Hi so I (17F) recently have had my iPhone 14 Pro taken by my parents. This iPhone shares the same iCloud as my iPad which I’m currently using however, my iPhone somehow doesn’t come up on FindMy (even when it’s not dead and connected to WiFi). I want to at least be able to know where my phone is or be able to vicariously access certain apps I’ve got on my iPhone such as Snapchat, passwords and photos. Any help or info would be greatly appreciated!

Hey everyone, running into a brutal crash/freezing loop on WhatsApp for iOS and need some technical advice.

The app UI displays, but all touch interactions inside the app are dead. iOS system UI (Control Center, notifications, app switcher) works perfectly.

The issue started immediately after I received \~100+ media messages in a group. iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 26.6, WhatsApp 26.33.73.

Troubleshooting I've already tried (none worked):

* Offload & reinstall via Settings
* Updated to the latest version from the App Store
* Full device restart
* Exited the problematic group and cleared its media from the linked macOS app
* Airplane mode launch with a 10+ minute wait
* Background App Refresh and cellular data disabled before launch

The macOS desktop app works perfectly and stays in sync. Notifications still arrive on the phone, but tapping them opens the app into the same frozen state.

The constraint: I have \~20 GB of unsynced local chat history on this device. I cannot delete the app or risk a full wipe.

What the logs show:

I pulled the .ips crash report from Analytics data and watched Console during launch. iOS kills WhatsApp with SIGKILL after "Failed to terminate gracefully after 5.0s". The main thread is parked in `__DISPATCH_WAIT_FOR_QUEUE__` inside a Core Data fetch:

`-[NSManagedObjectContext executeFetchRequest:error:]`

`-[NSPersistentStoreCoordinator _routeHeavyweightBlock:]`

A few frames down: `WAMediaIsStreamable` and `WAStreamingMediaKeyForFileHash`. Plus 511 threads on `net.whatsapp.sidecar_async`, all waiting on the same queue. So the main thread is stuck on a heavyweight Core Data fetch tied to media, and the watchdog kills the app.

After the offload + reinstall, Console added a new failure:

`container_create_or_lookup_app_group_path_by_app_group_identifier: client is not entitled`

`Application context data is nil`

`Couldn't read values in CFPrefsPlistSource (Domain: group.net.whatsapp.WhatsApp.shared) ... detaching from cfprefsd`

My reading: the reinstall broke the entitlement link to the existing App Group container, so the fresh binary can't open the old database at all.

A friend in the same group got the same media flood and his WhatsApp works fine. He has \~25 GB, so it's not purely a database size issue.

What I'm looking for: advanced, non-destructive recovery methods. Specifically:

1. Has anyone recovered from "client is not entitled" on an App Group container without deleting the app?
   
2. Deep cache/database clearing tricks, background process tricks, or Siri/URL schemes to force-open a specific, non-frozen screen?
   
3. If I delete and reinstall, does iOS ever preserve the App Group container? Pretty sure the answer is no, but I want confirmation before I nuke 20 GB.

I tried controlling my boyfriend’s phone on FaceTime but the screen control button is completely gone. I tried searching up on things to fix it but none of them worked. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? I have a iPhone 13 and the update im currently on is ios 26.5

Hello!

A few months ago, I started getting a notification that my iPhone 12 Pro camera (IOS 26.6) was not recognized (“camera not recognized“), indicating it was either malfunctioning or an unofficial camera was installed (I didn’t not do anything to the camera, official or otherwise). This error showed up for several weeks and then the back facing camera stopped working completely. When I open the camera, it shows a black screen. The selfie camera works fine.

Incidentally, I went on a trip to the UK and my front facing camera suddenly worked. It then stopped working when I returned to the states. Does anyone have a fix for this? Apple must be blocking what they consider to be a 3rd party camera. TIA.

My phone has been connected to random devices around my campus. I noticed my AirPods were getting some interference and cutting out, went to check my Bluetooth connection, and i had connected to a random laptop. Now every time my AirPods cut out, i go look and im connected to a random device. I checked my Bluetooth permissions, airplay and continuity settings, nothing out of the ordinary. Why is it doing this? Are these devices gaining access to my phone? iPhone 16 iOS 26.6

My smart invert turned on, and now my screen is dark grey, and siri cant turn it off. I cant unlock my phone, even with face id. someone please help.

i'm new to iphones and i'm looking to buy this pre owned iphone from a seller, so i searched up the IMEI on 2 diff websites to figure out if that phone is icloud locked or bypassed, but i have no idea if it is or not?anyone could help?

Hi guys, I keep trying to uninstall some apps from my phone but the only option is to remove them from my home screen. I followed some instructions on the Internet to go as following: to general, then phone storage and remove them from there, but it didn’t work. I didn’t even have an option like that. Any ideas on how to deal with that?
PS. Sorry for the screen being in a different language but I didn’t want to switch it just for the sake of the video.

I’m trying to download an app. It won’t let me download it because it needs my ID first. I submit my ID, and it gets accepted. Then it asks me to confirm my credit card, which I also do but the charge never actually goes through, and I can’t get back to the App Store from there. I can tap ‘save,’ and it shows as saved, but nothing actually happens after that.

How to get driving view back please?

iPhone 13 mini
26.6.1

The “driving” button is still there next to the other 3 options but when it’s selected it doesn’t change to the old map style with the yellowish tan background and all the streets etc..

I’ve tried everything in the app. Everything in the settings. Force quit, restarting device, updates. Google, Chat GPT, etc.

Hi everyone,

My iPhone 15 has started shutting down and restarting by itself approximately every 2–3 minutes. This began yesterday/today, shortly after I installed the latest iOS update.

I have already tried force-restarting the phone several times, but the problem continues. I have now found around 50 “panic-full” entries under Settings > Privacy & Security > Analytics & Improvements > Analytics Data.

The panic log repeatedly contains:

“SMC PANIC - ASSERT: SMC BSC failure”
“OUTBOX1 not ready”
“sensor array 0 - 5 is 0”

I would especially appreciate advice on whether I should:

1. try recovery mode and choose “Update” rather than “Restore”;
   
2. avoid restoring the phone because I do not want to lose my data; or
   
3. return it directly to Refurbed as a defective refurbished device.
   

The attached image shows part of one of the panic-full logs. I have not included my serial number, IMEI, Apple ID, phone number, or order details.

The iOS version is: 26.6.1

Thanks in advance for any help.