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uptempos

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This all started on ios 26. Whenever i close/reopen imessages, the phone numbers of the contacts show up for like a good 2-3 seconds instead of their names. this is getting ridiculous. was hoping 26.1 would fix this, but it didnt and made it even worse with more occurrences. Anyone know a fix to this, or happening to you?

on iphone 17 pm.
ive already tried deleting all messages, spam, recently deleted, restart phone. unlinked icloud backup and contacts, none of this sht works.

never had an issue on ios18
 
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This all started on ios 26. Whenever i close/reopen imessages, the phone numbers of the contacts show up for like a good 2-3 seconds instead of their names. this is getting ridiculous. was hoping 26.1 would fix this, but it didnt and made it even worse with more occurrences. Anyone know a fix to this, or happening to you?

on iphone 17 pm.
ive already tried deleting all messages, spam, recently deleted, restart phone. unlinked icloud backup and contacts, none of this sht works.

never had an issue on ios18

Exactly the same on my 17 Pro and wife’s 16 Pro and we have not updated to 26.1 yet.
 
yeah i still cant find a fix but seems like theres at least a handful ofnpeople on reddit experiencing the same. its just odd why only some people is encountering this
 
Its been an on and off again bug since iOS 18.0 beta 1. I have yet to reliably reproduce it. It happens every once in a while, lasts for a day, then disappears until another day when it decides to re-appear. My best guess, after a year of investigation is it has something to do with group chats. Beyond that, I cannot give any specifics.
 
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