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iPhone 16 Pro Bug Causing Random Freezing and Restarts
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I currently have a 14 Pro and prior to upgrading to iOS18 I had no software issues, when I upgraded I started to see random crashes/reboots that last about 8 seconds or so. This occurs maybe once every few days. I hope Apple will provide a future update to address this as I never had random reboots before prior to iOS 18.
Do you have panic-full files in the log list? To see it go into
Settings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements > data analysis
With my 16 Pro I’m not getting a full kernel panic restart but there is the occasional stutter (maybe one every few days). When a stutter happens, it is logged as ExcUserFault_lockdownd (and then the date). This log entry only seems to be generated either when I turn on the phone or when I experience a stutter.
I’ve not heard of Apple Devices. Is it a Windows app?
Couldn’t they just allow the creation of a network between the computer and iPhone for file transfers, if they got rid of the charging port? Similar to how you can connect to an Apple TV box when you have no internet connection - you use Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to create a network and stream to the Apple TV box. As for charging, there’s Qi charging/MagSafe.
I agree that the product lineups are a bit messy. Honestly, I think it’s silly to keep selling old products at lower prices. It complicates the lineup and people can just buy second-hand if they don’t want to pay full price. Most of my MacBooks have been bought from eBay & they’ve lasted a minimum of 5 years. My first ever one died out of nowhere after 8 years & it was £740.
They should remove the ‘iPad’ from the iPad lineup, so that the options would then be: iPad Air, iPad Pro, iPad Mini.
Having an app, a service and a hardware device with a similar name is ridiculous too (Apple TV, Apple TV app, Apple TV+).
I didn’t mind that iOS did not have most features that Android had back then. It’s better to release the feature implemented well and working properly than implemented poorly and not working well.
Did you experimented any kernel panic error before the fresh installed that fixed you issues?
Yes, Apple Devices is the new iTunes replacement for windows. Less bloated but unfortunately less functional as well.
All these things *could* be done, but they don’t sound very appealing, especially not for a Pro device. The goal should be to make the existing features at least work well before deprecating them.
My iPhone 16 is certainly affected - at first it was the camera app, after a reset it's now random...
There appears to be a bug with some iPhone 16 models that is causing random restarts, according to complaints on Reddit, the MacRumors forums, and the Apple Support Communities. Affected users are seeing their iPhones freeze unexpectedly and then reboot.
Reports about the issue have been ongoing since the iPhone 16 models first launched in September, and have continued to this week. The iOS 18.0.1 and iOS 18.1 updates do not fix the issue, as it has continued to happen to users even after installing the latest software.
The problem seems to pop up randomly. The display will stop responding or will be very slow to respond to touch input, and then the iPhone will do a quick restart. There have also been reports of the iPhone restarting unexpectedly when in StandBy mode.
Some users who contacted Apple shortly after the new iPhones launched were able to get replacement devices, but have had the issue reoccur. Almost all of the complaints are about the iPhone 16 Pro or iPhone 16 Pro Max, so it may only be the Pro models that are impacted.
For most people, the issue is sporadic, but some users have seen 10 to 20 crashes per day. In some cases, doing a fresh install and not reinstalling from an iCloud Backup seems to have fixed the problem, so it is possible that this is a bug related to iCloud.
Let us know in the comments below if you've been experiencing this freezing and crashing issue.
Article Link: iPhone 16 Pro Bug Causing Random Freezing and Restarts
This has been a problem since iPhone 14. Apple should acknowledge this. Embarrassing lack of quality control.
I’ve had the iPhone 14 Pro for two years and I’ve had not experienced any random reboots with it. I don’t know the ratio of people who have and those who haven’t, but if the former is not even close to being larger than the latter then why would Apple acknowledge it?
My wife and I both moved from iPhone 14 Pro Max's to iPhone 16 Pro Max's. No issues with restarts or crashes I did update the 14's to iOS 18 as soon as it released. Made sure all our apps worked for a week or two before the 16's arrived.
