iPhone 16 Pro Max lagging after iOS 18 Update

I am so glad I found you all. I upgraded from the 12 Pro Max to the 16 Pro Max. I am in full regret mode and I wish I had not turned in my 12 to Verizon. I can't seem to do anything on the 16PM. It freezes and restarts. I can't access iMessage, etc. Is this a bug fix issue or a hardware issue? (Please forgive my lack of knowledge.)

same thing on iPhone 16 pro - laggy, slow and full of screen glitches. It seems slower than my 13 pro

I have the same problem with my iphone 16 pro max, when I try to take a picture the screen goes black and then the camera app crashes. A restart of my iphone fixes the problem temporarily until the problem is back.

I just bought an iphone 16plus and it lags so much and glitches , i updated to IOS 18.0 and it still lags!! When i go to the home screen it freezes and then lags a bit before returning to home. When i open safari theres a little split second of glitching, and when the phone is off and i try to turn it on, it doesnt turn on sometimes!! I have to wait like 10-20 seconds for it to turn on, even if i click buttons or tap on the screen!!

As a loyal customer of almost all Apple product, after upgrading from 15 Pro Max to 16 Pro Max, what frustrates me the most is the delay in screen responsiveness. It’s utterly unbearable to type. Sincerely wish this can quickly be fixed in the upcoming IOS update. Finger crossed.

I am having the same issue with apps and safari on the 16 Pro Max.

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I am also having similar issues. Phone is little laggy compared to 13 pro max which I traded in. Was expecting a lot from 16 pro max... Screen little bit stutters when open the phone, animation is little off... Little lag in the OS as well. Hope software update fixes this..

Upgrading from a 13 Pro Max to the 16 is the least exciting Apple experience I’ve ever had.

I’m having major buyer’s remorse.

It is not our job to troubleshoot this problem with “better questions”.

A $1,000+ purchase should be flawless out the box.

Siri/voice-to-text is painfully slow.

Camera app has a mind of its own.

The overheating is true, it’s hot to touch but only sometimes.

Texting androids is glitchy: We now get “😊 at a Gif” instead of the smile being attached to the image.

I’m embarrassed, not proud of my new device.

So glad to see my misery has company.

My phone is now working!

So after looking at the suggestions for a fix, I happily discovered that the reset worked perfectly for me. Suddenly Siri is working perfectly, there's no dictation lag, and I'm 100% happy with my phone. I strongly recommend this for everyone suffering lag on their 16 Pro Max (or possibly other models,) as this was a lifesaver for me. I'm sure other's have posted links, but here's a simple guide:

** Edit ** yeah, sure wouldn't want to share a youtube link that would help fellow users, would we, Apple? They removed my link, but here's the simple process:

1. press the volume up, followed quickly by the volume down button
2. press and HOLD right side button (top one, not camera button) until the screen goes blank followed by the apple logo reappearing. Then release. Done!

I went to the Verizon store yesterday.. and just checking the OTD total price... and wanted to think about it a week.. i was determin to get a 16 pro max and upgrade my 14 pro max.. but the reviews from all of you.. it looks like I will just keep my 14 pro max and just wait for the iphone 17 now...

looks like there are too many problems with the phone at this time... I wish I had better batter life and a better camera.. but having less problems outweights the benefits of a new phone.

Wow! I hope this gets better. Non stop lags, crashing, glitches, apps don’t work, iMessage has been going in and out , my contacts and favorites don’t work half the time, it usually takes a reboot or factory reset to fix, but it sucks because I feel like I’m resetting it all day long. Buyers remorse!

I have iPhone 16 , lagging so much and not responsive enough. Feeling so annoyed of using it. My 14pro was so fantastic.

My lags a lot too, it’s crazy. The camera crashes when you try to use it, it doesn’t really know which network to go on. You have to turn off your 5G in order to use Internet with the router, it hangs on everything.

Fun Fact:

Apparently you can’t take a photo if you’re on a phone call connected to ear pods.

I’m not sure of the exact combination, but the phone spazzed out, disconnected, reconnected ARGH!

And you can’t take video while on a phone call anymore. Video with no sound, understandable, but no video at all? Why????

It was probably just a mistake, I’m sure Antoni meant ios 18 but got confused because it is iphone 16