One of the apps I previously had, I offloaded in July. I went to redownload it yesterday (October, for future reference), and it redownloaded, however it was the same version from July. Then the App Store said there is an update from back in August. Is this by design? Seems odd not to download the newest version. Happening to anyone else?

I have an iPhone 16 Pro, and I just switched from Dark Mode to Light Mode.
For some reason, the keyboard took a second longer to switch from black to white. So, for a brief moment, I had Light Mode with a black keyboard.
And it looked REALLY good!
Now I’m wondering why Apple doesn’t give us the option to choose the keyboard’s appearance independently of the system theme.
I know third-party keyboards exist, but I don’t want to download another keyboard just to change its colour. I like Apple’s default keyboard.
It’s such a small customisation, but it would make a difference.
Does anyone else prefer a dark keyboard with Light Mode? And is there any native workaround I’m missing?

Hi everyone,

I recently received a notification on my iPhone saying that someone was trying to log in to my Apple Account from Jakarta, Indonesia.
I don’t live anywhere near Indonesia, and I definitely wasn’t trying to log in from there.
I’m a bit concerned about the security of my account and would appreciate some advice.

A few questions:
- Is there any way to see the login history of my Apple Account, including failed attempts and locations?
- Does receiving this notification mean someone already knows my password, or could they be trying to access my account without it?
- How can I check whether someone has already accessed my account without my knowledge?
- Besides changing my password and enabling two-factor authentication, what other security measures would you recommend?
- Has anyone else experienced something similar?

I just want to make sure my account, photos, passwords and personal information are safe.
Thanks in advance for any advice!

I have an iPhone 17 Pro. I’m currently on iOS 26, the latest version.

Given that there are many reports from iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max users stating that photo quality is no longer what it used to be and that it has deteriorated significantly after updating to iOS 27. Would you sacrifice photo quality? Or would you go ahead with the update, choosing to keep your phone up to date even if it means having terrible photos?

Perhaps this is a question best directed at those who own an iPhone 17 Pro. For who have updated or not.
I'm not thinking about to buy iphone 18 pro. It is full of issues.

I want to create an iPhone (17 Pro) wallpaper with a black, pill-shaped object at the top so that the text behind it is easier to see against the yellow background.

When I use a wallpaper like this, it doesn’t fit correctly, even though its dimensions match my iPhone’s screen and to make it work I have to manually extend the wallpaper. Without the black pill-shaped object, the wallpaper fits perfectly and iOS doesn’t ask me to extend it.

Why does this happen, and how can I fix it?

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First time using Dynamic Island with the iPhone duo. I downloaded an app that has some cool Dynamic Island animations. I was wondering can you add gifs or can I add Goku blasting a Komohah. Right now I have Naruto holding up cash but I want to make the circle fill in.

This might be a stupid question, but is there any way to have it so the clock/timer widget on my control center opens the actual clock app instead of thinking I want to set an actual timer? I was able to do this prior to the new IOS update, but it’s become frustrating since it’s a habit and I need to set alarms regularly for work. Now I have to exit out and use the spotlight search to access the clock app

After ignoring the reminder of updating to iOS 27.0.1 for so many days🥹

IOS 27 btw

- No universal back gesture 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

- Keyboard ( I tried Swiftkey which is better than the default one but still far from Android gboard imo ). Also not being to resize the keyboards is also an issue for me because I have big hands )

Bonus :

- Bugs : Not gonna lie I had a few of them like brightness level going to like 10% and not reacting to me increasing it ( That happened in the liquid glass slider menu which is weird ).

- Stutters : I frequently had stutters in menus which involve liquid glass but only ! For example in walloapers adding menu it stutters like always, not just once or twice.

Honestly if the non bonus complaints weren't there it would be way easier to switch !

I upgraded from an iPhone 14 to an iPhone 18 Pro, and dictation is the one thing that has clearly gone backwards. I use it constantly for texts and notes, so this isn't a once in a while thing for me.