I did have lousy battery life on my 16 whereas my wife did not. It turned out to be a beta blood sugar app that publishes BS values every minute to calendar. Stopped that task and now no issues.
Last issue that is driving me nuts is Siri stops responding on my iPhone with "Hey Siri" or "Siri". I have to push the power button to initiate Siri. I have done the suggestions on Apple community site, which fixes it for a day, then it is back to its no response.
I think I must be one of the few that likes the camera control slider.
I did have lousy battery life on my 16 whereas my wife did not. It turned out to be a beta blood sugar app that publishes BS values every minute to calendar. Stopped that task and now no issues.
Last issue that is driving me nuts is Siri stops responding on my iPhone with "Hey Siri" or "Siri". I have to push the power button to initiate Siri. I have done the suggestions on Apple community site, which fixes it for a day, then it is back to its no response.
I think I must be one of the few that likes the camera control slider.
Like you, I don’t have a problem with the camera control slider. I actually like it.
“Hey Siri” has been working flawlessly for me to this point and I use it quite often.
I am having the same issues with my 13 ProMax. It doesn't reboot but definitely freezes / hangs randomly irrespective of what app or task I am doing with the phone.
I have feeling we reached peak mobile phone OS on both Android and iOS a couple of years ago. A lot of the new features either fall into the "Me too" or "Gimmick" category but don't massively enhance the utility of the core functions.
For example I'd rather see Apple make group chat compatible across Android and iOS.
I have feeling we reached peak mobile phone OS on both Android and iOS a couple of years ago. A lot of the new features either fall into the "Me too" or "Gimmick" category but don't massively enhance the utility of the core functions.
For example I'd rather see Apple make group chat compatible across Android and iOS.
As a matter of fact, I have never experienced reboots with Samsung phones in recent years. The reason this particular phone has not rebooted for so long (apart from being that reliable) is that it stopped receiving software updates long ago (it's 5 or 6 years old)
Ok so I haven’t had this at all in a month, an until about 5 minutes after reading this article and it’s happened 3 times.
What black magic is this macrumors
What black magic is this macrumors
Last week, my three week old iPhone 15 Pro Max suddenly started turning itself on and off in a continuous loop, and would not charge. When the battery ran out, it still wouldn’t charge. I took it to the Apple Store and they were unable to get it to start up, and nor could they extract the serial number from it. So, they gave me a new phone.
There appears to be a bug with some iPhone 16 models that is causing random restarts, according to complaints on Reddit, the MacRumors forums, and the Apple Support Communities. Affected users are seeing their iPhones freeze unexpectedly and then reboot.
Reports about the issue have been ongoing since the iPhone 16 models first launched in September, and have continued to this week. The iOS 18.0.1 and iOS 18.1 updates do not fix the issue, as it has continued to happen to users even after installing the latest software.
The problem seems to pop up randomly. The display will stop responding or will be very slow to respond to touch input, and then the iPhone will do a quick restart. There have also been reports of the iPhone restarting unexpectedly when in StandBy mode.
Some users who contacted Apple shortly after the new iPhones launched were able to get replacement devices, but have had the issue reoccur. Almost all of the complaints are about the iPhone 16 Pro or iPhone 16 Pro Max, so it may only be the Pro models that are impacted.
For most people, the issue is sporadic, but some users have seen 10 to 20 crashes per day. In some cases, doing a fresh install and not reinstalling from an iCloud Backup seems to have fixed the problem, so it is possible that this is a bug related to iCloud.
Let us know in the comments below if you've been experiencing this freezing and crashing issue.
Article Link: iPhone 16 Pro Bug Causing Random Freezing and Restarts
A little suggestion: try rebooting your phone on a once-per-week schedule (I do mine on Saturday mornings). As for my iPhone 16 Plus, so far no major issues. 🤞
"This happens to me all the time". Proceed to describe a completely different problem.
