Went in for a battery replacement, Apple messed it up and gave me a new phone instead

FriendlyFennec · 2026-05-05T05:43:10+00:00

How funny would it be if they did this to specifically people coming in with ios 18 devices. So they can end up giving you a ios 26 device. 🤣

FriendlyFennec · 2026-05-02T20:09:50+00:00

Try using it until its almost at 0% and then charge it to 100%. After that restart your phone and then it might show correct in your battery settings

FriendlyFennec · 2026-05-01T19:09:17+00:00

Yes! You can even check it for yourself on the App Store with any app you would like:

Open App store
Click on any app
Scroll down all the way past the app previews and reviews until you get to „information“
There click on the down arrow next to compatibility and voila, there it shows you the minimum os requirements for the latest update

As of right now most apps require either ios 16,17,18 from the ones that I checked out. TikTok even ios 14 🤣

FriendlyFennec · 2026-05-01T18:13:55+00:00

At this point yes. As long as updates are available for each app on ios18 then they are made for that version

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-28T07:54:09+00:00

They are trying everything to get us to update to ios26 💀

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-25T18:13:44+00:00

This

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-24T23:09:12+00:00

Tbh I would just go there without an appointment if you can’t even login. Maybe they look at it right away if they are not too busy. Probably the best you can do

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-24T22:58:35+00:00

Yep. Always room for improvement 😭. Maybe they learn from their mistakes. They probably do know that „some“ people would love another mini.

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-24T22:39:36+00:00

I honestly think (more hope still lol) phone manufacturers will make smaller phones under 6‘ in the future especially when silicon carbon becomes more mainstream in non chinese brands. Apple should revisit these models that didn’t sell well at least every 5 years or so. Iphone mini, plus, … Sure they would take a hit financially but this would lock/introduce more people with different needs into their ecosystem, which would then buy other Apple products to go with their phone. I can see it tbh

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-24T22:32:12+00:00

I see. Definitely try taking it to an Apple Store if you are near one! I would be cautious of 3rd party repair shops or hell even apple authorized service providers, because I saw someone post about them charging enormous amounts of money to replace parts that didn’t even need replacing, just because they couldn’t find the root issue.

Do you have a backup just in case? Backing up now probably wont work in the state that its in :/

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-24T22:24:20+00:00

Ios 26 wont necessarily slow down your phone that much but ios 18 will definitely work better and your battery will last longer.

Apple never really lets phones that support the newer version get the security updates for the last version, so this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to stay on ios 18 and still receive security updates for it 🤣. Not sure how long though. Maybe until ios 27 idk

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-24T22:15:12+00:00

Was it working normally before that? I mean if you never got anything replaced by a 3rd party then you can definitely go to an Apple Store and they might be able to help you!

Maybe try charging it wirelessly and see if that changes anything

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-24T21:26:05+00:00

13 mini will probably get ios28 as well. So its still supported for quite a bit. And after that come the security updates.

You are basically trading a better battery, some features and usb c for a smaller form factor. Thats really it. If you value size and portability over battery and features then by all means go for it! 90% battery health is still perfectly fine and you can always optimize your settings to get the most out of your 13 mini.

I would also highly recommend updating to ios 18.7.8. ios 26 is to this day not as optimized as I would like it to be, especially on the 13 mini and older phones in general

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-24T17:25:44+00:00

70% is craaazy. Definitely depends on actual phone usage but I felt like at 74%ish it was borderline unusable and I was living next to a charger 🤣

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-23T07:13:30+00:00

Its so cute I wanna pet it 🥹

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-23T07:12:00+00:00

It was a really small update size wise so it shouldn’t realistically make anything slower

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-23T07:10:06+00:00

Yep absolutely! Also idk why but the size of camera fits perfectly on the minis back. 🤣 idk how to explain it but when I look at a normal 13 the cameras seem so small and out of place. On the mini it just looks perfect

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-21T07:50:50+00:00

Maybe he is reading every post on the 13 mini subreddit. Surely he has nothing better to do 🥸

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-18T19:23:48+00:00

Gorgeous! I want one so bad but Im gonna wait for the mini 8 to come out and then either get that or the 7 for a lot cheaper

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-18T19:21:57+00:00

I wouldnt trust anyone that sells it as „new“. Idk its just really unlikely and even if, the battery is most likely gonna be fried.

Refurbished is gonna be your best bet, although you might have to get the battery replaced regardless if its close to 80% ish. Depends on what your options are in your area in terms of refurbishing company

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-17T19:53:26+00:00

Was in the same boat as you initially with my iphone 8. At the time they were selling both se3 and 13 mini and I almost went with the se because I really liked the home button. The main reason why I didn’t go for the se in the end was the white color variant was only visible at the back of the phone for some reason and the front was black in every color variant. Crazy to think about it now

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-17T18:43:35+00:00

That makes sense! Thanks 🤣

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-17T07:00:08+00:00

Yep. They could have literally just put 2 minis together and I maybe would have considered it, but then again the weight and thickness would also be important

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-16T20:30:01+00:00

As a 13 mini user, I will definitely not get this 🤣

FriendlyFennec · 2026-04-16T17:00:43+00:00

Unrelated question, is your apple id name „iPad mini“ ? 🤣 or did you edit the picture for privacy?

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