iOS 26.1 RC ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[iSepp]

I’m seeing this as well on my 13 Pro. A 3-step animation stutter from widget page to my single Home Screen and vice versa.

Fluid motion from Home Screen to App Library page.

It‘s not only the widgetpage, it‘s every page with widgets on it which cause stuttering if switching from there.

Edit: At least on my iPhone 15 PM

 

[imaginex20]

Taking screen shots is working every single time now. Meaning, the screen shots preview pops up every time instead of just saving to photos.

 

[iLuddite]

What is RC?

rGolden
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[one more]

Swipe from the widget page to the home screen and you’ll get a stutter.

I have just tried and do not notice a stutter on iPhone 17.

 

[iL15hts]

Swiping from widget to homescreen causing stutter here too. Using iPhone 17 PM

 

[ahmede]

Feedback Assistant app is broken on my end.
" try again later "

 

[uczcret]

What is RC?

Release Candidate

 

[colinw123]

updated to 26.1RC last night and now my 5g mobile signal is gone, only 4g and it does not load anything up. restarted the phone, reset the network settings, no joy, it was fine on 26.1 beta 4 ?

 

[MarcusCarpenter]

much smoother overall on 17pm, no stutters

 

[one more]

updated to 26.1RC last night and now my 5g mobile signal is gone, only 4g and it does not load anything up. restarted the phone, reset the network settings, no joy, it was fine on 26.1 beta 4 ?

Try the IPSW install on top of your existing installation. Before doing it, though, make sure it is not your cellular operator having a glitch with their 5G network in your area.

 

[ibookemo]

Running smooth on my 17 Pro Max, starting to feel like iOS again. 26.0.1 was meh, this is really feeling how I remember iOS feeling.

My feelings exactly. This feels very good indeed on my 17 Pro Max. It’s nice to be back at a good point with iOS.

 

[bluecoast]

Does anyone know if a weird bug that a few people have reported on the internet has been fixed?

It’s where iCloud private relay will not work over cellular.

 

[ibookemo]

I did Apple Devices shift-click update of the IPSW, it appeared to run and process the update for about 7 or 8 minutes with progress bars on both my monitor and my phone screen, but before it was complete I received a long error message (which could not be photographed due to iphone being inoperable) and progress was halted with the progress bar stuck about 75% of the way complete. Doing a force restart of the phone only puts me in recovery mode. It may have ruined my existing installation of iOS which would result in the need for a full restore and/or the loss of important data. This is an update that should be stayed far away from, it seems it is nothing but trouble

This is a good lesson for each of us. Never use betas, release candidates included, on your main iPhone. Data loss is always a possibility with betas. They are unfinished by definition.

 

[ibookemo]

Does anyone know if a weird bug that a few people have reported on the internet has been fixed?

It’s where iCloud private relay will not work over cellular.

I’ve had issues on and off with Private Relay for years actually, over many OSes. I’d just turn it off permanently if I were you - I have.

 

[DeanCorp]

When does official release usually come out once RC has been released?

 

[ParkHemp]

When does official release usually come out once RC has been released?

most likely coming next week of RC, so next week Monday probably.

 

[ParkHemp]

I'm still rocking my iPhone 16 pro (91% BH) with iOS 18.7.1. Will only update after some time when theres little to no bugs which can cause mayhem lol. Looking at all these various forums, i think i will update when iOS 26.4.1 releasees lol.

 

[AlixSPQR]

Release Candidate

Sounds like a slogan from a random South American presidential campaign.

 

[ibookemo]

I'm still rocking my iPhone 16 pro (91% BH) with iOS 18.7.1. Will only update after some time when theres little to no bugs which can cause mayhem lol. Looking at all these various forums, i think i will update when iOS 26.4.1 releasees lol.

Yeah I have a 13 mini on that build too, and a 13 Pro Max, an 11 and an XS Max too. I think these are all going to stay on iOS 18. I’ll just have iOS 26 on my 17 Pro Max. All test devices.

 

[Maloney~888]

I'm still rocking my iPhone 16 pro (91% BH) with iOS 18.7.1. Will only update after some time when theres little to no bugs which can cause mayhem lol. Looking at all these various forums, i think i will update when iOS 26.4.1 releasees lol.

I went from 18.7.1 to 26 then 26.0.1. iPhone 15 Pro. No regrets, wouldn’t go back. YMMV.

 

[mikelets456]

When does official release usually come out once RC has been released?

I’m thinking there will be and RC2 before release but that’s just speculation..no proof.

 

[LutzRFrank]

I’m thinking there will be and RC2 before release but that’s just speculation..no proof.

why do you think so?

 

[bluecoast]

I’ve had issues on and off with Private Relay for years actually, over many OSes. I’d just turn it off permanently if I were you - I have.

I do like what it does. It was working fine and then suddenly stopped with 26.0.1 - which I’m really regretting picking up as it’s worse than 26.0

 

[colinw123]

Try the IPSW install on top of your existing installation. Before doing it, though, make sure it is not your cellular operator having a glitch with their 5G network in your area.

Hi, Ok thanks for your input, my company phone has 5g on EE, and my personal phone is on Mozillion which also uses EE. Will check anyway, cheers.

 

[d5aqoëp]

much smoother overall on 17pm, no stutters

My 17 PM stutters while swiping between homescreens apps. Time has come for Apple to accept that poaching all those Android devs has caused iOS to have trashy and stuttery experience. Android has become far more smoother.