Apple says software update to fix iPhone 18 Pro rebooting bug is coming next week
On Monday, we reported on an issue where iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max users were seeing their phone freeze and reboot following a failed Face ID attempt. To us, it appeared to be a software glitch rather than an inherent hardware fault. Apple has now confirmed to 9to5Mac that a software update to address this problem is in the works, and should be available early next week. more…
What happened?
On Monday, we reported on an issue where iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max users were seeing their phone freeze and reboot following a failed Face ID attempt. To us, it appeared to be a software glitch rather than an inherent hardware fault. Apple has now confirmed to 9to5Mac that a software update to address this problem is in the works, and should be available early next week. more…
Story details
On Monday, we reported on an issue where iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max users were seeing their phone freeze and reboot following a failed Face ID attempt.
To us, it appeared to be a software glitch rather than an inherent hardware fault.
Apple has now confirmed to 9to5Mac that a software update to address this problem is in the works, and should be available early next week.
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Original source
https://9to5mac.com/2026/09/23/apple-iphone-18-pro-rebooting-bug-software-update-fix/