re: iPhone 17 stinks

Posted by NBR_Exile

Houston via Baton Rouge

Member since Jul 2012

1962 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 9:03 am to BengalBlood81

I have a 16 and it’s doing fine. Update the software which will require a reboot. You should be good after that.

There are over a billion people on the Apple ecosystem. So the system must be fricked because you have an issue.

This post was edited on 3/12/26 at 9:09 am

Posted by N2cars

Member since Feb 2008

38762 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 9:27 am to BengalBlood81

Borrow your husband's Galaxy.

(Aftet he clears his history)

Posted by ChiTownBammer

South Florida

Member since Aug 2014

1477 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 10:12 am to FnTigers

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My new S26 Ultra is a beast!!!!!

This. Mine got delivered last night. Loving it so far. Upgraded from an S23 Ultra. Just waiting for my case to get delivered today so I can stop worrying about setting it down.

Posted by Dr Rosenrosen

Member since May 2006

4226 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 10:34 am to FnTigers

My new S26 Ultra is a beast!!!!!

Yes sir!

I use an S25 Ultra with S26 wallpaper to make it look like an S26 Ultra.

Posted by FnTigers

Member since Sep 2021

2896 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 10:52 am to ChiTownBammer

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his. Mine got delivered last night. Loving it so far. Upgraded from an S23 Ultra. Just waiting for my case to get delivered today so I can stop worrying about setting it down.

I was coming from my s24 Ultra.

My case came a day later. Finally got it all setup like I like.

Posted by FnTigers

Member since Sep 2021

2896 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 10:55 am to Dr Rosenrosen

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I use an S25 Ultra with S26 wallpaper to make it look like an S26 Ultra.

Tbh, prob not a whole lot of difference between the two. My s24 ultra was still really good. I've never had a phone for 2 years, so that tells the tale.

I'm sure i'll have this one also for a few years or maybe more.

Posted by iwyLSUiwy

I'm your huckleberry

Member since Apr 2008

41556 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 10:59 am to BengalBlood81

Samsung/Google/etc videos sent to an iPhone and vice versa are always blurry. it's been that way forever. IOS to IOS videos are clear and same for the other carriers.

You can get clear videos across platforms if you use whatsapp or messenger type apps. No idea why it's that way but it is what it is. I switched back to an iPhone because everyone uses one and I was sick of blurry photos and videos from my family even though I liked my Galaxy more.

Posted by Steadyhands

Slightly above I-10

Member since May 2016

7140 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 12:24 pm to FnTigers

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use an S25 Ultra with S26 wallpaper to make it look like an S26 Ultra.

Tbh, prob not a whole lot of difference between the two. My s24 ultra was still really good. I've never had a phone for 2 years, so that tells the tale.

I'm sure i'll have this one also for a few years or maybe more.

I'm still rocking an S20 without issues.

I'm sure the newer systems are faster and have better picture quality, but this one does just fine.

Posted by UltimateHog

Thailand

Member since Dec 2011

69003 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 12:48 pm to BengalBlood81

iPhone has sucked for years. Nothing new here.

Posted by dallastigers

Member since Dec 2003

10290 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 12:50 pm to iwyLSUiwy

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Samsung/Google/etc videos sent to an iPhone and vice versa are always blurry. it's been that way forever. IOS to IOS videos are clear and same for the other carriers.

That’s because unless both parties have RCS turned on they are still texting using SMS or MMS which has limits on size or amount of data that can be sent.

Apple including RCS as an option is fairly new starting with iOS 18 I think (working on end to end encryption with carriers now instead of using google’s encryption) and has to be turned on in settings by the user, but it seems like Samsung’s default settings didn’t have RCS turned on by default for awhile and maybe still doesn’t.

This post was edited on 3/12/26 at 1:30 pm

Posted by Billy Blanks

Member since Dec 2021

5034 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 12:50 pm to BengalBlood81

I love the newest one if that's the 17. I went from a 12 and it's so much better.

Posted by auzach91

Marietta, GA

Member since Jan 2009

41312 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 12:59 pm to BengalBlood81

I agree. Not a fan. Don’t like the ring button or the camera button on the sides.

Posted by dallastigers

Member since Dec 2003

10290 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 1:19 pm to BengalBlood81

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Amongst other things, anytime someone sends me a video the image quality is poor. Looks like a dang flip phone video. What’s the fix?

You need to include how these are being sent. Are they iMessages with the blue bubbles or regular texting with the green (usually from Android or can be temporarily from iPhone if user has a horrible signal somewhere)? Or are they sent using some other app?

Make sure system software and/or 3rd party app being used if any are up to date.

I would check cell data and your home Wi-Fi network’s data settings on your iPhone and see if low data mode got turned on accidentally on your new phone.

If the problem is only when getting texts from android user (green bubbles) I would check to see if RCS is turned off under Settings/Apps/Messages. Scroll down to the text messaging section. Turned on allows bigger files from android users.

If all texts and imessages if WebKit is used to display videos for iMessages in Messages app or any other app (and don’t know if that’s the case) all 17 models came with the ProMotion display at a 120mhz refresh, but the Safari settings can be set to prefer 60 fps (again don’t know if WebKit affected or Messages app or if videos sent are even at a higher than 60 frames per second).

I really don’t think this is issue and don’t think that it would cause a video to look “like a dang flip phone video”, but it’s the only other thing I have with information known. Even when truly applicable some think 60 fps rendering is a noticeable issue on a 120mhz screen while others do not.

Settings/Apps/Safari/Advanced/Feature Flags/ and then make sure Prefer Page Rendering Updates Near 60 fps is turned off. 120 uses more battery.

This post was edited on 3/12/26 at 4:11 pm

Posted by FnTigers

Member since Sep 2021

2896 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 1:21 pm to dallastigers

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but it seems like Samsung’s default settings didn’t have RCS on for awhile and maybe still doesn’t.

It's on by default.

Posted by dallastigers

Member since Dec 2003

10290 posts

Posted on 3/12/26 at 1:27 pm to FnTigers

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but it seems like Samsung’s default settings didn’t have RCS on for awhile and maybe still doesn’t.

It's on by default.

Thanks

This wasn’t always the case for Samsung. I had read or heard that finally changed, but a few people I know who use Samsung phones are still coming up as SMS for texting and don’t think phones are that old.

This post was edited on 3/12/26 at 2:09 pm