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Apple Releases Sixth Public Betas of iOS 26 and More
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Seems like that should be something they would get squared away BEFORE public testing.
Hey MacRumours team , such articles would be much better if they show what’s new va the previous version
Still no Passport into the Wallet app feature.
Also noticed that I had to switch my location to USA to get the phone Call Screening features to appear.
Also noticed that I had to switch my location to USA to get the phone Call Screening features to appear.
I think it is pretty safe. However, some apps, especially some banking apps, don’t like beta versions up to RC, for security reasons. Makr sure you can run them. Here is a source you can use. https://www.reddit.com/r/iOSBeta/s/Xs7bnUCGoG
Having tested and evaluated each version of beta on my spare iPhone and MacBook Pro, these new OS's are very disappointing.
As a long standing Apple customer who enjoys their hardware, knowing that version 26 will soon be the default OS going forward is less than ideal.
While no software is perfect, this version being delivered by Apple reflects rather poorly on them.
As a long standing Apple customer who enjoys their hardware, knowing that version 26 will soon be the default OS going forward is less than ideal.
While no software is perfect, this version being delivered by Apple reflects rather poorly on them.
I had to get the iOS 26 Beta simply to try out AutoMix, Call Screening, and the new Apple Music subscription. Although, as a developer, getting used to all of the UI changes is pretty frustrating.
Regarding whether you should use beta software, it’s probably fine at this point. The first couple dev betas were rough but I still use it on my single “daily driver” “mission critical” iphone. In fact all my Apple devices have been on the new version! Watch and MacBook Air. And have even updated all family member devices to beta!
The betas have been solid for a while now.
Just make sure you have iCloud back ups on and dont worry about it. If something doesn’t work then you can go back to stable. It’s not as bad as people make it out to be.
The betas have been solid for a while now.
Just make sure you have iCloud back ups on and dont worry about it. If something doesn’t work then you can go back to stable. It’s not as bad as people make it out to be.
If they were sure that they had already squared away all of the bugs, they wouldn't be doing public testing; they'd be pronouncing it GM and releasing the final version a few weeks early for the win.Seems like that should be something they would get squared away BEFORE public testing.
What makes this a "public" beta vs a "developer" beta, in my opinion, is that Apple has reached a point where they believe they've fixed all of the bugs that could potentially cause end user data loss. Developers have no such assurances for the even-earlier releases that they test out. A few graphical glitches here and there aren't nearly so serious, in comparison.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this beta cycle. Very few super annoying issues, and it feels really solid to me on my iMac, iPad Pro, iPhone 16, and Apple Watch. Looking forward to public release! Here's hoping there are some killer features coming in the point releases as well.
I understood that. My comment stands -- particularly the last sentence. Those inconsistent UI issues aren't going to prevent people from exploring the betas... as attested by you, me and a few million of our closest friends.
I still have a lot of performance hiccups on my 16 Pro Max. Tons of GUI redraws on Home Screen. Not talking about how ugly and inconsistent the beta 6 still looks and the complete lack of any useful AI or atrocious Siri or the clunky chatGPT implementation.