Apple Seeds Revised iOS 26 Developer Beta to Fix Battery Issue

[Reeneman]

Data for Apple Intelligence is downloading again.

 

[wplynx]

definitely way better in this version. Still lots of bugs but does not get brutally hot anymore. Well, not yet at least and feels more stable. More responsive. At least the past hour.

 

[pamon]

The initial dev release crashed my 15 pro max and had to DFU it back from a backup. Might hold off on this one

 

[tarunc]

I have the unable to check for update issue.....I have tried all the various things I know to do..reset network, power cycle, use cellular data, etc...nada. An error occurred while checking for a software update.

 

[LordArchie]

No you’re right. It seems to be less… muddy? Also, I’ve noticed that safari isn’t acting as janky as before.

Control center was unchanged...

Before/After

 

[manumbs]

Has anyone with a 16 Pro Max, featuring a black charging screen, successfully installed this version?

 

[wplynx]

definitely way better in this version. Still lots of bugs but does not get brutally hot anymore. Well, not yet at least and feels more stable. More responsive. At least the past hour

Eh actually still getting a bit hot. Like where you can smell the metal heating up. But it is more stable. Think the apps needs be updated too though. ( iPhone 15 pro max )

 

[einsteinbqat]

It does say that in the 3rd sentence, so you may be right. 🤷‍♂️

Guilty for not properly reading the article, but before reading this one on MR, I read the one on AppleInsider, and no such thing was mentioned, thus my uninformed comment.

 

[gccumber]

This update fixed the ability for me to grab the time handle, as well as tap buttons in the upper right corner.

 

[MozMan68]

550MB on my 16PM...updating now.

 

[Kkspire]

It’s more responsive on my 16 Pro shew. Maybe it’ll reduce the battery drain/heat issues.

 

[Reeneman]

Eh actually still getting a bit hot. Like where you can smell the metal heating up. But it is more stable. Think the apps needs be updated too though. ( iPhone 15 pro max )

„can smell the metal heating up“

😅😅😅 sure

 

[trajen]

Installed first beta OTA on 16PM. Only issues are lag/stutter. 547.1MB for OTA for this revised beta; will report back with results.

 

[LlamaLarry]

Can we get multiple users please? And/or can they bring the existing multiple users feature for MDM customers over to the consumer market? Thank you

What's the use case? For handing your phone over to your kids to mess around with but walling off your other apps?

 

[tywebb13]

build is 23A5260u

up from 23A5260n

so that's like they rotated the n 180°

 

[krypt17]

I'm still getting unable to check for update..

 

[Jay Bly]

Data for Apple Intelligence is downloading again.

Yep, just noticed that

 

[dreamerstree]

It feels a bit snappier on my iPhone 15.

 

[Kar98]

Also, I’ve noticed that safari isn’t acting as janky as before.

Would you say it’s snappier?

 

[verniesgarden]

For me it seems the contrast issues, especially how the Control Panel overlay was so difficult to see with insufficient blur with the background, has been tweaked... improved a good bit. Perhaps this is placebo, but it does indeed look better to me.

Might just be me but I feel like the edge glow has been reduced on the icons

 

[tarunc]

Does anyone have the direct download link for this? I am stuck in Unable to Check for update and my sneaky suspicion is that this newer build will resolve that problem.

 

[Wowfunhappy]

Can we get multiple users please? And/or can they bring the existing multiple users feature for MDM customers over to the consumer market? Thank you

This is the first I've heard of this feature, but fwiw it's actually pretty easy to set up an mdm for yourself. I did it because I wanted to be able to hide some apps you can't uninstall by default.

I use jamfnow.com. It's free for up to three devices, which for personal use should be more than enough.

There is one tricky thing—in order to use certain features, you have to completely wipe your phone before enrolling in the mdm, and you have to do so in a specific way, using the Apple Configurator app. However, knowing nothing about this "multiple users" feature, it doesn't sound like something that would require wiping your phone first. This is usually reserved for features that give the mdm operator (which of course in this case is you) a great deal of control over the device.

 

[Reeneman]

Might just be me but I feel like the edge glow has been reduced on the icons

Mostly a placebo. There aren’t any visible changes in this revised beta.

 

[acgmph]

Does anyone have the direct download link for this? I am stuck in Unable to Check for update and my sneaky suspicion is that this newer build will resolve that problem.

Try to power off the phone and power it back on. It did that for me and that's how I got it to work

 

[tarunc]

Try to power off the phone and power it back on. It did that for me and that's how I got it to work

did that...will try again....thanks