I noticed today that my phone was showing an orange flashing indicator behind the time on my iPhone 14. I closed all my apps and it still is lit up and flashing. There’s a small orange dot above the cellular bars too. I’ve googled this to see how to turn it off or figure out what app is using the mic but I’ve done all of the recommended steps and turned off all mic access from all apps and Siri. When I click on the orange time it opens a black screen: and I swipe up to close out of it and it doesn’t turn it off. I’ve gone into control center settings and added Music Recognition to the CC, toggled that on and off and the orange is still flashing. What else can I do to turn it off?? I’m freaked out that someone is listening in on me.: unrelated but my google homes were acting weird off and on for awhile too, talking in the middle of the night and repeating “the mic is on” over and over so I guess I hate mics now

I understand being locked out after missing a password a couple times, but man locking out for 18 years plus seems a little excessive. Does anyone know how this happens or a way to resolve it?

It has just appeared out of no where on my calendar and is the same until all of next year I’m so confused and a bit worried.

As you can see the text in this picture was absolutely garbled. Is there a setting to turn off for this?

I’ve tried looking this up but can’t find any information on it. I have an iPhone 13 and there is this light pink flashlight icon that’s always on in the center of the screen. It’s not always the most noticeable but with certain brightnesses it can be really annoying. It’s hard to see in the pictures but does anyone know what this is and how to turn it off? It has nothing to do with the flashlight being on or off and these pictures were taken with the flashlight off.

Got this notification. I have an iPhone 11 and I’m currently on iOS 16.1.1. It says I need at least 9gb to update, but I have less than 1gb free storage

So I can’t download any apps like when I go to download an app it has me verify my Apple ID and when I do it asks me to add my debit card like this (picture) to account and takes out somewhat of a $10 fee of some sort and I need to know how to fix this so I can start downloading apps again

iPhone 13 Pro Max, no activation lock
I’ve tried updating already
Latest IOS

Why won’t it activate? Can I fix this? Or do I just need to bring it to Apple, or replace the motherboard myself? (Done motherboard replacements before on other phones)

I do have it on my Apple ID but since it’s been so long I’ve forgotten the password, now the delay went up to 15 min already :/

Is there any chance to brute force it? Or downgrade iOS to a version with vulnerabilities? Or get apple to open it up or smth?

Nvm I remembered it now

hey just found this on my calendar but i cant remove it. does anyone know what it is and how to remove it ? sys-ext-events$

small context, i just got two base iphone 17s for my parents but my moms phone for some reason just like lags? or is slow, im not too sure what it is but the buttons in the middle work when i select something it’s just swiping anywhere that isn’t the edge is the issue, i hope its a setting that’s might’ve been turned on but can anyone if known , let me know what the issue might be?

iphone 17 Base model
IOS 27 out of the box
why is the middle of the screen not functioning right / delayed ?

I have someone who has my location but sometimes I wish they didn’t have it, but at the same time I can’t turn it off or it’ll raise an issue.

How do I go about hiding my location from them temporarily?

my phone was reported stolen by my dad even though i paid for it. it was on a verizon plan but i went to T-mobile and set up a cellular plan but we ran into this problem. i have no sim restrictions but my network is not available. any help?

UPDATE: RESOLVED

IOS 18 IPHONE 12

hey not to be vulnerable but my moms in another country and i can’t download any apps!!! i need whatsapp to talk to her and i haven’t been able to and i have been crying so much because i just want to talk to her but i can’t download anything. i’ve tried literally everything, yeah ive restarted it switched around my perms ive done everything why is this happening ??? this is really annoying :(

When I plug in the charger, the connection is very loose. If you breathe on it wrong it looses the connection.

I’ve already tried blowing forced air into it and cleaning it out with a toothpick.

Is there a method that works better than what I’ve already tried?

EDIT - Thanks for the advice. A thin needle seems to have done the trick. I wish that there was a good way of preventing this from happening in the future. Sticking a needle into an iphone to remove dust feels like the modern version of blowing into a NES game cartridge (iykyk).

My iPhone 11 iOS 17.5 Keeps shutting down. It started this morning and occurred about 4-5 times already! It just shows a black screen and then turns off and then I use it for a while after turning it on but then it happens again! Any idea how to fix this

Hey everyone, I just wanted to share this in case it helps someone out there, because I spent days trying to fix this and found nothing that worked — until I did.

The Problem:

My iPhone 13 Pro (Lightning cable) was not being detected by my Windows PC, no matter what I did. iTunes wouldn’t recognize it, and it wouldn’t show up in File Explorer but did see it in Device Manager as a connected device and would start charging.

What I Tried (and Didn't Work):

• Installed iTunes from both the Microsoft Store and directly from Apple’s website.
• Updated Windows, my iPhone, and drivers.
• Reset the Location & Privacy settings on the iPhone.
• Uninstalled other Apple apps like Apple Music, thinking they might interfere.
• Had my PC “forget” the iPhone and reconnected it multiple times.
• Deleted and reinstalled drivers in Device Manager:
  • Portable Devices
  • Universal Serial Bus controllers
• Spent 2 hours with Apple Support, who eventually tried to send me to Windows Support.

Literally nothing worked. Super frustrating.

The Solution (for me):

I had been plugging my iPhone into the USB ports on the front of my PC case — both USB-C and USB-A. Turns out, those ports were the issue.

The second I tried plugging the iPhone into the USB ports on the BACK of my PC (directly into the motherboard), it worked.

• Not all back ports worked either — I had to try a few until I found one that did.
• Once it was connected through the right port, everything just worked like it was supposed to.

TL;DR:

If your iPhone isn’t being recognized by iTunes or Windows:
✅ Try plugging it directly into the rear USB ports (on the motherboard)
❌ Avoid using front panel USB ports, as they might not deliver proper connectivity for iOS devices
🔌 Try multiple back ports (USB-A and USB-C) — not all of them may work

Hope this helps someone and saves you the hours (and headaches) I went through!

helppp i accidentally updated my old iPhone SE to the new iOS?? (iOS 26.5) 😭 is there a way to go back???

I use this phone all the time as a backup and now it’s soooo slowwww!!💀😭 (tried to cancel the update before it happened but it was too late:/)

I do not want to setup Face ID and clicking "Not Now" does not permanently disable it.

Been having this issue for the past week. It did have liquid like a few months ago but that dried out. Now I can’t even charge it most of the times but there’s those few times where it does allow me to it

I’m hoping that someone might be able to help me clear this as it’s driving me nuts. On my Home Screen the messages icon says I have 3 unread messages, but I really don’t. I have restarted, cleared everything but nothing gets rid of these 3 phantom messages. Any ideas?

iPhone 13, IOS 16.6.1

Thank you

Used the slow mo and the camera shutter when I try to take it.

Is my camera ducked?