iOS 26.3 RC ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[Deasnutz]

What is the purpose of hiding your precise location from your carrier in iOS 26.3? If carriers can't pinpoint your exact location, won't we experience network coverage or signal strength issues?

no, your carrier doesn't need to know what room in your house you're standing in to provide cell signal.

 

[hieubui]

What is the purpose of hiding your precise location from your carrier in iOS 26.3? If carriers can't pinpoint your exact location, won't we experience network coverage or signal strength issues?

they can triangulate your relative location using cell towers. But they certainly don't need to do that in order to provide service.

 

[ValerieDurden]

Have you used an Android phone recently though? It’s even worse than iOS…Apple is still king, even though their lead is shrinking.

I came from an S24+ SnapDragon so yes, never a stutter was smooth as butter.

 

[uhaas]

Has anyone with the respring bug found it to be fixed or better?

I barely have resprings anymore, but my resprings only occurred in beta releases and on older hardware (iPad).

 

[uhaas]

Every time I plug in my phone to charge and it activates the shortcut automation that triggers sleep mode, it keeps reloading all the icons on the home screen. iOS 26 has had many problems in this regard since its inception, and it seems we'll have to live with them until iOS 27. Since the first beta of iOS 26, I've had icons that appear with a light icon in the folder preview on the home screen, but when I open the folder, they appear with a dark icon. This bug has been acknowledged by Apple in more than 10 other reports and is awaiting resolution in a future version of iOS. Similarly, the problem with AssistiveTouch, which has been present since beta 3 of iOS 26.0, is also pending resolution, and like the rest of my reports, it seems that the future iOS version that will fix these issues will be iOS 27.

I think y'all are fooling yourselves that this will be addressed in iOS 27.

 

[eyespy03]

Has anyone with the respring bug found it to be fixed or better?

I had one not soon after I installed it, but after a hard reboot, I have not had one. It has been very smooth so far on the RC

 

[srbNYC]

It’s been for a while iMessages from iPhones dont sync with iOS (i mean - not all of them, probably 10/20%. Anyone else?
This is the only bug I experienced

did you try "sync now" in settings for Messages on each device. Fixed everything up for me.

 

[uhaas]

did you try "sync now" in settings for Messages on each device. Fixed everything up for me.

Where is "Sync Now"? Do you need to have iCloud Messages Sync enabled to see it (I don't).

 

[adrianlondon]

Where is "Sync Now"? Do you need to have iCloud Messages Sync enabled to see it (I don't).

Yes. The sync option is only if you sync messages using iCloud. If you don't use iCloud for messages then there's no sync function and deletions don't get replicated.

Most messages should get sent to your other devices (if they're on, or have been on relatively recently) so long as the "Text Message Forwarding" setting has the devices named in there. However, it's flaky, and some SMS messages don't ever sync for some reason.

 

[thelion7]

Is this de-railed train-wreck of software already polished for a RC release ?

Not at all my M3 iPad is on fire just off doing an iCloud backup. It runs smoother but the thermals are terrible, never had this issue before the 26.3RC

 

[janezblond]

The rendering bug when using glass/tinted icons in the App Library on ipadOS is still alive and well :/

 

[Dog Bone Malone]

Battery life seems pretty solid so far.👍

Imho, this is the best version of IOS 26 yet.

 

[thatJohann]

Did they improve the slowness and unresponsiveness of the keyboard when typing fast? it's driving me bonkers.

 

[MCKLMT]

Did they improve the slowness and unresponsiveness of the keyboard when typing fast? it's driving me bonkers.

I have no issues with iPhone Air.

 

[WildstarBR2020]

Guys, it’s only me or anyone here noticed the “OK” button color is not consistent? For example: in the Calendar App, it’s red - what usually means it’s a “no” - in my opinion, it should be green… and then in the screenshot page, it’s “clear”… shouldn’t it be green for a confirmation and red for a no?

 

[maxrest]

I came from an S24+ SnapDragon so yes, never a stutter was smooth as butter.

Seems like it’s hit or miss because my friend’s s25U had a lot of stuttering so he ended up switching to the 17PM. I guess people on Reddit have also reported the same.

 

[uhaas]

Battery life seems pretty solid so far.👍

Imho, this is the best version of IOS 26 yet.

Agreed. Battery has improved.

 

[KALLT]

Guys, it’s only me or anyone here noticed the “OK” button color is not consistent? For example: in the Calendar App, it’s red - what usually means it’s a “no” - in my opinion, it should be green… and then in the screenshot page, it’s “clear”… shouldn’t it be green for a confirmation and red for a no?View attachment 2603624

It seems to be using Calendar's accent colour instead of a custom colour for this particular action. The same happens in the Notes app. Screen Capture presumably has a clear or white accent colour. You are right though that it is confusing in this case.

 

[jonnyb098]

The rendering bug when using glass/tinted icons in the App Library on ipadOS is still alive and well :/View attachment 2603554

That eventually goes away, however did they fix the lag when using clear icons in App Library? Opening folders on 26.2 is like 10FPS right now.

 

[janezblond]

That eventually goes away, however did they fix the lag when using clear icons in App Library? Opening folders on 26.2 is like 10FPS right now.

It’s better, but still bad. And the visual bug goes away, but also comes back :/

 

[dustin.haley]

Betting the final release is tomorrow, after today’s final day of support for the old home architecture 🤔😅 if it is, they’ve been planning the exact release date for 26.3 since at least November.

 

[jonnyb098]

It’s better, but still bad. And the visual bug goes away, but also comes back :/

That's unfortunate, 26.1 was the most stable and smooth on my M4 iPadPro I hope this update comes close to that!

 

[janezblond]

That's unfortunate, 26.1 was the most stable and smooth on my M4 iPadPro I hope this update comes close to that!

From what I can tell, the final version is actually a regression from the RC in terms of performance in the App Library :/

 

[Reeneman]

From what I can tell, the final version is actually a regression from the RC in terms of performance in the App Library :/

Oh no. No update without complaining 😅

 

[jonnyb098]

From what I can tell, the final version is actually a regression from the RC in terms of performance in the App Library :/

Yeah barely anything has changed as far as overall animation stutters and choppiness. It’s all a TAD better. What a load of BS nearly a year after 26 started the beta process. Only way to make it all more useable is not use clear icons.