iPhone 14 Pro Starting to feel like iPhones are not worth the money anymore

[AlaskaMoose]

Ah yes, the idiots from Payette Forward who make a video every year telling people to turn off almost all the features on their phones thus crippling the functionality to save an undefined amount of battery life. Great advice for almost no-one.

I’m willing to bet that (like me) you actually have literally no idea how much it costs.

Well, turning off my 14 Pro's settings I have no use for, did help. I am a light user, and so far charge my iPhone every three days, or even two days if the battery has discharged to 30-35%. I charged it 2 days ago, and right now the battery shows 68% remaining. I take such advices, regardless of whom they come from, "with a grain of salt". If turning off some settings and apps I don't need extends or delays battery power drainage, then it works for me.

 

[Allen_Wentz]

There's talk that they are FINALLY replacing Tim Cook. But this could make things either better or even worse. I hope the new CEO has the right prioritize and gets Apple back on track. 🤞

Why does someone need to get "Apple back on track?" Apple is $T, very successful and has been bringing great products to us. What do you dislike about Tim Cook's superb performance?

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Ah yes, the idiots from Payette Forward who make a video every year telling people to turn off almost all the features on their phones thus crippling the functionality to save an undefined amount of battery life. Great advice for almost no-one.

I’m willing to bet that (like me) you actually have literally no idea how much it costs.

I’ve followed those, and had done more or less the same thing myself before said videos and I see zero difference in my day-to-day usage. Nothing is crippled, that I use my phone for.

Super light use myself, as well. I can get 2-3 days out of my 16 Pro between charges.

 

[transpo1]

Hello,

I’m starting to feel like iPhones just aren’t worth the money anymore.

I bought the iPhone 14 Pro (1TB) as soon as it launched, and went for AppleCare+ with theft and loss cover. I wanted something that would last a few years, as upgrades aren’t worth it every year, or even every couple of years, now.

In November last year, I accidentally stood on it and cracked the back. I used AppleCare+ for the repair and they replaced the battery at the same time, which I was surprised by.

11 months on though, I’ve already lost 11% battery health & iOS 26 seems to be hammering it even more. I’m regularly down to around 20% by the time I get home from work, even with Low Power Mode on. I’ve just switched on Reduced Motion to see if that helps, but haven’t had a chance to test it properly yet. That setting makes the phone feel like a budget Android from 2007 — not exactly what you expect from an almost £2k device.

It’s frustrating. I shouldn’t be thinking about replacing the battery already.

My Apple Watch Series 6 — which I also bought at launch — and my second-hand MacBook Pro (over six years old now) are still going strong. I’ve no urge to upgrade either of those because they still work to my expectations.

iOS has become increasingly buggy over the years. It’s been on the decline ever since Scott Forstall left in 2012/2013, if you ask me. Now it feels like they’re more focused on flashy features like “Apple Intelligence” just to have something new to shout about or subscription services, rather than fixing bugs and making things “just work”. I shouldn’t have to enable reduced motion to try and conserve battery life because of the buggy software update.

For the first time since I started using iPhones, I’m genuinely considering jumping ship.

Anyone else feeling the same?

iOS and Apple in general these days is buggy for sure, but I can't imagine myself switching. In fact, just switched from Spotify to Apple Music so anticipate being even more locked into the ecosystem. The bugs in the OS are a result of Apple's meteoric success-- they've honestly just grown too fast and IMHO the company has overwhelmed itself with its to-do list.

The only way I would switch is if I was guaranteed a privacy focus on another platform; a way to maintain the same ecosystem (not going to happen); and there were killer features and guaranteed quality control of bugs on another system. None of that is likely to happen for at least a few years.

 

[eyoungren]

iOS and Apple in general these days is buggy for sure, but I can't imagine myself switching. In fact, just switched from Spotify to Apple Music so anticipate being even more locked into the ecosystem. The bugs in the OS are a result of Apple's meteoric success-- they've honestly just grown too fast and IMHO the company has overwhelmed itself with its to-do list.

The only way I would switch is if I was guaranteed a privacy focus on another platform; a way to maintain the same ecosystem (not going to happen); and there were killer features and guaranteed quality control of bugs on another system. None of that is likely to happen for at least a few years.

Fortunately, Apple makes it so you don't have to switch (or be locked in). About 95 percent of the services I use on my iPhone, Macs, and iPad are third party services. Google, Dropbox, Yahoo, etc. Spotify, Pandora and others work just fine on my devices too. There are one or two Apple services I do use, but I'm not dependent on them.

Now, if Apple made it so that third party services and alternatives to their ecosystem are not allowed on their iDevices, then I'd have a problem. The non-Apple services I have chosen work cross platform. Because of that, it makes switching between iOS and Android and back again very easy. Not that I have any intent of switching off iOS right now though.

 

[transpo1]

Fortunately, Apple makes it so you don't have to switch (or be locked in). About 95 percent of the services I use on my iPhone, Macs, and iPad are third party services. Google, Dropbox, Yahoo, etc. Spotify, Pandora and others work just fine on my devices too. There are one or two Apple services I do use, but I'm not dependent on them.

Now, if Apple made it so that third party services and alternatives to their ecosystem are not allowed on their iDevices, then I'd have a problem. The non-Apple services I have chosen work cross platform. Because of that, it makes switching between iOS and Android and back again very easy. Not that I have any intent of switching off iOS right now though.

Absolutely. I’ve had no problems using Spotify or other competing services like Dropbox on Apple devices either. I don’t see Apple getting more anti-competitive now that they are fighting certain policies in Europe.

The benefits of the ecosystem (which is open enough for many) still far outweigh the drawbacks.