I am pretty sure that phone is too old and won’t activate. Hope you didn’t pay to much

All the time

Oh this again. My kid is still rocken an xr with iOS 17. Other than having to replace the battery the phone works fine. But yeah a 5 year old phone with the latest OS is clear proof of them trying to force an upgrade. Oh Reddit. You never cease to amaze

Lose the camera protector. It introduces light reflection into the photos. The iPhone lens’s already suffer from light reflection in some situations. The cheap “glass” protectors make the problem much worse. You’re taking your “pro” cameras and essentially making them perform like a mid range phone. To me it makes no sense. But to each is own.