While some of theiPhone 16lineup’searliest issuesseem to have shaken out, there’s still the chance of the occasional glitch. It’s almost unavoidable with smartphones – they’re complicated beasts, and that’s before adding any third-party apps into the mix.
All of that said, it’s still reasonable to assume your phone should run smoothly. The good news is that some of the most common problems can be solved on your own.
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1Rapid battery drain
A complex situation
It’s a common pattern with Apple products – a major software update is released, and suddenly your device’s battery drains faster. Alternately, you may have just bought a new iPhone, and it’s not lasting as long as you would expect.
Either way, battery drain is a serious problem that needs to be dealt with. There are a few possible solutions:
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2Photos have a strange color tint
It’s a feature, not a bug
One of the smaller selling points of the iPhone 16 lineup is greater control over your photos, particularly through a feature called Photographic Styles. This applies a particular tone and color tint. If you’ve adjusted your Photographic Style by accident, or don’t like Apple’s default setting, all your subsequent photos can turn out wrong.
There are two ways to change your Photographic Style:
It’s wise to take a few sample photos whenever you change your style – something that looks amazing with one subject can look horrible with another. Finding a viable default style takes experimentation, and you should always be prepared to make tweaks based on what you’re shooting.
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3The touchscreen is unresponsive, or too responsive
A delicate balance
Normally, it’s best for an iPhone’s touchscreen to be as sensitive as possible, since it’s irritating to have to tap onscreen controls repeatedly. While some people have had low sensitivity issues with the iPhone 16 lineup, others – including myself – have experienced the opposite, finding their iPhone reacting to touches they never even noticed.
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4The Camera app is slow or freezing
An update should do the trick
Speed is essential when you’re taking smartphone photos – it’s the whole reason the iPhone 16’s Camera Control exists. If the Camera app is chugging, or outright freezing, there are a few things you can try:
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