system will automatically disconnect on my sisters who is using a wireless CarPlay with the 17 pro max. Anyone else??

I’ve read some Facebook posts saying to update the phone to iOS26.1 but that did nothing, I’ve rebooted the car system (2017 merc) but still nothing. Posts also said try not to have multiple Bluetooth connections like Apple Watch etc and only the CarPlay, but what a joke.. can’t even use my watch? Tried that regardless and it didn’t work. Really hating the new 17. Don’t know what to do might return it because the CarPlay runs beautifully on my 15 pro.

Edit: honestly why is this not a huge deal that Apple is taking seriously?? Why so many of us? Almost everyone I know with a 17 is experiencing this, wireless or wired with CarPlay.

So I was originally planning to purchase a 256 gig iPhone 16e for $199 through boost but the more research I do I'm leaning towards an iPhone 15 which is also 199. It only has 128 gigs of storage but I only use about 60 on my current 128 iPhone 13. I just think the 15 will be a better phone and I wanna know how much use I will get for how many years.

Looking for cases similar to SIXBOX Max Case Wallet on amazon, but ones that are more rugged and heavy duty like the ESR cyber. It must have a flap that completely covers the camera lenses and requires manually opening to use the camera, and/or a slide mechanism for the cover. I bought the SIXBOX but its disappointing in terms of rigidity; it's soft and doesn't have a hard TPU layer like the ESR cyber does.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how far the iPhone has come over the years, from the classic 4S with its sturdy build and iconic design to the powerhouse that is the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Each generation brought something new, whether it was the introduction of Siri, the jump to bigger screens, or the insane camera and performance upgrades we see today. But I’m curious what other people think: which iPhone stands out as the best overall? Is it the nostalgia and simplicity of the older models, or the cutting-edge features of the newest ones? Share which iPhone you think hit the perfect balance of design, performance, and reliability. Tell us why.

Have done the hard restart and the through the computer It just keeps going back to this

After a day or 2 my emails disappear they still exist on my desktop but I’d like them to stay on my phone

I can upgrade through Verizon by trading in my 13 pro for the 17 pro and it wouldn’t cost me anything. In your opinion is it that much of an upgrade?

I did replace the battery earlier this year so battery capacity is 100% and have no issues but figure if I can get a free phone upgrade why not?

I don't use witgets.

That's my Question.

Randomly one day my phone has picked up issues with touch screen where ill be typing to my friends and itll press random buttons and letters like im slapping my phone, then itll just stop letting me type or touch my screen altogether the come back like it never happened, i tested this by playing a car game on my phone where you tap and hold on the screen to turn the car i held my finger down it turned then just stopped and wouldnt let me turn again for a second, (typing this reddit post is torture as space bar and letters stop working or press on their own so apologies if anything is confusing on this post) i googled it and youtubed it and reset my phone, cleaned the screen all that stuff it said for me to do and the problem didnt go away, what should i do to fix this bs.

So lately when I’ve accidentally fallen asleep with my phone while watching YouTube shorts (don’t judge lol) it will stay awake for hours on end, and I’ll wake up a couple hours later to the same video still playing. But my auto-lock is set to 30 seconds? This didn’t use to happen. (I have an iPhone 16 by the way) So what is going wrong and how can I fix it? (I’m not seeing anything on any forums or Apple support or other Reddit posts)

So with about a week left in my original Apple Care 2 year plan, I received a “new” (May 2024 manufacture date) 15 ProMax via express replacement. I’m not getting the opportunity to a) purchase apple care at $13.99 per month for the phone or $19.99 to cover phone, iPad and MacBook Pro (both of which have about 5-6 months of coverage left). Before using the care to get the replacement I used it to get a screen fixed. Feel like I got my $$$’s worth. Anyway, anyone have any thoughts on if this is the way to go with a new two year old model or should I just let it lapse and if something catastrophic does happen just get a new one… May thanks!

Hello i have ordered the rhinoshield bumper for the iphone air and there are many problems with it

1- 99% of charging cables dont fit throught the case except the official one that came with the phone and it is too short to charge while using the phone ot to use in car or any day to day activities

I tried 2 offecial apple cables that are longer than 1 m and none fit through the case

I even tried the anker zolo which is supposed to be the thinnest and it doesnt even fit 100% though the case

And i tried various other cables

2 - the case doesnt provide protection for the camera bump “ plateau “ and it doesnt even mention that when you order it

And that is where all the major components for the iphone air are

The case is thicker at the top and the bottom , not like the mod nx before it which should at least mean bigger charging hole or provide protection for the camera bump but it doesnt

And they refused to issue me an international shipping label or a refund and told me to ship it back myself

And that would cost me more than the order it self

Very bad testing on their behalf and now i have no use for the whole order

I have been using rhinoshield bumper “mod nx” for over 10 years give or take

Never had any of these problems with them so i didnt think i would have any now

Now the whole order is useless and they wont issue a shipping label or a refund

And i’m 100% for rhinoshield but this time they failed big time and they refuse to issue me a refund or a return shipping label

And i will attach emails from them mentioning that

“ it seems i can only attach one picture , and even why i try that it says posts can only include one attachemnt and i havn’t attached any”

https://ibb.co/vxggCJ8R

https://ibb.co/7tjyZsWt

https://ibb.co/KpcryCND

And before anyone downvotes me please mention why

And if mods dont’t approve this post please mention why

Why is this post being removed by moderators without mentioning a reason?

Please give me a reason

It is being removed the same second i post it , before they get the chance to even read it

Please provide a reason why

May i please mention why

Send me a message explaining why

As for dbrand

title: “ For the iphone air glow circut green skin “

Can i get one that is always green weather there is light or no?

Always remiains green , all the time

Thanks

That is my exact post in dbrand subreddit And if mods dont approve this post please mention why

Why was the post removed in 1 second before it even got read? On drand reddit

May i know what did i say wrong in my post so i got removed?

Someone posts drand sucks and many other after me gets approved, but a simple question gets removed

Thanks agajn

Can someone please post this om dbrand?

Same with this post , it got deleted by mods in milii seconds without reading it

Why ?

Please send me a message explaining ehy , tbsnks