What should I do if my Calculator won't reset after iOS 18 update?

Here’s a temporary fix I guess but it works for me:: On calculator open whatever yours says clear with the AC, then hit the decimal between 0 and = then close calculator. Reopen calculator and it should be 0. As long as you clear everything before you close every time it will open with 0.

Having same problem and it is very annoying. Thought maybe it was populating from the new "history" function which I do not need nor do I like it. Tested that theory and it is not history. I clear to zero, close out of calculator and come back later and still an amount there. This needs to be corrected please and thank you Apple!

Sorry I updated to iOS 18.0 on iPhone. To name a few issues I have with the update.

I totally dislike the changes in Settings. Difficult and time consuming to find what I am looking for.

Don't understand why Apple change features in Settings?

The calculator now looks like a 2nd grader doing a math problem. EX: 2+10+43+6+11+8+10+14+3+...

Is Apple trying to attract a much younger generation? I just don't get it. :)

Thanks for listening!

I'm having the same problem - started with ios18 for me too.

I was simply using the calculator app to do some math and now when I reopen the app, it pre-populates with my previous entry-string of numbers and symbols. This happens after killing the app and then re-opening it. If I leave the app running in the background, it works as expected and does not populate with my previous entry-string. It's probably a bug that'll get fixed in the next update.

Also, I'm not sure what Lawrence Finch is talking about but that has nothing to do with the problem. But if I ever forget how to put my phone in my pocket, I'll know who to ask.

Here’s a temporary fix I guess but it works for me:: On calculator open whatever yours says clear with the AC, then hit the decimal between 0 and = then close calculator. Reopen calculator and it should be 0. As long as you clear everything before you close every time it will open with 0. Pass it along!! LOL

Tried, uninstalling and reinstalling it work for 2-3 times and again having same problem of not reseting zero.

this time it show a specific number of previous calculations even after doing other calculations after that.

thanks!

Here’s a temporary fix I guess but it works for me:: On calculator open whatever yours says clear with the AC, then hit the decimal between 0 and = then close calculator. Reopen calculator and it should be 0. As long as you clear everything before you close every time it will open with 0. Pass it along!! LOL

The only thing that worked for me was to follow what another user reported above.

Open calculator

Click AC to clear numbers

Press the “.”

Press the “=“

Close calculator

After re-opening the calculator app, it now displays 0.

Apple, this is super annoying, please fix this.

*Update: just checked and seeing there is an update to IOS 18. No mention of the calculator but am updating. Will report back if and when I notice anything new.

Sad, and irritated, to report problem is back and worse than before. No amount of clearing the history and closing and opening is clearing. And weirdly the calculation it is displaying is from days ago, does not exist in my history and I have performed several other calculations AFTER this one. Unistalled/reinstalled again which has corrected it for now but is it only going to last a week again? This is not a viable or acceptable fix. Come on Apple somebody did a poor job testing this before rolling it out. Please fix this and while you are at it make the history thing optional because not all of us need or want that functionality. Right now it is just an additional annoyance! Patiently waiting for a fix!

Thanks Krazyass, that actually worked!!!

It’s crazy we have to do a workaround just to get the calculator to clear, which has never been a problem before IOS 18.

The calculator should have been left alone!

If you routinely carry your phone in your pocket (not a good idea for a ~$1,000 piece of delicate electronics unless it is in a protective case) you need to do 2 things:

(1)Go to Settings/FaceID & Passcode and turn off Raise to Wake.

(2)Put the phone in your pocket with the BACK against your body so skin contact doesn’t activate it. This may seem counterintuitive, but it is more important to protect the back than the front; a screen can be easily and quickly replaced; a back is more complicated.

uninstalling and reinstalling calculator app sorted out the problem

My calculator will not always clear to zero since iso 18

I have cleared the screen also cleared history. The only thing that worked once was uninstalling and reinstalling app. Still not clearing