Apple is fixing a nasty iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max bug

Vlad, 24 September 2026

Apple has confirmed that it's working on a fix for a pretty bad bug that has been affecting some iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max units. If everything goes according to plan, the fix will be incorporated into a new firmware update that is scheduled to be released next week.

Apple iPhone 18 Pro

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max

In case you're not aware, the bug basically makes the iPhone freeze and reboot following a failed attempt to authenticate via Face ID. If you have this bug, your phone will simply stop responding to any touch input after the failed Face ID attempt, and then proceed to reboot after a few seconds.

Apple is fixing a nasty iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max bug

Our full, comprehensive review of the iPhone 18 Pro Max is now freshly baked and out of the oven, while we're still working on our in-depth review of the iPhone 18 Pro, which is coming very soon - stay tuned.

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Reader comments

james
28 Sep 2026
d%w

it was just like the early days of android, undisputed most optimized os on the planet. lol

Anonymous
26 Sep 2026
70d

It's indefensible because failing an authentication is a possible result of a basic use case. This means that Apple didn't care to even test a basic use case properly. Also, if you read the source, you would know that it isn't only one...