Three things I keep running into:

1. **Accuracy is worse.** It mishears ordinary words noticeably more often than my 14 did. I find myself going back and fixing dictated messages way more than I used to.

2. **Auto-punctuation is out of control, and I can't turn it down.** It's inserting commas and periods much more aggressively. The Auto-Punctuation toggle I expected to find in Settings - General - Keyboard just isn't there, and Smart Punctuation doesn't seem to control this.

3. **The weirdest one - phantom words when I stop.** About 25% of the time, when I tap the mic to stop dictating, it appends a word I didn't say at the end, usually "yes" or "yeah."

I've already filed these with Apple through iPhone Feedback - the first two in late September, and the phantom word one in early October. Apple confirms receipt, but that's it, no follow-up, and I haven't seen any of this mentioned in update notes since.

Is anyone else seeing this, especially anyone who upgraded from an older phone and has a direct comparison? Am I missing a setting or a workaround somewhere? And has Apple acknowledged this anywhere that I've missed?

It feels like a basic feature that a lot of people rely on every day quietly got worse on the newest hardware, and I'd love to know if it's just me.

The numerous posts on Reddit about this, but I don’t understand the logic. u/Apple please, explain to me how does first picture (showing all the clutter a have across home pages) is considered more safe than second pic?

My car doesn’t have wireless car play. So I simply don’t want to use it at all.

My scenario is. Start the car. Wait while the phone connects to cars Bluetooth and activate Driving Mode. Unlock the phone. (I have to wait until the engine warms up, so I am not driving yet). Hit that home button on the widget. And voila I’m ready to go.

I could configure a custom focus mode. But surprise surprise It does not support auto activation on Bluetooth connection.

So my scenario is impossible! I mean it’s just ridiculous.

Does anyone have a solution?

I’m pretty done with apple’s shenanigans. This is last straw.

This may have been covered before, but for those that struggle with the regular keyboard, try going in Settings - Display Zoom. The keyboard will now be bigger and might make your keyboard more useful, depending on your typing style.

This does make everything else larger, but trying something never hurts!

So there’s no error message but it stopped on the PC… is my phone alright or am I screwed?

Hi everyone,
I’m having a really frustrating issue with WhatsApp on my iPhone 18 Pro running iOS 27. I’m using the regular WhatsApp app, not WhatsApp Business.
My WhatsApp Status feature stops working about 1–2 days after reinstalling the app.
The problems I’m experiencing:
I cannot upload a Status. It gives me the error “Couldn’t send message.”
My Updates tab is completely blank. I can’t view anyone else’s Status updates either.
Regular WhatsApp messages and sending photos in chats work perfectly fine.
Things I’ve already tried:
Restarting my iPhone.
Resetting network settings.
Updating iOS.
Uninstalling and reinstalling WhatsApp.
Testing on both Wi-Fi and mobile data.
Contacting WhatsApp Support.
Nothing has permanently fixed the issue. Reinstalling WhatsApp seems to help temporarily, but the problem returns after a day or two.
One important detail: WhatsApp works perfectly on WhatsApp Desktop, including while the Status feature is broken on my iPhone. This makes me wonder whether the issue is specific to the iPhone app or something affecting my account on mobile.
Has anyone experienced the same problem, particularly with the Updates tab being completely blank and Status uploads failing while normal chats still work?
I’d really appreciate any suggestions beyond the usual troubleshooting steps. I’ve tried pretty much everything I can think of!
Thank you!

My friend was messing with my phone and enabled the setting to only allow selected sites. I didnt know it at the time so when i searched something on chrome the restricted site message popped up and i pressed to allow it thinking it was a bug. But when it started happening on every site i searched it up and realized what had happened. So i turned the setting of but now those sites are stuck on either allowed or restricted page and I can't delete them (I'm on IOS2 27.0.1)

I want to track my screen time in any way but my screen time is broken (said 500+h/day and for websites that I dont even used ) so I have 3 options: 1.install app that track it 2.fix it(idk how) 3.throw my phone to the wall

I do the memory trick that make ios take less from yhe disk than I got this problem iphone 11,ios27

thx 🙏