There are now patches to apply if you don't have any problems making calls on an AT&T iPhone 18 Pro Max. If you do, you need to get your phone replaced.
iPhone 18 Pro Max
Since launch, iPhone 18 Pro Max models have been dropping off the AT&T network. In some cases, never to return.After an OS update earlier in the week, and a carrier settings update on Friday, the problem may no longer manifest for those who haven't seen it. But, that doesn't help if your iPhone has issues already.
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If your iPhone 18 Pro Max always says SOS, you need to get it replaced
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Apple moves to protect private Mac data from overreaching AI apps
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AI apps can reach far beyond the data Mac users intend to share, which has prompted Apple to take action and require clearer consent before granting access.
Apple to tighten Mac Full Disk Access over AI privacy risks
On Friday, Apple announced plans to tighten Full Disk Access controls on the Mac as AI agents gain access to sensitive personal information. The permission lets apps bypass privacy protections and could expose messages, email, files, and browsing history.Recent incidents involving M
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SwitchBot Lock Vision Pro review: lack of home key support will drive Apple users away
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Apple Home users demand accessories that enhance their ecosystem and SwitchBot appears opposed to doing so, even if products like Lock Vision Pro are more than capable.
SwitchBot Lock Vision Pro review: bare minimum Apple Home integration
When SwitchBot reached out to ask me to conduct a review of some of its products, I was excited. The company has been releasing increasingly interesting products in recent years, and I was eager to see how they'd integrate with my Apple Home.The problem is, bey
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There's a new way to run Android apps on Mac
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Why I can't wait to swap this iPhone 18 Pro Max for an iPhone Duo
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I've been using an iPhone 18 Pro Max for two weeks, and while it's been great, I'm very much looking forward to it making way for something new and exciting in the brand-new iPhone Duo.The era of the slab iPhone is coming to an end
I reviewed the iPhone 18 Pro Max for AppleInsider, giving it a very respectable four stars out of five. At the time I wrote that review, and for the next three weeks as I write this, it's the very best iPhone money can buy.The iPhone 18 Pro Max has three great cameras
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Apple plans fix as Microsoft's Exchange shutdown disrupts Mac email
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Apple is working on a fix for Exchange access in its Mac apps as Microsoft retires the connection they rely on.
Apple plans Mac Mail fix as Microsoft phases out EWS
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Judge gives Google legal permission to steal content for AI summaries
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Updates to Full Disk Access in macOS
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Early October Prime Day deals: Save up to $600 on Mac, Apple Watch, Jackery, Ugreen
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Early fall Prime Day deals are in effect now, with savings of up to $600 off current Apple hardware, plus up to 30% off Ugreen docks and up to $150 off Jackery power stations.
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M6 Mac mini review: Excellent hardware hampered by inadequate SSD storage
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M6 Mac mini review
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Home Hub, iPhone 18 Pro cameras, and Meta VR on the AppleInsider Podcast
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You probably don't want Meta working your MacBook Pro, no matter how cute - image credit: Meta.
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Optimistic AT&T tells iPhone 18 Pro Max iOS 27.0.1 update will fix call problems
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AT&T has texted customers on iPhone 18 Pro Max, telling them to upgrade to iOS 27.0.1 to fix cellular issues. Users are saying this update doesn't address their problems.
AT&T has reportedly told iPhone 18 Pro Max users to update iOS - image credit: AT&T.
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M6 Mac mini review: Excellent hardware badly hampered by too-small SSD
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The M6 Mac mini has a faster chip and is solid hardware, but that $899 hurts and there is just not enough storage at that entry price for Apple Intelligence and all of your apps.
M6 Mac mini review
I have loved the Mac mini since day one, more than 20 years ago. There has been one in my house consistently since the first G4 model, generally attached to a television, or used as a server, and so forth.Oddly, the 2026 M6 Mac mini is not the cheapest Mac overall. The MacBook Neo has something to say
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