iPhone 17 doesn’t work properly

Hello everyone I recently got the iPhone 17. I am having so many issues. The hit box for sending texts messages doesn’t work. I have to hit it like 5 times to send a text. My internet freezes and I cannot do anything in the screen. Weird things will happen like alerts that texts messages don’t go through and then it changes right before my eyes. It’s like the whole system is super laggy and malfunctioning. It happens when I am out using other WiFi or data. My battery drains hella quick. I ran diagnostics on the phone at home and it checked out but something seems wrong. Is anyone else having these issues? Is it a software problem you think or should I go get my phone checked out at the store. I’ve had the problems from the moment I got the phone 2 weeks ago.

iPhone 17, iOS 26

Posted on Oct 23, 2025 12:37 PM

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Oct 23, 2025 1:15 PM in response to fish117

fish117 wrote:

Hello everyone I recently got the iPhone 17. I am having so many issues. The hit box for sending texts messages doesn’t work. I have to hit it like 5 times to send a text. My internet freezes and I cannot do anything in the screen. Weird things will happen like alerts that texts messages don’t go through and then it changes right before my eyes. It’s like the whole system is super laggy and malfunctioning. It happens when I am out using other WiFi or data. My battery drains hella quick. I ran diagnostics on the phone at home and it checked out but something seems wrong. Is anyone else having these issues? Is it a software problem you think or should I go get my phone checked out at the store. I’ve had the problems from the moment I got the phone 2 weeks ago.

what diagnostic did you run?

iPhone 17 doesn’t work properly

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