- Fortunately, Mine did not become a brick, but I'm sure that iOS v26 is the most terrible version ever. it's just a trash.
- Thanks for the warning!
I had a perfectly fine iPhone die after a minor release too. They refused to take responsibility and blamed bad hardware. It was only 2.5 years old.
I've gone right off major Apple software updates. No way am I upgrading to Tahoe. The blatent planned obsolescence and poor software quality is getting too much.
- You updated to the new public release or to the new beta?
I’ve got same device as you and haven’t had the same issues.
- It was the public release for me, though apparently that person in the other thread had experienced similar issues on the beta months ago.
I was never on the beta.
- Honestly, sounds like you have a defective battery that just coincidentally failed when you did the upgrade.
- Apple explicitly confirmed that the battery was fine.
- Correction, some kid at the 'Genius Bar' confirmed it.
What you describe is exactly what I've experienced on more than one iPhone when the battery failed... but yeah, good luck convincing them to swap it out under warranty if they're certain that's not the problem.
- I don’t doubt it.
Regardless, the device overheating to this extent is a serious issue regardless of what causes it. It’s on Apple to make sure they design safe hardware and responsibly release working software.
