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Apple issues AT&T carrier update for iPhone 18 Pro Max beta users
Apple has released carrier settings update version 72.0.3 for iPhone 18 Pro Max users on AT&T who are running the iOS 27.2 beta.
Some of these phones have lost access to calls, texts and cellular data, with “SOS” appearing in the status bar.
Apple previously said iOS 27.0.1 and a carrier update were intended to stop the problem spreading to more phones.
Devices that had already lost service still need a hardware replacement, according to Apple.
The earlier carrier update was version 72.1 for users on iOS 27.0, while beta users had remained on version 72.0.2.
The issue has affected the iPhone 18 Pro Max in the United States, which uses a Qualcomm modem, but not the iPhone 18 Pro, which uses Apple’s C2 modem.
The new update brings beta users to version 72.0.3 and appears to extend Apple’s carrier changes to them.
Apple released carrier bundle version 72.0.3 for iPhone 18 Pro Max devices on AT&T running the iOS 27.2 beta.
The update replaces version 72.0.2, which beta users had remained on while iOS 27.0 users received version 72.1.
Some iPhone 18 Pro Max users on AT&T have lost access to calls, texts and cellular data, with “SOS” appearing in the status bar.
Apple said an earlier iOS and carrier settings update was intended to prevent the issue from affecting additional devices, but phones that had already lost service required hardware replacement.
- Who
- Apple released the update for iPhone 18 Pro Max users on AT&T running the iOS 27.2 beta.
- What
- A carrier bundle update, version 72.0.3, was rolled out.
- When
- October 9, 2026. The articles say the rollout began “tonight.
- Where
- On AT&T devices; a specific geographic location is not stated.
- Why
- It follows cellular service problems affecting some iPhone 18 Pro Max users and extends carrier changes to devices running the iOS 27.2 beta.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Apple has just released an emergency carrier bundle update for AT&T users using an iPhone 18 Pro Max on 27.2 beta.
Reports first surfaced of some AT&T iPhone 18 Pro Max devices losing calls, texts and cellular data.
Apple released carrier settings version 72.1 for iOS 27.0 users; iOS 27.2 beta devices remained on version 72.0.2.
Apple began rolling out carrier bundle version 72.0.3 for iPhone 18 Pro Max devices on AT&T running the iOS 27.2 beta.
- Carrier update
- Version 72.0.3
- Previous beta bundle
- Version 72.0.2
- iOS version
- 27.2 beta
- Earlier iOS 27.0 bundle
- Version 72.1
- Affected phone
- iPhone 18 Pro Max on AT&T
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