iOS 26 broke Mail, Messages, and calls on my iPhone 15 Pro Max

Since updating to IOS 26 on Tuesday having constant issue with messages,Mail & making receiving calls have to constantly do hard resets & when mobile date is on my mail &

messages are a blank white screen I have an iPhone 15

pro max, Any ideas what I can do to fix the issue


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Original Title: IOS 26 update issues with Mail,Messages

iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 26, 2025 3:10 PM

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Sep 26, 2025 9:00 PM in response to K3l75

"iOS 26 broke Mail, Messages, and calls on my iPhone 15 Pro Max: Since updating to IOS 26 on Tuesday having constant issue with messages,Mail & making receiving calls have to constantly do hard resets & when mobile date is on my mail & messages are a blank white screen I have an iPhone 15 pro max, Any ideas what I can do to fix the issue"

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iPhone Bugs After an Update:


A. Restoring forma Backup:

Do you have a back up of your iPhone that you made, just after the update? If so, restore form it, backing up first. If not, then take this as a learning experience, knowing to aways back it up prior to and after installing the update. That way, you can have something to before it from, should anything go wrong during or after the update process.


B. Perform a Restart:

Both before AND after installing Updates, you should always back up your device. After the update install, perform the reset. That way, everything it together, and synced form within the system. Restart your iPhone - Apple Support


C. Manually Restarting your iPhone:

Just prior to, and after, installing an update to your iPhone, you should always create a backup. That way, you can have something to restore it from, should anything go wrong prior to, during, or after the update installation.

  1. Go To: Settings
  2. Select: General
  3. Scroll to: the Very Bottom
  4. Select: Shut Down
  5. Slide Finger: to the Right
  6. Wait: 30 Seconds
  7. Power One: the iPhone
  8. Try this Once More


D. Whom to Contact:

Contact your Carrier, as they are the one who provide you with the service of Celluar. See if this is a commonly-report issue to them.


E. Report this to Apple:

What you are reporting are all too common phenomenon on these forums. Question is: "Just how many people are reporting this to Apple?"

Do your Part: Provide Apple with feedback on this, letting them know about this issue.  Apple may not get back to you directly, but the more feedback they receive on this, the more they will know what is occurring, and what bug fixes to include in updates to come. Apple will know nothing of this, if you don't report it to them.

  1. Go Here: Feedback - iPhone - Apple
  2. Select: "Bug Report" for the "Feedback Type"
  3. Comment: that this all began after installing an update. Include the URL of this thread
  4. Proceed from there as necessary


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