YES! Oh my God, having to click on 3 different things to close a tab or add a bookmark is horrible. Why, Apple, Why?
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Here's When iOS 26 Rolls Out Today in Every Time Zone [Update: Out Now!]
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This is you PSA the RC is total hot trash, do not upgrade if this is the same as the RC I am looking at downgrading and cancelling my new iPhone order till they figure this mess out.
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You reasonable folks out there:
Slow down, back your s*** up, and wait a couple of days for the inevitable fallout and bug-fix point-release.
Stay tuned here for the tears and anger until the dust settles a little.
Slow down, back your s*** up, and wait a couple of days for the inevitable fallout and bug-fix point-release.
Stay tuned here for the tears and anger until the dust settles a little.
This will be the first time in several years that I haven't updated my devices on release day. I'm just not a fan of the new design.
Did that one time when iOS 13 was hot mess, stayed on iOS 12 for a long time.I try to stay at least 1 year behind every iOS upgrade so for me it's time to finally update to iOS 18.
Will actually wait till 2026 to install 2026 software, I’m not interested in the latest beta release candidate.
wtf? I just switched to Safari recently and love it. 3 clicks to close a tab? What is the added touch? As of now you can hold down on the two squares button and then tap "Close this tab." Or tap the squares and then tap the X on the tab you want to close.
Me, too. I’ll keep 26 on my old iPad to observe its development, however, all daily drivers in the household will remain on 18 for now. Not a hater—I’m a stockholder!—I just don’t care for the frost and bubbles. The “reduce transparency” option in the iPad RC is better, almost sufficient.
Good luck, y’all.
I can't believe they're shipping like this. They can't seriously think this looks good and feels good to use. It makes me wonder if the people working on iOS even use an iPhone?
At least the MacOS team didn't fumble their stuff too badly.
At least the MacOS team didn't fumble their stuff too badly.
I will upgrade my iPhone and iPad but leave the MacBook till we see what works or doesn't. Seems with every major update some programs no longer work.
Today's the day. Apple is about to release iOS 26, which will deliver the biggest redesign since iOS 7 and bring a range of new features and improvements to iPhones worldwide. It's Apple's biggest software update of the year, and Apple announced at last week's iPhone event that it will be releasing iOS 26 sometime today – Monday, September 15.
Based on past releases, the update is likely to drop at around 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time/1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Apple's own websites for countries around the world also suggest a 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time release, with Apple's site for India listing a September 15 launch while the company's Indonesian page lists a September 16 release, pointing to a narrow window around 10:00 a.m. Pacific to line up with time zone differences.
To give iPhone users globally an idea of when iOS 26 should become available as an over-the-air update, we've compiled the below list of time zone conversions for several countries. This list isn't exhaustive, so please verify the exact time for your specific location, and bear in mind that there could always be a delay as Apple prepares its servers for rollout.
- Australia West - 1:00 a.m. AWST (Tues)
- Australia East - 3:00 a.m. AEST (Tues)
- Austria - 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Baltic countries - 8:00 p.m. EEST
- Belgium - 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Brazil East - 2:00 p.m. BRT
- Canada West - 10:00 a.m. PDT
- Canada East - 1:00 p.m. EDT
- China - 1:00 a.m. CST (Tues)
- Denmark - 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Finland - 8:00 p.m. EEST
- France - 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Germany - 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Hong Kong - 1:00 a.m. HKT (Tues)
- India - 10:30 p.m. IST
- Indonesia West - midnight WIB (Tues)
- Ireland - 6:00 p.m. IST
- Italy - 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Japan - 2:00 a.m. JST (Tues)
- Luxembourg - 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Netherlands - 7:00 p.m. CEST
- New Zealand - 5:00 a.m. NZST (Tues)
- Norway - 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Poland - 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Portugal - 6:00 p.m. WEST
- Puerto Rico - 1:00 p.m. AST
- Saudi Arabia - 8:00 p.m. AST
- Singapore - 1:00 a.m. SGT (Tues)
- South Africa - 7:00 p.m. SAST
- South Korea - 2:00 a.m. KST (Tues)
- Spain - 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Sweden - 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Switzerland - 7:00 p.m. CEST
- Taiwan - 1:00 a.m. CST (Tues)
- UAE - 9:00 p.m. GST
- United Kingdom - 6:00 p.m. BST
- United States West - 10:00 a.m. PDT
- United States Mountain - 11:00 a.m. MDT
- United States Central - noon CDT
- United States East - 1:00 p.m. EDT
Be Prepared to Wait
When iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 become available as an over-the-air update, make sure your device is fully charged before you start the process over Wi-Fi, as it may take some time to complete. To check that the update is available, go to Settings ➝ General ➝ Software Update, and wait a moment for your device to contact Apple's servers. If you're in no rush, you can wait for iOS 26 to be delivered to your iPhone when you next plug it into your computer.
