iPhone texting extremely slow and laggy after update to 17.6

Will there be a fix to this? Was it done deliberately to force an upgrade? Opening the messages app and reading texts is delayed sometimes by as much as 10 seconds. This includes keyboard response while typing in the messages app.

iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Sep 16, 2024 7:33 AM

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Posted on Sep 16, 2024 8:33 AM

I don’t take kindly to conspiracy theories. There will be a fix when you fix whatever the problem is with YOUR PHONE, not the hundreds of millions of phones that don’t have any problem. Have you done ANY troubleshooting?


  • Restarted your phone
  • Checked your available storage (it should be at least 10% free)
  • Deleted any apps that you added that claim to manage memory, clean up your phone, or protect against (non-existent) viruses
  • If you use VPN, deleted the VPN profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management/VPN. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile.
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Sep 16, 2024 8:33 AM in response to jones2158

I don’t take kindly to conspiracy theories. There will be a fix when you fix whatever the problem is with YOUR PHONE, not the hundreds of millions of phones that don’t have any problem. Have you done ANY troubleshooting?


  • Restarted your phone
  • Checked your available storage (it should be at least 10% free)
  • Deleted any apps that you added that claim to manage memory, clean up your phone, or protect against (non-existent) viruses
  • If you use VPN, deleted the VPN profile in Settings/General/VPN & Device Management/VPN. Don't just turn it off; delete the profile.

Sep 17, 2024 6:46 AM in response to magnum09

magnum09 wrote:

You could try and be more polite when responding on these boards, which Apple prides itself on.

What I can't stand is, when someone expresses a view that's different than the original poster, and the poster claims that the opinion is rude or "bullying". It's not. It's just a different. Of course, in this instance, it is also correct. There is non conspiracy going on.


The unfailingly polite Mr. Finch gave you some good troubleshooting tips. Have you tried them?

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