Leobreaker
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Anyone tried 27 and went back to 26?
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It is quite stable and all 92 of my apps are working fine. But unlike me, you have apps that you say are mission critical.
Yours is a very different case vs the rest of us and you should’ve exercised more restraint till it’s very close to public release.
I guess sometimes the lessons are better learned the hard way.
ClaraStahlbaum
macrumors 6502a
Spot on... mind you, someone who doesn't make an archived backup and knows how to install IPSW files has no business running a beta (especially dev beta).
memo90061
macrumors 6502a
I haven't had many issues with iOS 27 and it's been very nice to use on my iPhone 17 Pro Max.
I did think about going back to iOS 26 though because for me the phone heats up very often. I noticed it at concerts. My phone kept heating up and when I was recording videos the screen looked like it lagged because the phone kept over heating. My phone feels hot even when I'm not use it that often. Battery life doesn't seem so good and I'm noticing it dies even faster.
When the phone is hot over heating, it's so fast!! It feels so smooth and I haven't noticed any other issues.
I did think about going back to iOS 26 though because for me the phone heats up very often. I noticed it at concerts. My phone kept heating up and when I was recording videos the screen looked like it lagged because the phone kept over heating. My phone feels hot even when I'm not use it that often. Battery life doesn't seem so good and I'm noticing it dies even faster.
When the phone is hot over heating, it's so fast!! It feels so smooth and I haven't noticed any other issues.
techspinning
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I just went back to iOS 26 on my 17 Pro. Main issue was that driving in a car without CarPlay and the phone in a vent holder, the Siri bubble kept staying on top of the screen when asking it to do something, which then blocked some of the Maps navigation. Also trying to play music from a playlist in Apple Music was painful as well.
I am in the process of reverting to iOS 26. iOS 27 beta 1 was pretty good. Beta 2 is a hot mess that killed a lot of important functionality for me. Lesson learned. The new Siri AI was super disappointing--it couldn't even hand very basic voice to text. Super frustrating. I guess this is why they don't push betas on average schmucks like me.
FeliApple
macrumors 603
You installed a beta with an Apple Watch? Huge mistake.
It will not connect and you can’t downgrade the watch yourself.
Wrong move, you’re stuck on 27.
AppleForeverandEver
macrumors regular
It took me several tries, but I am back on iOS 26 and have turn off Apple "Intelligence." Everything is working so much better.
Cattivik83
macrumors member
26 was, and still is, a total mess. I still have it on my phone as I don’t put betas on my phones. 27 is on my ipad and such a breath of fresh air so far. Apple should just drop 26 from all of its references, it’s embarrassing.
kecinzer
macrumors 65816
I installed 27 on Mac Book Air M2 and I like it a lot. But on iPhone Air I restored from 27b2 to 26.5.1 because of battery life and automations not worked for me.
I don’t use any backup restore, so I set my phone as new. I was very surprised that battery life is almost same.
Now I’m tempted to try 27b3. But I need automations to work - I mean for example when my phone is connected to charger run some shortcut. Or when I start exercise etc.
I don’t use any backup restore, so I set my phone as new. I was very surprised that battery life is almost same.
Now I’m tempted to try 27b3. But I need automations to work - I mean for example when my phone is connected to charger run some shortcut. Or when I start exercise etc.
I went back to 26 from 27b2 and am soooooo much happier. However some of the problems I was having with 27b2 may have been problems with the AI beta (although beta 2 was much worse for me than beta 1). Siri was still unusable after downgrading to 26, and it wasn't unitl I dumped AI that my phone became usable again. If the beta Siri AI is any indication, Apple has a loooooooooooong way to go before that product is ready for the masses.
I can’t speak for your experience but it’s so much better for me. Used to depend on Gemini but only use it once a week if at all. Siri gets the job done.
Sure, there’s always room for improvement but it’s great now.
I updated my new to me M2 iPad Pro 12.9" to 27. I have had zero issues, though my work load on it is light. Safari, Outlook, Teams, NordVPN, Goodnotes with Apple Pencil all work fine. Battery life has improved with the latest update that just came out. 26 was bad for the battery on my 12.9".
I literally can't use voice to text with Siri anymore. Frustrating to not be able to respond to my wife's texts while driving.
Siri: "I'm sorry I'm having trouble with that. Please try again later." Over and over and over.
one more
macrumors 603
You can go to the old (iOS 26) Siri by turning it off in Settings, then turning it back on without opting in for Siri AI.
southerndoc
Contributor
I had to do that. New Siri is great for complex tasks, but it's downright stupid for basic tasks. Asking me to unlock my iPhone to read my texts while driving is a safety risk.
one more
macrumors 603
Agreed. For now the previous Siri handles reading and replying to messages (Messages and WhatsApp) in CarPlay way better.
Just in case it helps anyone: I tried iOS 27 Developer Beta 3 on an iPhone 16 Pro Max and ended up reverting to iOS 26.5.2. The reason was the battery. In my case, it was draining significantly faster than usual. I also noticed some occasional stuttering, though nothing too serious. Aside from that, I actually liked the system. It feels very fast, apps open almost instantly, and it seems like Apple is on the right track with iOS 27. For my daily use, however, I prefer to sacrifice a bit of that speed in exchange for much more consistent battery life. Once Apple finishes fine-tuning the battery performance, I’ll probably give it another shot. Obviously, this was my experience on the 16 Pro Max; others might have a different experience.