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Apple iPhone 13 family troubleshooting
Apple iPhone 13 family (A2633 (iPhone 13), A2628 (13 mini), A2638 (13 Pro), A2643 (13 Pro Max)): age and battery; common faults owners list; face ID after a screen replacement; ghost touches and standby drain, and a fix for each symptom below.
Apple iPhone 13 family camera is blurry, shakes or will not focus
Open record Apple · GPSApple iPhone 13 family GPS or location is inaccurate
Open record Apple · no serviceApple iPhone 13 family has no cellular service or data
Open record Apple · not syncingApple iPhone 13 family photos, contacts, messages or account data will not sync
Open record Apple · speakerApple iPhone 13 family speaker is quiet, distorted or has no sound
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Which units this covers, and how to tell yours is one of them
- Model numbers and patterns
- A2633 (iPhone 13), A2628 (13 mini), A2638 (13 Pro), A2643 (13 Pro Max); also iPhone 13 mini (A2481/A2626/A2628/A2629/A2630); iPhone 13 Pro (A2483/A2636/A2638/A2639/A2640)
Published specification
What is true of this model and changes how you fix it
- Age and batteryAn iPhone 13 is about five years old, past the 500 complete charge cycles Apple designs its battery for at 80 percent capacity. Shutdowns at 20 or 30 percent and a day that ends at lunch usually mean the battery, which Battery Health confirms.
- Common faults owners listRepair shops list battery wear, cracked glass, Face ID faults, camera focus problems and heat as the usual iPhone 13 complaints.
- Face ID after a screen replacementiFixit reported that replacing an iPhone 13's screen outside Apple could disable Face ID, and Apple later released a software update to stop that. If Face ID stopped after a repair, update iOS first before blaming the repair shop.
- Ghost touches and standby drainOwners list unresponsive or ghost-touch screens and high standby battery drain among the iPhone 13's complaints. A case pressing the edges, a cracked protector or a dirty charger are the cheap things to rule out first.
Manufacturer support for this product line. Apple Support — Apple product support. Official Apple model, operating-system, repair, connection and settings guidance.
Also read for this model. Apple — Maximizing battery performance and lifespan; iFixScreens — Common iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max issues; iFixit — Apple's new screen repair trap could change the repair industry forever; Apple — iPhone 13 Repair Manual.
Exact questions
Questions that only have an answer for the Apple iPhone 13 family
Is it worth replacing the battery in an iPhone 13?+
If Battery Health shows 80 percent or less, or the phone shuts off early, yes: it is the cheapest way to get a full day back, and the phone still runs current iOS.
Why did Face ID stop working after my iPhone 13 screen was replaced?+
A replaced screen disabled Face ID on some iPhone 13 phones, which Apple addressed with an update. Install the newest iOS, then ask the repairer or Apple if it still fails.