Can you use “Hey Siri” as a workaround? I’m still on IOS 18, but in my Audi I can activate Siri using either the steering wheel button, or by saying “Hey Siri” / “Siri…”
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I absolutely loathe iOS 26
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I didn’t try that as usually my iPhone is tucked inside my coat or pants pocket, I am not sure if Siri will trigger given the « barriers ». I was curious so I tried it and Siri does trigger when the iPhone is inside my winter jacket! It does the same behaviour and shows as if it’s dialling my number but stays on to receive commands! So odd, tx for the suggestion.
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I'm on an iPhone 12 and see no discernible difference in speed between the previous version and 26... it's different, I'll grant you that, but it ain't necessarily slower and the battery isn't worse on 26. Maybe she just wanted an upgrade and found her excuse to fork out the cash...
This I agree was bad show... maximizing the app just for the sake of it regardless of the useful info at the top that's being obfuscated and that we rely on for making good decisions. To be fair in latest versions it seems to be mostly corrected.
Less so than the UI which I can take or leave, there are weird UI oddities.
For example in Safari the animation to go to the all tabs view frequently doesn't run. And sometimes I end up on a blank page that won't load anything, so I have to force quit Safari.
On Android I've always noticed the first thing it will sacrifice when the device slows down is animations. But iOS used to keep them consistent, now it's not anymore.
I just don't think this OS was properly tested.
For example in Safari the animation to go to the all tabs view frequently doesn't run. And sometimes I end up on a blank page that won't load anything, so I have to force quit Safari.
On Android I've always noticed the first thing it will sacrifice when the device slows down is animations. But iOS used to keep them consistent, now it's not anymore.
I just don't think this OS was properly tested.
Happens to me daily. Even on 26.3. The usual trigger is having multiple tabs, but it can also happen to single tab instances.