iPhone 15/Plus DO NOT BUY THE IPHONE 15 pro max - major major major problem

[AF_APPLETALK]

My 15 Pro Max has been fine. Even better since 17.0.3.

Siri also doesn’t work. It spins and thinks and then shuts down. No amount of rebooting the phone will cause it to work.

I don't use Siri on my iPhone, but this behavior seems very similar to what's been going on with my HomePod mini lately.

 

[dukebound85]

This is my second phone. It’s not hardware. It’s software.

I have 0 issues with mine so yea

 

[stlredbird]

I’ve made several calls on my 15 PM over the last 2 days. I can’t believe it hasn’t blown up next to my face.

 

[seanmcbay]

Really glad to stick with my 13 Mini. The 15s sound like a disaster that’s not worth the money. Hopefully the 16 is more stable.

 

[jeremysteele]

software glitches never happen to just a few people.

I can tell you aren't a software engineer of any kind.

Half my day is spent trying to replicate issues that a tiny fraction of people experience in the system I work on.

 

[Apple_Tiger]

No issues here on my iphone 15 pro max and everything is perfect, calls just fine.

 

[dotzero123]

Possibly software from an employer not playing nice with the phone? If the other folks experiencing this issue work with you, it might explain why the glitch is not widespread.

 

[960design]

Absolutely do not spend $1000+ on the 15 pro max. It has a bug that causes making a phone call practically impossible. You have to reboot the phone and you can make maybe one call before it freezes up.

Thanks for the heads up. I'm sure we will hear more about it, but as the others have said... a newbie posting the "sky is falling" in all caps is a pretty big red flag to the community.

I have not had any issues with any of the iPhone Pro 15s I have. Of course, I have not made or received a single call with any of them. I live asynchronously.

 

[Chuckeee]

Woes of being an early adopter.

 

[ToiddMedia]

Absolutely do not spend $1000+ on the 15 pro max. It has a bug that causes making a phone call practically impossible. You have to reboot the phone and you can make maybe one call before it freezes up.

Siri also doesn’t work. It spins and thinks and then shuts down. No amount of rebooting the phone will cause it to work.

Reinstalling the os does nothing. Wiping the phone and doing a fresh install does nothing. The newest update 17.0.3 does not fix the problem.

I have a case with apple. It’s in the hands of the engineers. So far….nothing.

i Don’t know if this happens with other models of the 15 but I know at least 5 other people who are having this problem with the pro max.

DO. NOT. BUY.

It’s a $1000 paperweight.

Sorry to hear that though, but I and my family don’t have this issues, we are more than 10, all iPhon users. Never had, I hope Apple as it is fixes this issue for you and co. Unlike Apple I will say. Why not remove some of your third party apps and try a hard reset…, goo luck.

 

[960design]

I can tell you aren't a software engineer of any kind.

Half my day is spent trying to replicate issues that a tiny fraction of people experience in the system I work on.

I can tell you are a passionate software engineer.
Half my day is spent sending emails stating that I cannot replicate the issue.
I'm joking... I do not reply to issues.

 

[DDustiNN]

Absolutely do not spend $1000+ on the 15 pro max. It has a bug that causes making a phone call practically impossible. You have to reboot the phone and you can make maybe one call before it freezes up.

Siri also doesn’t work. It spins and thinks and then shuts down. No amount of rebooting the phone will cause it to work.

Reinstalling the os does nothing. Wiping the phone and doing a fresh install does nothing. The newest update 17.0.3 does not fix the problem.

I have a case with apple. It’s in the hands of the engineers. So far….nothing.

i Don’t know if this happens with other models of the 15 but I know at least 5 other people who are having this problem with the pro max.

DO. NOT. BUY.

It’s a $1000 paperweight.

What country? What carrier? Which iOS version? What exactly is happening? Your problem description wasn’t very… descriptive.

I have the 15 Pro on iOS 17.1 beta 2, and I’ve made numerous calls today with no issues. Verizon in U.S. Let’s nail this down and try to figure it out.

 

[raythompsontn]

More likely, but also just as likely to be fake.

Maybe they're holding the phone upside down.

 

[MyPhone99]

This is my second phone. It’s not hardware. It’s software.

great!! you have root cause of the problem too. How did you confirm ? Btw if its Software it will be fixed soon

 

[GGJstudios]

Absolutely do not spend $1000+ on the 15 pro max. It has a bug that causes making a phone call practically impossible. You have to reboot the phone and you can make maybe one call before it freezes up.

DO. NOT. BUY.

It’s a $1000 paperweight.

Before making sensationalist claims like this, you may want to learn whether this is happening to all users, or just you. It is irresponsible to advise others not to make a purchase, only based on one anecdotal incident. Like millions of other users, I've made dozens of phone calls, perhaps over 100 in the short time I've had mine, and never experienced any of the problems you describe.

It is not a paperweight! Think before you post!

 

[BLtheP]

Really glad to stick with my 13 Mini. The 15s sound like a disaster that’s not worth the money. Hopefully the 16 is more stable.

Squeaky wheel gets the grease. Most of us aren’t having any problems. It’s nowhere near the disaster of a launch the world wants you to believe it is.

 

[tom2517]

So many members here never had this problem and the OP happened to know five others having exactly the same issue? What are the chances of that?

 

[fanboy05]

weird. I bought 2 and haven't had any issue with either of them. I hope you get a new phone

 

[BadBuoy]

I'm good with my 15 Pro Max, thanks.

 

[Nozuka]

let me guess. All of these colleagues are on the same company Wifi and you have Wifi calling enabled.

 

[Kottu]

Got a 15PM and no problem at all.

 

[ibuyufo]

Had mine since launch. I get like 50% battery usage because of no cell coverage. The iphone 15 pro max seems to have a harder time keeping signal in a poor T-Mobile area compared to my S23 Ultra. In good reception areas it works without any problem.

 

[alFR]

What country? What carrier? Which iOS version? What exactly is happening? Your problem description wasn’t very… descriptive.

I have the 15 Pro on iOS 17.1 beta 2, and I’ve made numerous calls today with no issues. Verizon in U.S. Let’s nail this down and try to figure it out.

I'm going to take a wild guess and say they won't engage with you on any troubleshooting. As posted above, the odds of what they claim being true, especially when there are no other reports of this issue on here / elsewhere online are miniscule. We see this every year: new phone comes out, newbies appear, post wild claims with no evidence, disappear. Same old same old.

 

[joey561]

OP has disappeared completely, after shouting from the rooftops about a problem no one else has heard about.

What an absolute pile of nonsense. Reported.

 

[djcerla]

There is clearly an influx of new posters claiming all sort of fake problems. Probably a scheme to drag down the stock price.