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checked in the morning the availability and tried my luck and got one in the store ... sadly little bit more difficult - had to buy a new iP - and return the other one and get the money back in a few days (no direct change possible).

upstairs to the genius bar - 1h data transfer - factory reset the old one and finally a perfect working IP Pro 16 ..

but - as it seems there are also a few other topics with this series, so it's not that bad for me now looking back on this topic ... https://www.macrumors.com/2024/09/23/ios-18-touchscreen-issues-reported/
 
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