{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_3e7puexnqvoca5f2czwq","title":"If your iPhone 18 Pro Max always says SOS, you need to get it replaced","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/if-your-iphone-18-pro-max-always-says-sos-you-need-to-get-it-replaced-3e7puexnqv","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_3e7puexnqvoca5f2czwq","seq":1434516,"kind":"article","title":"If your iPhone 18 Pro Max always says SOS, you need to get it replaced","url":"https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/02/if-your-iphone-18-pro-max-always-says-sos-you-need-to-get-it-replaced","summary":"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…","published":"2026-10-02T21:28:14Z","seen":"2026-10-02T21:37:17Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-appleinsider-com-675239","name":"appleinsider.com","domain":"appleinsider.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q582583","name":"AppleInsider","type":"website","designations":["news website"]}},"via":"kite-appleinsider-com-675239","topics":["apple"],"authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q141393905","name":"iPhone 18 Pro Max","type":"other"}],"story":"st_3e7puexnqvoca5f2czwq","category":"science-technology","category_p":0.5,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.5199999809265137,"political":0.019999999552965164}]}