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Apple Releases iOS 26.2 With Alarms for Reminders, Lock Screen Changes, Enhanced Safety Alerts and More
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iOS 18.7.2 no longer showing up after iOS 26.2 non-beta availability
iOS 18.7.3 not offered for iPhone 11 series and newer [although I'm not entirely sure if others on iOS 18.7.2 are prompted to update to iOS 18.7.3 since my iPhone 11 Pro Max is still on iOS 18.7]
iOS 18.7.3 not offered for iPhone 11 series and newer [although I'm not entirely sure if others on iOS 18.7.2 are prompted to update to iOS 18.7.3 since my iPhone 11 Pro Max is still on iOS 18.7]
For those of us still on iOS 18 it’s been nagging nearly every day to update to 26.1, now they will start doubling down. Hard pass, maybe April 1st. 
Wonder if this fixed? It happens in every single iMessage chat. SMS/RCS chats seem to be exempt.
What are we looking at? Elaborate
Are you referring to black squiggly lines that pervade the screenshot? 🤪
Half the thread is behind the keyboard, and it stays there. Closing messages doesn’t fix it; only a reboot.
Notice the blue bubble under the v,b,n,m keys.
PSA for anyone running out of iPhone storage - my iPhone 15 reported that I needed to free up 13GB before it could install. A soft shutdown/restart freed up 14+GB and the update is now preparing.
That in 26.1 was really annoying and that was on a 17 PM, they fixed this in the early 26.2 betas thankfully.
Hopefully I'm low on space (13gb 😂) and it can't even download iOS 26For those of us still on iOS 18 it’s been nagging nearly every day to update to 26.1, now they will start doubling down. Hard pass, maybe April 1st.
A slider to go from “glass” to “solid” doesn’t offend me—even if those terms aren’t right. How it is implemented is very badly designed however. I could definitely do a better job designing this myself. Apple had created stepped sliders before, they are instructive—these sliders now are “I wonder what this does”. It’s almost as if Apple’s CDO hadn’t come from the software world. Nothing is labelled or obvious. Seriously bad.
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My 15 pro is really smooth on this one. I thought they were doing a liquid a** slider to get rid of it completely on this one but maybe that was a rumor
Either way happy so far with performance. My Home Screen looks super fluid again.
My 15 pro is really smooth on this one. I thought they were doing a liquid a** slider to get rid of it completely on this one but maybe that was a rumor
Either way happy so far with performance. My Home Screen looks super fluid again.
We desperately need a duration for reminders so that it shows up on your calendar for that period of time. I know some people will say that’s an event. Maybe yes maybe so. But an event doesn’t allow me to mark the task as completed right from my calendar. An event is something you have to attend. A task is something you have to do. They have start and end times as well!
Offline lyrics, nah
Apple today released iOS 26.2, the second major update to the iOS 26 operating system that came out in September, iOS 26.2 comes a little over a month after iOS 26.1 launched. iOS 26.2 is compatible with the iPhone 11 series and later, as well as the second-generation iPhone SE.
The new software can be downloaded on eligible iPhones over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update.
iOS 26.2 adds an option to activate an alarm when a reminder is due, an option to change the opacity of the time on the Lock Screen, updated AirDrop functionality, and new features for the Podcasts app.
It also brings Live Translation for the AirPods to the EU, and adds support for alternative app stores and other voice assistants in Japan. Apple's release notes for the update are below.
For more on the new features in iOS 26, we have a dedicated roundup.
Article Link: Apple Releases iOS 26.2 With Alarms for Reminders, Lock Screen Changes, Enhanced Safety Alerts and More
Still waiting.