iOS 26.1 Beta 2 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[Gartysparty]

Does anyone know if the modem for the 17 series is updated, and if Verizon has a new carrier update?

I’m still getting cellular drops.

 

[vtboyarc]

I’m still getting cellular drops.

Dang! That’s what I was hoping would be fixed. Thanks for the update!

 

[k.alexander]

Is Siri fixed? Since iOS26, I will hold the power button and ask Siri to do something, like dial a number, and it will just sit there with it's glow (16Pro), but not actually do anything.

 

[Kylo83]

clicking contacts does it keep going to select iCloud menu and not the actual contacts page

 

[St. Germain]

Is Siri fixed? Since iOS26, I will hold the power button and ask Siri to do something, like dial a number, and it will just sit there with it's glow (16Pro), but not actually do anything.

It works as expected for me with various prompts.

 

[one more]

Can someone test invoking the search function in App Library? On iPhone 15 when you lift the finger after swiping down it freezes for a second.

My iPhone 15 on 26.0.1 does not seem to freeze.

 

[papbot]

I didn't see the icons redraw!!

Oh, they’re all still there

 

[christian.terra]

It's not for me? What iPhone is you on?

17pro

 

[papbot]

Whoa I’m hearing slide over is back on iPad os 26.1 beta 2?

Only when using windowed apps, sorta.

 

[papbot]

Looks like "New" slide-over only supports 1 app. [for now] I imagine Apple wants users to get a feel for it before unleashing the beast in full release

And only when using windowed apps.

 

[cale508]

Oh, they’re all still there

I never said they were fixed, I only said I didn't see them.

 

[papbot]

I never said they were fixed, I only said I didn't see them.

On my big 13” M4 iPad Pro they are so bad it’s the first thing I notice and check for. Looks like an old device struggling to keep up with more recent software.

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Timers broken for anyone else? Mine did not go off, almost overslept on my nap.

 

[k.alexander]

It works as expected for me with various prompts.

Half the time, I click the power button, ask siri to do something, and it just sits there with the ring of light around the screen, as if it is continuing to listen to me, even though I've stopped talking and it is otherwise relatively quiet in the room. Doesn't happen every time, but happens roughly 50% of the time.
I don't know if it's maybe a bad wifi connection issue that's causing this, but it shouldn't be, and it never did this before. Plus I'm just asking it to dial a specific number (555-123-4455) or call a contact in my address book; it shouldn't even need to use wifi/cell connection to respond to that request. I dial everyone's number by speaking to siri almost always, and ever since the betas, this has been the outcome 50% or more of the time.

 

[nortonandreev]

Doesn’t look great.

 

[Shin-Ra]

This toolbar transition glitch looks fixed for me in Mail and Voice Memos.

FB19790861 (Tapping into Search bar and then elsewhere causes visual glitch)

Tapping into the Mail app's search bar and then elsewhere to take focus away from the search field causes this visual glitch between the search and neighbouring toolbar.

Taking a direct screen capture, either still or video, doesn't reproduce the glitch so I needed to film off-screen.

Tapping somewhere else again usually forces the glitch to correct itself.

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[klasma]

Spoke to soon about keyboard slide-in bug. It’s better but not fixed. Now it’s only a few keys that slide in instead of the whole keyboard.

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This is hilarious.

 

[Ethan.Albano]

Half the time, I click the power button, ask siri to do something, and it just sits there with the ring of light around the screen, as if it is continuing to listen to me, even though I've stopped talking and it is otherwise relatively quiet in the room. Doesn't happen every time, but happens roughly 50% of the time.
I don't know if it's maybe a bad wifi connection issue that's causing this, but it shouldn't be, and it never did this before. Plus I'm just asking it to dial a specific number (555-123-4455) or call a contact in my address book; it shouldn't even need to use wifi/cell connection to respond to that request. I dial everyone's number by speaking to siri almost always, and ever since the betas, this has been the outcome 50% or more of the time.

I am also unfortunately having this same issue on my 15 Pro Max. I have more than 100GB of free storage, so I'd imagine it's not a caching issue. I have yet to try on Beta 2, but I was having issues on the RC/Main release, so I'd assume this is a limitation of the newer/updated models on iOS 26. Hopefully, revamped Siri in 26.4 will fix this, if we ever get it...

 

[jdavid_rp]

Spoke to soon about keyboard slide-in bug. It’s better but not fixed. Now it’s only a few keys that slide in instead of the whole keyboard.

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Does it happens always to you? I never got this bug

 

[gleeful825]

Guys I'm having trouble getting iCloud to download my 1TB photo library to my phone ever since iOS 26.0. It doesn't seem to be able to get the last maybe 1%. Is iCloud syncing working any better in 26.1 I wonder. Probably wishful thinking really I know.

Yes, that's a problem! You have to set the screen timeout to Never, plug your iPhone into the charger, and then do the following: Open the Photos app, select up to 10,000 photos and videos, click the Share icon, then click Export Originals. This will take a while, but you'll be able to download your media very quickly. Once this process is complete, the Files app will appear. Close it and continue with the next 10,000, and so on. This trick applies to "Download and Keep Originals."

 

[christian.terra]

Doesn’t look great.

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Happening to me. Looks terrible.

 

[greg624]

So I’ve noticed icons in the dock don’t have the refracting border. After a restart it comes back but then it ends up going away. New bug?

 

[Kylo83]

So I’ve noticed icons in the dock don’t have the refracting border. After a restart it comes back but then it ends up going away. New bug?

on iOS 26 it stays frosted until I change to tint then back to dark then I open an app and it goes back to frosted, cant they just fix the dock once and for all, they had 3 months of beta testing

 

[greg624]

on iOS 26 it stays frosted until I change to tint then back to dark then I open an app and it goes back to frosted, cant they just fix the dock once and for all, they had 3 months of beta testing

You’re not talking about the dock being Liquid Glass are you? I think that got fixed for me, I’m just talking about the apps in the dock don’t have a moving border. It’s static

 

[mofoliar]

carrier version for Verizon: 65.7.6
modem version for Air: 2.01.03

awesome, been having LTE/5G switch. see if it helps me or not!