u/Reasonable-Cap-7906

Today my dad asked me if i would like a new phone for my birthday and this is the first time ive turned him down since im genuinely not compelled to upgrade. Ive had my 15 pro max since launch, coming on 3 years old with 79% battery health (1111 cycles), 480gb/512gb used and running ios 18.7.8.

Some important details:

1. Im not updating iOS unless im absolutely forced to. I hate how ios 26/27 look and ive seen mixed reviews about both versions, ios 18 runs like a dream and is still fully supported

2. Im not replacing the battery. I dont wanna risk getting dust/smudges on my camera and phones with replaced parts (even if genuine) are worth significantly less on the used market in my country. And even then, it would irk me knowing my phone has been opened up and having that replaced part notification to the point where i would sell the phone, but thats just me being weird lol

So, realistically, how much time left until issues arise? I might get icloud in the future if i cant manually free up any anymore.

Im new to kukirins, this is my 1st scooter and i just plugged it in and its flashing red and green. Is something wrong? Isnt it supposed to be solid red? Please help.

(BEFORE YOU SAY IT, NO, THE BATTERY IS NOT INFLATED) The display on my never opened up before iphone 11 pro max is just.. lifting by itself? It wasnt sitting flush already and i tried lifting it with a suction cup out of curiosity and its coming off with 0 effort. Anyone had this happen to them? Is the seal just tired because of age? Also its not waterdamaged or anything, never been in water or extreme heat. Just regular use. Id also like to mention my earpiece is for some reason dead, again, didnt do anything to it, seems like its just self destructing

I have an 11 pro max on ios 17.5.1, and when i tried updating to 18.7.8 (an official option in settings alongside 26.6) it throws this error. Anybody know why? If it wasnt signed im thinking apple wouldn’t make it an option in the settings. Please let me know what i should do/if anyone else had this issue. (NO, im NOT updating to ios 26 and rendering this phone useless.)

Ive had my 15 pro max since launch and its been running great on ios 17 and 18, and it is currently on 18.7.8. Im seeing mixed reviews and i want some opinions from people with 15 pro maxes with degraded batteries because here is the catch: mine is on 79% bh. Im afraid battery and performance will get nuked on 26/27 and im not the biggest fan of liquid glass. And i should also mention that i had a 14 pro that ran ios 26 horribly and 27 wasnt much better, 78% bh on that one. Lmk what i should do!