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iOS 26 update causing app crashes and freezes on iPhone

After Install today, Messages locked up. Mail then locked up. Now General, Settings, Apps is locking up. Apps them selves are beginning to fail to work. Screen Capture shuts the phone off. Rapidly becoming a PAPER WEIGHT...Hope no breaks in tonight.

Multiple Restarts with try this, try that...

Dozens of Posts on internet that say, "This will fix the problem." Nada.

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Original Title: iOS26 Breaking Down

iPhone 13 Pro Max, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 17, 2025 5:55 PM

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Henkle28

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Posted on Sep 23, 2025 12:11 PM

Same issue: iMessages, Mail, and Phone would all lock up upon opening on iPhone after upgrade to iOS26. iPad (iOS26) or Mac has no issues. A restart would temporarily resolve the issue but it would return quickly. What has worked for me, at least for now, was the tip about blocked contacts. I had over 6,000 blocked contacts, mostly due to the number neighbor spam, and I unblocked enough to get me under 5,500. (Why is there not a mass edit button @Apple? You have to individually click each!) Also, blocked contacts seem to be device specific so I couldn’t adjust them on my iPad. Additionally, I deleted some malformed numbers that didn’t have all the digits in the contact. For now, seems to have worked and my expensive paper weight is mostly usable again.

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Sep 27, 2025 1:18 PM in response to RobertT2

I’m having the same issues! I had an iPhone 15 Plus and I had the same issues. I got a new iPhone 17 Pro May and thought the problems would go away upgrading but no luck here. I’m not able to make or receive phone calls or text messages unless I reboot my phone. They need to add a fix soon!

Nov 16, 2025 5:36 AM in response to RobertT2

I'm having similar problems with my phone now after upgrading to IOS 26.. Before the upgrade, the battery went crazy, it would shut down with 26% battery, I would put it on charge and it would show me 50%.. initially I thought it was because of the battery health but this is 94% battery and it's the original battery, then I said it was because I didn't upgrade to IOS 26 even though I knew from what I had read and heard that it wasn't a good idea, but I still did this upgrade. Since that day the phone freezes, gives errors, the battery works worse than before..

Sep 19, 2025 9:13 AM in response to RobertT2

my Apps are not updating just after updating my ios to 26.

App store are opening but i cannot download or update any app.... so frustrating

Jfkdkfl

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Sep 20, 2025 3:43 AM in response to RobertT2

Having the same issues with native apps on 14 Pro, needs a hotfix immediately

Sep 21, 2025 2:33 PM in response to RobertT2

My 128gb iPhone 13 works perfectly with the ios 26

Sep 21, 2025 4:12 PM in response to RobertT2

Grok says there will be a patch available in the morning to fix iOS 26 issues. I’ll definitely be grabbing it.

brbo

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Sep 21, 2025 4:15 PM in response to RobertT2

Thank you kindly for replying with the details on how you solved the issues!

Good to know you no longer have that struggle! Cheers :-)

Sep 21, 2025 8:00 PM in response to RobertT2

When you say reset, are you talking reset all settings or erase all content and settings?

Sep 23, 2025 11:01 PM in response to RobertT2

Happened to me yesterday after connecting Bluetooth earplugs , couldn’t do anything with it , couldn’t reboot - after 5 mins it cleared itself - I rebooted the phone (16 plus) not good

kyleness

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Sep 24, 2025 7:59 AM in response to RobertT2

Same issue... CHRONICALLY 😠 Locks up in Google app as well

Sep 24, 2025 10:52 AM in response to RobertT2

I will be working on my ipad, then all of a sudden all apps will close, it will go to a black screen before going back to the lock screen.

Giggsky

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Sep 25, 2025 7:49 AM in response to RobertT2

Same here. Now the Calendar locks up too.

brbo

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Sep 26, 2025 9:02 PM in response to eeep161

Thank you kindly for sharing your solution that worked for you! Cheers :-)

tesla178

Level 1

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Oct 3, 2025 11:39 PM in response to RobertT2

My phone keeps crashing and throwing me off to no cellular network smh!

kyleness

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Nov 16, 2025 8:18 AM in response to RobertT2

Worst update i've ever installed on my phone 😠 Sooo unstable

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