I dunno about ya’ll but this build feels very snappy overall.
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iOS 26.1 Beta 1 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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Changes and fixes that I have noticed so far on my 17 Pro Max…
1) App Library now has updated Liquid Glass with specular highlights
2) Fixed animation when the AirPlay view is invoked from Now Playing in Apple Music, Live Activities on the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, or other similar source
3) Phone app keypad now uses Liquid Glass
4) When expanding a platter in the Control Center, the content inside of the platter (ie. Brightness or volume progress, Wifi/Cellular/Airplane Mode buttons) now animate properly where before there were minor visual issues
5) Apple Intelligence and Live Translation expand
6) You can now slide on the current song in the Tab Bar or full screen player views in Apple Music to change the song
7) For a song or album, Go to… actions have been condensed down into “Go To ->” that opens a sub menu
8) When viewing a contact in Phone or FaceTime, “Details” and “Voicemail” now use a proper slider. This change is not reflected everywhere (ie. Messages does not adapt this) for some reason
9) In Messages, the "+" button no longer expands out and up, rather it now expands just outward.
10) In Calendar, the "Calendars" dismiss view button now uses an "X" in the top leading as opposed to a checkmark in the top trailing edge
11) Photos Filter and View Options button now uses an ellipsis icon, rather than the filter icon
12) "Show Map" option in the menu with Filter and View Options
13) "Use as Ringtone" is no longer an option when sharing a photo using the Share Sheet
14) In Notes, the keyboard toolbar can be scrolled even when there's nothing else
15) In Games, the "Invite Friends" button no longer uses a green plus
16) In Maps, the Recents, Find Nearby, and other similar list views use a darker gray (almost certainly a bug)
17) In Settings, some toggles that would not use Liquid Glass now do
18) Home app uses Liquid Glass and light SF Symbol colors more liberally
19) Podcasts gets updated splash screen
20) Apple Books tab bar no longer shrinks when scrolled
21) Apple Vision Pro app now uses a 3D visual render of the device that animates as you scroll under the "Vision Pro" tab
22) Apple Vision Pro app now lets you configure AirPlay Receiver options in the "Vision Pro" tab
23) Under Tips in the Apple Vision Pro app, there's a new "What's new?" section that replaces "Essentials"
24) In jiggle mode, "-" buttons are significantly more blurred than before
25) Apps such as Health and Wallet now let you configure their widgets from the long press quick actions platter where they did not before
I'm certain there's more, but I didn't do a very deep dive as I'm short on time.
1) App Library now has updated Liquid Glass with specular highlights
2) Fixed animation when the AirPlay view is invoked from Now Playing in Apple Music, Live Activities on the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, or other similar source
3) Phone app keypad now uses Liquid Glass
4) When expanding a platter in the Control Center, the content inside of the platter (ie. Brightness or volume progress, Wifi/Cellular/Airplane Mode buttons) now animate properly where before there were minor visual issues
5) Apple Intelligence and Live Translation expand
6) You can now slide on the current song in the Tab Bar or full screen player views in Apple Music to change the song
7) For a song or album, Go to… actions have been condensed down into “Go To ->” that opens a sub menu
8) When viewing a contact in Phone or FaceTime, “Details” and “Voicemail” now use a proper slider. This change is not reflected everywhere (ie. Messages does not adapt this) for some reason
9) In Messages, the "+" button no longer expands out and up, rather it now expands just outward.
10) In Calendar, the "Calendars" dismiss view button now uses an "X" in the top leading as opposed to a checkmark in the top trailing edge
11) Photos Filter and View Options button now uses an ellipsis icon, rather than the filter icon
12) "Show Map" option in the menu with Filter and View Options
13) "Use as Ringtone" is no longer an option when sharing a photo using the Share Sheet
14) In Notes, the keyboard toolbar can be scrolled even when there's nothing else
15) In Games, the "Invite Friends" button no longer uses a green plus
16) In Maps, the Recents, Find Nearby, and other similar list views use a darker gray (almost certainly a bug)
17) In Settings, some toggles that would not use Liquid Glass now do
18) Home app uses Liquid Glass and light SF Symbol colors more liberally
19) Podcasts gets updated splash screen
20) Apple Books tab bar no longer shrinks when scrolled
21) Apple Vision Pro app now uses a 3D visual render of the device that animates as you scroll under the "Vision Pro" tab
22) Apple Vision Pro app now lets you configure AirPlay Receiver options in the "Vision Pro" tab
23) Under Tips in the Apple Vision Pro app, there's a new "What's new?" section that replaces "Essentials"
24) In jiggle mode, "-" buttons are significantly more blurred than before
25) Apps such as Health and Wallet now let you configure their widgets from the long press quick actions platter where they did not before
I'm certain there's more, but I didn't do a very deep dive as I'm short on time.
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Feels much more like iOS should rather than the clunky mess that was 26 'final'
They also fixed the problem, that you had to wait for the app icon animation to completely finish before you could swipe to the next page on the homescreen. Feels a lot snappier when using your phone fast. 😉
Throwing it on my old 16 Pro Max. Haven't sent it back to Apple yet on the upgrade. 
Someone on Reddit said that 5G NR is enabled in this release.
Why is my phone showing no update available?
Apple Intelligence is pretty pointless in any language, you are not alone
Am I the only one with safari not detecting touch at random times and having to click send multiple times for a message to properly function and send, as if the button is inactive. This is not all the time. 26.1 but I’ve been dealing with it since early iOS 26. 16 pro max
Makes me wonder what so difficult that it couldn't be fixed in several beta builds. Or they were just like, meh, it doesn't affect anything, fix it in post.The WiFi toggle now shows the Liquid Glass animation when normally tapped. And the Wallet icon is visible in the Cellular settings.
I'm still seeing the app icon redraws, but overall, this one seems more fluid and smoother, if that makes sense.
In Messages, chats with custom background open with messages moved all the way to the top, previewing background. It happens every single time.
Pretty sure this is a bug. This does not happen on any of my devices.
On iMessage, when tapping on a conversation, the animation seems changed and a bit better. It’s not morphing into the text box and getting stuck and randomly disappearing, instead the search bar seems to fade away and you see the text box come through smoothly.
Looks the same as before to me. Definitely not what I would consider smooth. Looks choppy.
If you compare to a non beta 26 public release you can tell the difference in how it fades away.