Although the sales of the new Apple iPhone 17 series are very hot, there have been reports that the iPhone 17 mobile phone is prone to ping bursts. Some users will experience game screen freezes, voice call delays, or streaming video buffering when using certain mobile games or apps. However, the iPhone Air has no ping bursts, leaving some (mobile game) users confused about whether to upgrade to a new phone.Not moving forward! However, Apple recently releasediOS 26.2 Beta 3, netizens who were the first to update found that the original “pinging” problem has been greatly improved!
Why do Apple iPhone 17 series mobile phones have ping issues, but the iPhone Air is fine? The following is an explanation:
In September this year, Apple launched the iPhone 17 series of new phones (including iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max) and iPhone Air. After these four new models were launched, netizens on forums such as Taiwan’s PTT and Threads reported that the new iPhone 17 series phones would suffer from “pinging” network delays. However, there were no reports of any disasters with the iPhone Air.
Why does the new iPhone 17 series have ping issues and what are the solutions? The following is a summary video and detailed instructions:
What is “Pinging”?
The so-called “exploding ping” refers to the phenomenon of abnormally high network latency (the ping value exceeds 200ms). When the user’s mobile network or WiFi signal is normal, the ping value usually falls between 20 and 40ms. However, some users who purchased the new iPhone 17 series said that their ping value will fluctuate violently in a short period of time, often suddenly jumping to more than 200ms, and then returning to normal instantly. This will cause game screen freezes, voice call delays or streaming video buffering, and even LINE messages will be delayed.
Why do Apple iPhone 17 series phones have ping issues, but the iPhone Air is fine?
The new iPhone 17 series (including iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max) are experiencing severe pinging. According to the test results of telecommunications expert ~ Ai Zhen, it is speculated that the problem is caused by Apple’s overly conservative power saving strategy for Qualcomm On the contrary, if you use WiFi to connect to the Internet or stream videos (data is played continuously or the interval is less than 1.5 seconds), there will be no ping problem.
(For details on why the new iPhone 17 Pro has a ping problem, seeTelecom expert Aizhen test video。)
Image source: Aizhen
The 5G mobile data chips of the new iPhone 17 series all use Qualcomm Snapdragon X80, but the iPhone Air uses Apple’s homemade C1X 5G chip. After testingThere is no ping problem at all using Apple’s homemade C1X 5G data chip. It can be speculated that the problem should be a bug that occurs when the new iPhone 17 series is paired with Qualcomm Snapdragon X80 if the data interval exceeds 1.5 seconds.
When the new iPhone 17 series experienced Ping disasters, experts pointed out that Apple would need to change the firmware in subsequent versions to solve the problem. Apple finally released iOS 26.2 Beta 3 a few days ago. After testing by netizens, the original ping problem has been significantly improved. Therefore, if users of the new iPhone 17 series have ping issues, they can download it immediatelyiOS 26.2 Beta 3Or wait for the official version of iOS 26.2 to be released, which should effectively solve the bug that has been bothering you for a long time.!
Source: KOCPC Chinese