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It's not affecting many people at all, but if your iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone 18 Pro Max is not working on AT&T, this is what you need to do. AT&T has reportedly acknowledged problems with the eSIMs for the iPhone 18 Pro - image credit: AT&T. While all of the bugs affecting the new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are only happening for a very small group of users, they are happening. Alongside the already reported Face ID restart bug, due to be fixed shortly , AppleInsider has been told of an AT&T issue. The issue is that, for the affected users, cellular calls cannot be made or received. Calls work when using AT&T Wi-Fi Calling, but cellular signal strength either varies or stays on SOS only. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
Unsurprisingly, Apple is working on an iOS 27 update that will fix an issue affecting some iPhone 18 Pro users where Face ID is failing and forcing a restart. A Face ID bug is causing restarts for a small number of iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max users. Whenever millions of devices are released alongside a new OS, there are problems . In the case of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, some users reported restarts caused by kernel panics, so unexpected and unforced restarts. One Reddit user said this happened when the Wallet app was opened. That same user, and two others, also reported crashes after Face ID failed to recognize them. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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…
Meta VR Glasses are a new spatial computing device that weighs a sixth of the Apple Vision Pro with a third of the cost, half of the specs, and none of the immersion. Meta's new glasses have Alan Dye all over them. Image source: Meta Take the front glass from the Apple Vision Pro, slap it on some thick glasses arms, remove the light seal, compute, and surrounding hardware, and you'll end up with Meta VR Glasses. These are less glasses than goggles, and initial demos show some promise in delivering decent mixed augmented reality results. For a headset people seem ready to claim was a failure, the industry, namely Meta, really leaned into chasing Apple's vision . Though, unlike Apple, Meta couldn't help slapping a logo right on the user's forehead. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums