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iPhone 16 Pro Users Facing a Case of the Random Reboots!
The latest and greatest iPhone 16 Pro, folks! Turns out, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. Reports are flooding in – Reddit, MacRumors forums, even Apple’s own support pages – all singing the same tune: iPhones freezing up and doing the restart shuffle.
And this ain’t just a few isolated incidents. This bug’s been hanging around since these phones hit the shelves back in September. Updates? iOS 18.0.1? 18.1? Nope, no dice. The problem persists.
Seems like this phantom restart strikes at random. Your screen might freeze, or maybe it’ll just be slower than molasses in January. Then, bam! Unexpected reboot. Some folks even report this happening when the phone is chilling in standby mode. Imagine waking up to witness that thrilling spectacle.
Now, some desperate souls who called up Apple Support when this whole mess began actually got their phones replaced. But guess what? The new phones started doing the same dance! Seems like the Pro models, the iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max, are the ones getting hit the hardest.
For most folks, this is a once-in-a-while annoyance. But for some unlucky iPhone users, this reboot rodeo happens 10, even 20 times a day! That’s like having a phone with a built-in jump scare feature.
Some whispers suggest that a fresh install, without restoring from an iCloud Backup, might solve the problem. Hmmmm, could this be an iCloud-related bug? Apple, you listening?
So if you’re one of the unfortunate Pro users experiencing this spontaneous reboot symphony, let the world know! Comment below. Let’s see if we can make some noise and get Apple to fix this darn thing!
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