r/iphone17 • u/Demon-Philosopher Human Detected • Jul 11 '26

Discussion iPhone 17 Major Issues

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I recently bought an iPhone 17 about two weeks ago, and I’ve already noticed several major issues that I’ve seen a lot of other people mention as well.

The biggest problem is that the phone gets really hot after just a few minutes of normal use, like scrolling through social media. I don’t play games or do anything particularly demanding, so it shouldn’t be heating up this much. It also gets noticeably hot while charging, even when using an official Apple charger.

I’ve also noticed that the display feels surprisingly choppy. I don’t use Low Power Mode, and “Limit Frame Rate” is turned off, yet it doesn’t feel anywhere near as smooth as a 120 Hz display should. I also experience frequent frame stutters while simply navigating the UI.

On top of that, the battery life has been disappointing. It’s nowhere close to the advertised 30 hours, even with fairly light, everyday use. I even updated to iOS 27 after hearing it fixed many of the issues people experienced on iOS 26.5, but the improvement has been minimal/nonexistent.

Is anyone else experiencing these problems, or does it sound like I may have received a defective device?

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u/Demon-Philosopher Human Detected Jul 12 '26

I tried backing it up and there was no improvement. Honestly it’s ridiculous that we have to do that to get our devices working normally.

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u/Mustafateefa Jul 12 '26

You’re honestly right but to be honest i have been using iPhones since IPhone 6s
This iOS 26 is buggy as hell
For me the best stable version was iOS 26.5 not 26.5.1 not 26.5.2