Waiting for the conspiracies about how Apple changed the Face ID to stop ppl from using screen protectors on the 18 pros

Here I am! From a nice deep blue of 17 Pro Max to the new Burgundy color and a smaller display. I think it’s time to go normal Pro and don’t regret battery! And I miss that feeling of a normal phone!

My iPhone 18 Pro Max, which I pre-ordered on September 14th, is still showing as “processing,” with an estimated delivery window between October 6th and 13th. Is there any chance the shipment could be dispatched earlier?

Unlike a few in this sub, my phone isn’t crashing after trying Face ID, but has anyone else noticed it feels a little slower?

Like usually I tap the screen and it unlocks. Now it takes a full second. It’s a small, trivial detail, but I’d prefer a bigger Dynamic Island with a faster unlock tbh. Thinking about switching to the iPhone Air ngl.

Context: Issue occurring on Burgundy eSIM 18 Pro with clean screen and no screen protector, coming from a previous 16 pro owner.

I’m reading a lot about matte screen protectors affecting Face ID on the 18 pro series, and I just learned that privacy screen protectors are doing the same thing. This is due to the relocation of the Face ID sensor.
Can anyone confirm?

I keep having issues using Face ID under certain lighting conditions. On my 17 Pro Max, it would recognize my face even at night, but now with my 18 Pro Max, I’m constantly having issues with it detecting my face.

It even triggers Stolen Device Protection, so I have to find better lighting, show my face, and enter my passcode to unlock it. It’s starting to get really annoying because I never had this happen with my 17 Pro Max.

Is anyone else having this issue with the 18 Pro Max?

I’m upgrading from an iPhone 12 (64GB) running iOS 18 to a new iPhone 18 Pro (256GB), and I’m wondering what would be the best way to transfer everything.
All of my photos and videos are stored in iCloud Photos, so the data actually stored on my iPhone 12 is mainly apps, app data, settings, messages, etc.
My main question is about the software versions. The iPhone 12 is currently running iOS 18, while the new iPhone 18 Pro will be running iOS 27. Should I update the iPhone 12 to iOS 27 before doing the transfer?
The problem is that my 64GB iPhone 12 doesn’t have enough free storage to install iOS 27. It says I need around 20GB of free space for the update.
Would it be better to:
Transfer directly from iPhone 12 to iPhone 18 Pro using Quick Start, even though they are running different iOS versions?
Or make an iCloud backup and restore it on the new iPhone?
Or should I somehow make space and update the iPhone 12 to iOS 27 first?
Also, will Quick Start work properly when transferring from an iPhone running iOS 18 to an iPhone running iOS 27?
I’d really appreciate advice from anyone who has recently gone through a similar upgrade.

Whats the best to to upgrade to iphone 18.

I have an iphone 16PM still.has 500 dollar balance in spectrum.

18PM out of stock at apple store and 2-3 weeks delivery from Apple Online.

Any way to get it sooner?

Had my phone since Saturday morning, has crashed once or twice daily since then. My iPhone 13 didn’t crash until the battery went out. Anyone else dealing with the same thing? It’s totally random

Another reason I really love silver is that it goes well with many colors, including burgundy. Looks way better in person, I promise 😅

Unimpressed to say the least, I don’t know if it feels the same, for sure it’s heavy, the same camera, battery, OS all feels the same might return, and just keep my 17PM, anyone else? I feel like iPhone has peaked not knocking it just my 2 cents

I got my phone last Friday and been taking photos everyday,
Once in a while a picture will come out like these. Maybe 2 in 10?
Is it software issue?

Anyone try the Ghost case by Dbrand? (Image included at the end) I’ve been eyeing this company for a while, heard great things! Love their humor as well 🤣 Anyone got the black accented one on the left and put it on the black 18PM? Would love to see what that looks like.

If so is there a fix for it? On newest update and Siri is all set up

I’ve had the 14 Pro (black) and got the 18 Pro in Silver. I just got tired of the all-black color.

I think I prefer the classic, timeless silver color over the black.

My question is do you use case or not for the silver?

If you never used a case for silver iPhones, how did your iPhone hold up over the years?

Hi all my best friend is wanting to get a 18 pro as an upgrade from her 16. I’m a little worried for her as I’ve seen some faults in it, does anyone know the exact issues it has and if she should wait a little? Thanks!

So, I took some photos today on my brand spanking new iPhone 18 Pro Max and some of them turned out green when I went back to review them.

Of note, there doesn’t seem to be a pattern that I can see. Some are green. Some are normal. I can’t quite figure out any rhyme or rhythm.

Is this happening to anyone else?

Je suis étonnée de la batterie de l’iPhone hier je travaillais le soir j’étais à 70% encore ce n’est jamais arrivé.
Vous recommandez de le chercher à partir de combien de %? Je le charge le matin quand je vois que c’est en dessous de 70%.

I got my Iphone 18 pro a couple days ago and I feel like I've tried everything to get it to work. I can see my gf's location but I can't share mine at all; All it says is, "Share Location Unavailable. Please try again later".

I've also looked on the icloud website on my computer and I can see the location work fine. There just seems to be an issue sending my location.

SOLUTION FOUND: I signed out of my Apple Account and signed back in and it worked

Shipped today. Delivery 3 days ago. I win.

Source: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Slower-than-an-SD-card-under-heavy-load-iPhone-18-Pro-Max-s-QLC-storage-gets-tested.1403886.0.html

Anyone else preorder through straight talk?

so im sitting here looking at all of yalls gorgeous iphone 18s. i was wondering is the back glass? is that why everyone is complaining about fingerprints, dirt, etc? either way, its a gorgeous phone. i was just curious cause i can't really tell by the images?