Any issues with the latest iOS 18.3.2 software?

Yes, I have a iPhone 15 pro max, and now no microphone settings or Siri doesn't work, no voice memos, recording doesnt work either, no speak to text, and when placing a call thus far, when I call I have to put them on speaker or all you hear is loud static... I have tried everything, ever with apple support online! Thus far except next step is factory resetting the phone. Which is going to suck!! I had no issues with my phone until I did this update!!!

It certainly could be an Apple issue. Apple produces millions of iPhones every year and has billions (yes, billions) of iPhones currently supported worldwide. I see relatively little evidence for your supposition that Apple Messages (iMessages) has pervasive issues affecting substantial numbers of Apple users.

Do you have any symptoms or experiences you would care to share so we can try to assist?

Did an Android user start the group chat? There are known issues when mixed groups of Google Android users and Apple Messages users mix. These issues are not easily resolved because of the required cooperation between large multinational corporations. For all we know Apple may (or may not) have resolved the interoperability issues that are on their end.

Are you near an Apple Retail Store that it might be convenient to make an appointment and share your experiences with an Apple Store Genius? A lot of times when a technician can actually see the issue it might easily be resolved.

The groups were already established before this latest update occurred. I had the Apple tech on screen sharing so they could see my devices. I really don’t have hours and hours to do troubleshooting. I can work around the issue but it is extremely frustrating when I did nothing to change my devices. I just want the problem fixed.

i will go out and see if the Android users are having issues also. At this point, it seems to be only us Apple users.

There are Android users on this thread. The group has been in existence since 2023. There were no issues until this IOS update. Apple needs to step up and correct the problem!

i talked with my carrier and they thought I had 3 heads!

Squirt55 wrote:

There are Android users on this thread. The group has been in existence since 2023. There were no issues until this IOS update. Apple needs to step up and correct the problem!

i talked with my carrier and they thought I had 3 heads!

That's what carriers do even when they are the reason you may be having an issue. They'll do anything they can to get you off the phone and the person you spoke with may have been a shoe salesperson, a week before you spoke with them.

This will be my last comment to you, even if you comment back. Waiting for Apple to fix a texting issue when none of the messages are flowing through iMessage is not the way to fix this. Apple is NOT a carrier and yet the messages your group is sending come through your carrier, NOT Apple.

If you don't want to push this higher with your carrier and you prefer instead to believe wrongly that Apple can fix anything with carrier supported messaging will get you nowhere.

Again, I won't comment back, so you take care.

Squirt55 wrote:

I really don’t care what you think. I am not getting the service I pay for with Apple! They caused the issue with the update. Everything worked fine before that!

I guess we're even as I'm not bothered at all what you think either. But you're comment that you're not getting the service you pay for from Apple doesn't make sense. When it comes to SMS messages, which is exactly what you're dealing with, you are NOT paying Apple for service. You are paying your carrier.

And yes, I said I wouldn't comment back, but you just don't get or understand the difference, which is a shame.

I just spent 2 hours with my phone carrier trying to resolve the issue of not being able to reply in group texts. This issue came up after the iOS update on March 11. We went through all kinds of steps to try to resolve the issue. The end result given to me by them is to go back to Apple Support. So, I will get with Apple Support and hopefully get this issue resolved. Very, very frustrated!

AKRBTN wrote:

An iPhone 6 can be updated to 12.5.7. There’ll never be another update for that model.

I thought security updates and the like are still released for older iPhones, but maybe not updates related to new features, etc.? Am I wrong?

Jeff Donald wrote:

If it’s a mixed group chat with Android users, you’re not using iMessage, but regular text and that’s a cellular service provider issue. Apple will help you troubleshoot the issue, but more than likely refer you back to your provider.

Which is exactly what I told Squirt55, but I was told they don't care what I think......I don't doubt they are having an issue. Whoever their carrier is, however, isn't doing their job.

Jeff,

I see the copy of your screenshot. That is exactly what I see when I go to my settings. Do you know when the RCS was implemented? I can’t find anything to tell me when that was implemented. I did spend 2 hours with last night and they finally said to go back to Apple Support. I am very frustrated.

As a Consumer I don’t feel like either side is trying to help resolve the issue. I am not a software engineer so I don’t know all the minutiae, however I am intelligent enough to keep probing for answers. It does not help to just say, “go to your carrier”. I am speaking of Apple Support. I want to know why we’re being told it’s a carrier issue.

I really wish they would talk to each other and not blame each other. There needs to be a meaningful exchange between the two to sort out the problem. If they are not willing to work with each other then all they do is anger their customers.

AT&T.

I have tried those switches. Is there a way to talk with Apple and AT&T at the same time?

After doing more research it seems as if it is Verizon not enabling RCS and/or Android phones. I’m thinking at this point, to pull out all the non Apple texters in the group, then starting a separate group for them. It seems awfully cumbersome but I see it as a possible workaround. I do use WhatsApp and that doesn’t appear to have these issues.

I have had success in the past with Apple Support but I seem to be running into a stumbling block with this issue.

Yes, I’ve had Apple engineers talking to AT&T engineers. Long story short, but it requires patience and a good presence on the phone to continuously raise the level. Once I got them talking the AT&T engineer resolved the issue in 30 seconds. I was a happy camper.

But yes, both AT&T engineers and Apple engineers can easily talk to each other.

The Ring security camera app appears to be malfunctioning under the recent iOS update 18.3.2 that was just installed on my iPhone 11 Pro. When login to my Ring account is attempted, the app returns a “406 Not Acceptable” error code. Please advise how this can be rectified.

Markdman wrote:

The Ring security camera app appears to be malfunctioning under the recent iOS update 18.3.2 that was just installed on my iPhone 11 Pro. When login to my Ring account is attempted, the app returns a “406 Not Acceptable” error code. Please advise how this can be rectified.

Hello!

Reach out to the Support Team of the company that made the security camera.

Good Luck!