iOS 18.6 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[Nomad-X]

Funny enough I’m on 17 and went to use the Apple support app yesterday. There’s a mandatory update that you have to be on 18 to download. So you can’t use the support app unless you’re on the latest version.

And the Apple Store app requires 17 and up, which is insane to me lol

They do all they can to force you to upgrade.

I got refused support because I flat out didn't want to upgrade my M1 Studio from Sonoma which has been rock steady (I did upgrade to Sequoia and it was a horrible experience with lag etc so downgraded again).

Really think that if I'm forced or see nag screens to go to Tahoe then I'll look into other options to upgrade the Studio.

At the moment though I'm loving the machine and the UI of Sonoma. It's nice and clean, and legible and a perfect work machine.

 

[thadoggfather]

So far so good

18.6 battery life seems better on 13 mini in limited testing

16 plus and mini 7 seem to be working well so far too

I guess an almost 2 month gap between this and 18.5 final they figured a lot of crap out

Maybe one or so more major iOS 18 release before we restart all over again in the fall

 

[Populus]

They do all they can to force you to upgrade.

I got refused support because I flat out didn't want to upgrade my M1 Studio from Sonoma which has been rock steady (I did upgrade to Sequoia and it was a horrible experience with lag etc so downgraded again).

Really think that if I'm forced or see nag screens to go to Tahoe then I'll look into other options to upgrade the Studio.

At the moment though I'm loving the machine and the UI of Sonoma. It's nice and clean, and legible and a perfect work machine.

Maybe Sequoia is now not horrible? I mean, you could try 15.6 and see if it’s finally a smooth sailing. Otherwise you can fortunately downgrade back to Sonoma.

Keep in mind that, just like iOS 18.6 (and eventually 18.7), macOS 15.6 (and eventually 15.7) will be the most recent operating system before the design mess of macOS 26.

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Does the switch in keyboard settings to turn off stickers in the keyboard work for anyone else? My keyboard shows them regardless of that switch being on or off.

 

[yeahtyeaht]

Does the switch in keyboard settings to turn off stickers in the keyboard work for anyone else? My keyboard shows them regardless of that switch being on or off.

It works but in some apps it still shows the stickers. I think the app dev needs to fix it. Saw an update for a an app a few days ago which said that it was fixed the stickers appearing even though they were deactivated in system settings.

 

[reinem85]

It feels super cool on my 14 pro max. Have you noticed that in low power mode the animations are no longer as “slow” as they used to be?
I think I'll stick with this iteration of IOS, upgrading from 17 to 18 started ruining my battery month by month and with 26 I don't plan to risk it again for a few animations designed by gentlemen with big, colored glasses.

 

[ipooed]

everything is smooth, battery life so far decent. Only issue I am having is connectivity wifi craps out from time to time (no speed issues) and cellular data in lowish coverage areas takes double the time to load anything compared to 18.5.

I would prefer (slightly) better battery and smoothness over connectivity or I’d be going back to 18.5 right now.

IPhone 16 pro max DFU restored set up as new.

 

[elementalwingma]

This is running so well I don't think I will update my iPhone to iOS 26 come September (hopefully).

 

[James6s]

Two days on 18.6 now with my 16 Pro and it’s running great.

Super smooth & super fast with decent battery life. Very happy with this release.