On that note, a word of caution: During the initial rollout of major software updates like iOS 26, Apple users may experience slower download speeds and sluggish performance when trying to update their devices. This is largely due to the high demand on Apple's servers, as millions of users worldwide attempt to download the update simultaneously.
The surge in traffic can overwhelm network capacity, leading to delays in downloading or installing the update. To avoid these potential issues, you may want to wait a day or two before installing the update, allowing server congestion to subside and ensuring a smoother upgrade experience.
Article Link: Here's When iOS 26 Rolls Out Today in Every Time Zone
I am going to wait and download iOS 18.7. I really can't afford to have my iPhone connect to my car or router or something like that. I will have to upgrade to iOS 26 when my iPhone 17 gets here in about three weeks. I do think that I will download iOS 26 to my iPad as it is not essential. Definitely not the new Mac OS either.
Would love to jump in but we all know by now that the first public release is really just a continuation of the Beta cycle. I wait 9 mos for Mac. iPad will be the first to transition - perhaps after 26.xx. Not touching this today.
I have mastered the technique for downgrading an iPad or iPhone—as long as the older version is still signed. Downgrading a MacOS device is more complex, so I haven’t even looked at it. It’s said that downgrading a Watch is impossible.
I hope that 26.4 is good enough.
Ha!! The iPad will be the sacrificial lamb today. Most tester say that iOS 26 is still a hot mess.
There is another update, iOS 18.7 and iPadOS 18.7, coming at 1000 hours Pacific time for those who want to wait for the first iOS 26 bug fix. This version I mentioned probably includes a lot of the security updates that was part of iOS 26.
As in most things in life, just because you can does not mean you should.
I will enjoy the s4it show this evening with my devices still on 17.7.2! 🍿
Good luck to allalpha testers early adopters!
Good luck to all
Shouldn’t be a problem as...
Except for my MBP, which I’ve decided to use as a test bed for the “26” versions (namely macOS and Xcode), I’ll be holding off installing until 26.1 or 26.2, perhaps even 26.3.
Hardware (i.e., device) upgrades/replacements can do that. I encountered a similar situation when getting the iPhone 15 PM. I figured, if one (regularly used) device is on the latest, might as well do the others and have things in sync. So, I dove into iOS/iPadOS 17, macOS 14 a few days after launch.
When macOS 15, iOS/iPadOS 18, etc came around, I went back to waiting until x.2 dropped.
I’ve been using iPadOS 26 since developer 1 on an iPad 9th gen and it’s not that bad, especially with “reduce transparency” selected. 26 isn’t going to burn down the AAPL house. I’m just exercising choice.
In India, that would likely be 10:30 (or 9:30) AM PST? India has a half-hour shift difference from us in the States. At least in the cities I've visited (everywhere but the Northeastern part of the country).
Battery drain from distracting, horrible HCI UX, and meaningless bling (for some) is my biggest concern. Did you try turning on accessibility options to reduce transparency, etc to see if that lowers the battery draining gratuitous design?