iPhone 16e cell reception keeps dropping

While Apple does not provide device specific sales, it is not unreasonable to note that there have been many millions of devices sold worldwide and if there was a problem with cellular reception due to the C1 chip, not only would this support site be filled with complaints, but it would also be the top news story on every network news site.

That is not to say that a user such as yourself may be experiencing a problem and that will need to be troubleshooted. The first step to take is to contact your cellular provider. You should naturally expect them to say it is not their fault, but they can provide information about your cellular connection. Follow up by scheduling an appointment with Apple where they can perform diagnostics on your device and you may also be able to compare with the same device model using a different cell provider.

You can provide feedback to Apple to let them know about the problem here, Feedback - iPhone - Apple Given the list of steps you took, it wouldn't hurt to contact your carrier too. See if they are experiencing problems in certain areas or tower issues.

Hi, in Australia I had same issue three different places where a turn off/turn on regained cellular reception.

I put a new SIM card in waited a few minutes then reset network settings.

Been a while now and haven’t noticed the problem since.

Did not have this issue with any of my previous iPhones.

Hope yours is working fine now.

User in Australia here and had the same problem with the 16e that I'd never had with prior iPhones in multiple locations with good network coverage. Flight mode on and off usually fixes it but is frustrating especially when calls go straight to voicemail because you weren't connected when they tried ringing. Haven't discussed it directly with Apple - but was annoying enough I came here looking to see if others were experiencing also.

Update to my previous post.

The steps I took seems to have mostly alleviated the issue with cellular just dropping momentarily occasionally now.

As I mentioned previously never had this issue with many other iPhones.

Expected same reliability as one should.

Same issue in US with apple 16e. Often No cell and cannot make calls. People call me and get voicemail. Very frustrating. No one seems to be able to fix this

16e is the first iphone to have Apple's own design cellular modem.

Maybe some operators have not adapted.