I’m not sure it will be. The new animation is for when a liquid glass button transforms into a menu. For icons it pops up so makes sense.
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iOS 26.2 Beta 3 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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I’m not sure it will be. The new animation is for when a liquid glass button transforms into a menu. For icons it pops up so makes sense.
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Eh? I have an iPhone 15 Pro. I said my Old iPhone 7 runnning ios 18 opens Spotlight much faster than my current phone.
Spotlight on the public versions of 26, as well as now 26.2 b3 is slow AF. It takes 1.5-2 seconds to get to the point when the keyboard is usable. iOS 26 has fundamentally slowed down some regularly used features. For my 9 year old phone to feel snappy speaks volumes.
You only mentioned your iPhone 7 so it’s natural to presume that’s what you were talking about when you mentioned Spotlight being slow.
They fixed the glitches with App icons flying all over the place when you long press an app in the App Library
Then I don’t know how iOS 18 was possible on their phone.
iPhone 12 Pro - iOS 26.2 beta 3 fixed all of these issues for me: App Library lockups when swiping down, Home Screen edit crashes, Wi-Fi Control Center crashes, Feedback app crashes, Safari crashes, and opening random apps causing the iOS operating system to crash. Excellent progress has been made since beta 2.
The only thing I have found that does not work is in the Photo App I cannot reorder the Collections.
The only thing I have found that does not work is in the Photo App I cannot reorder the Collections.
Window traffic lights background still pointlessly transitions from light to dark.
Oops. iOS 15 then. So my 9 year old phone is 100% faster than iOS 26 running a much, much more powerful phone. Says a lot about the new iOS when it comes to opening Spotlight.
I'm increasingly convinced these guys don't use their own software day-to-day. How'd nobody notice this?
Same for me CarPlay in 26.2 b1 and b2, and now b3 have worked flawlessly across 3 different cars with Wireless CarPlay.
26.2 beta 3 fixes the CarPlay connectivity problem I was having with 26.1 in my 2025 Honda CRV. The problem was it took 3 or 4 minutes to connect, whether wired or wireless, every time.
I just updated from 26.1 to 26.2b3 today and back to near instant connection with CarPlay, wired or wireless.
I just updated from 26.1 to 26.2b3 today and back to near instant connection with CarPlay, wired or wireless.
The stuttering when you open a folder in the app library is still present with transparent icons
it has never been off?? at least not for me
In regular daily use, on my 17 Pro Max, beta 3 feels like a release quality update. I’d be More than happy to run this version until iOS 26.3.
I don’t have any bugs in my regular workflows and the ui feels very smooth. There will always be folk who do have niggles of course, so your mileage may vary.
A very happy camper here though. Any little visual bugs from the previous build have been fixed from my perspective. I think iOS 26.2 is going to be a good release from Apple.
I don’t have any bugs in my regular workflows and the ui feels very smooth. There will always be folk who do have niggles of course, so your mileage may vary.
A very happy camper here though. Any little visual bugs from the previous build have been fixed from my perspective. I think iOS 26.2 is going to be a good release from Apple.
And now widgets on CarPlay is back to 3 columns
My buddy with the SYNC4A Ford Ranger has also confirmed that his CarPlay also has 3 widget stacks back on DP3.