User level: Level 1 (4 points)Is the 17 Pro Max 256gb Faulty?
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Original Title: Faulty phone
Posted on Oct 9, 2026 4:22 PM
User level: Level 10 (233,174 points)Oct 9, 2026 4:38 PM in response to alessiafromnsw
alessiafromnsw wrote:
Is the 17 Pro Max 256gb Faulty?
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Original Title: Faulty phone
If you read forums, you'll come to the conclusion that everything is experiencing issues. But in general, the iPhone 17 Pro was and continues to be an outstanding iPhone. People rarely come to a forum to say, hey.......everything with my 17 Pro Max (or for that matter, any cell phone) is great. But when someone has an issue, they tend to be frustrated and turn to forums to express their frustration. It's akin to walking into a hospital full of sick people and then coming to the wrong conclusion that everyone else is sick as well.
I had the 17 Pro Max for a full year. It was a fantastic phone and I had ZERO, ZIP, NADDA, NO issues with it.
If you want to expand on why you asked this question, it might help as opposed to a blanket question about a phone which is still in the hands of millions upon millions of people, most of whom aren't having any issues whatsoever.
User level: Level 10 (85,896 points)Oct 9, 2026 4:32 PM in response to alessiafromnsw
Welcome!
...Is the 17 Pro Max 256gb Faulty?
The better way to use these forums is to state if you have encountered a specific problem with your iPhone Max Pro and describe what you found. Then we can suggest ways to manage the issues.
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Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256373413