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iOS 26.6 Beta 1 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

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BriceApp said:
Appears to be a lot happening below the surface.

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iOS 26.6 Beta 1 Adds 183 Files and MD8 AI Models

iOS 26.6 Beta 1 introduces 183 new files, updated AI models, new NFC services, Maps BlastDoor isolation, and major security changes.
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He does post this with every single update. He even finds huge changes in the smallest .1 updates.
It’s a lot of „trust me bro“. He analyses the files and compares it to the previous version. Every single change in some files are then listed as huge or noticeable changes. But it’s clearly not. Sure there is a lot of under the hood stuff that Apple changes with these updates but most of it isn’t noticeable by us consumers.

„Apple’s first iOS x.x.x (beta) is much larger under the hood than the version number suggests.“
Please feel free to check this out, that’s literally the same he’s writing with every(!) single update.
 
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FILIPSN007 said:
Oh, look, another patch! But wait, aren’t iPhones famously unhackable? Clearly, Mythos found a tiny glitch in that narrative. Just imagine the pure comedy gold at Apple when leadership discovered the hot garbage their highly paid software engineers have been delivering.
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It’s not a patch, it’s a regular software update. That’s how software development works.

I‘d recommend to give the article linked some post above yours a read to see how regular progression of software works.
Has nothing to do with something being „hackable“ or whatever you think you‘re on to.
 
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IceCool said:
FWIW, virtually every "credible" leaker said that iOS 13 wouldn't run on iPhone SE or 6s/6s Plus. They ended up being supported until iOS 16 came out and still receive iOS 15.8.X updates to this day.
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Yes, very true.
Personally, I think, and hope, that the support list between OS 26 and 27 will remain the same, mainly because…
A: the second generation iPhone SE (April 2020) and the iPad 9 (September 2021) use the same A13 as the iPhone 11, as does the first generation studio display (March 2022). If Apple supports these devices for one more version, at least in the case of the iPhone, it would be getting the full seven years that has been promised by Google and Samsung since 2024.
B: the biggest limiting factor at this point seems to be ram, and the iPhone 11 has the exact same 4 GB as does the regular 12 and 13s+Minis and SE3, which will all absolutely be supported. Likewise the iPad ninth generation will absolutely be supported, and it only has 3 GB of RAM, as does the SE2.
C: this year‘s updates are supposed to be all about performance and stability, outside of the AI features coming to the newer phones. The last time Apple released an update that particularly focused on speed and stability, it was iOS 12, which ran on all of the same devices as iOS 11.
 
Lounge vibes 05 said:
And you know this how?
iOS 8 and nine, and then again with 11 and 12, and then again with 1314 and 15, andagain with 17 and 18 supported the exact same selection of iPhones.
As far as we know, iOS 26 and 27 may have the same compatibility list.
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The iOS versions where Apple didn’t drop support for any iPhone were iOS 6, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, so almost always every three years. It’s of course possible that 27 will be an outlier like the 14/15 pair was, but it’s a reasonable expectation that it won’t be.

Edit: In particular considering that every such “pause” year extends the total lifetime of all supported iPhones by an extra year, unless they later drop two generations at once, and they are already at seven years currently.
 
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Any input here from the beta testers? I truly see zero difference with specular highlights in the screenshots. Haven’t hopped on beta yet because I want to backup to my Mac first with iOS 27 approaching.
 
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Any input here from the beta testers? I truly see zero difference with specular highlights in the screenshots. Haven’t hoped on beta yet because I want to backup to my Mac first with iOS 27 approaching.
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Nope. Still annoying af on my 16 pro. Also the highlights keep freezing and don’t change at all when the phone is tilted, and only goes back to normal when I reset the phone. I wish I could switch them off.
 
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FILIPSN007 said:
Oh, look, another patch! But wait, aren’t iPhones famously unhackable? Clearly, Mythos found a tiny glitch in that narrative. Just imagine the pure comedy gold at Apple when leadership discovered the hot garbage their highly paid software engineers have been delivering.
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This is part of the regular, predictable, and valuable incremental update path virtually all software takes, and iOS has been taking since it was originally released.

Software is intentionally released in stages. Partly to roll out new features as they're ready, party to address bugs that come up along the way. iOS has always had a rollout strategy like this, and always will. It is not a sign of any kind of Mythos influence, or discovery of surprise hot garbage. It's a point release, like we always get, bringing a few minor tweaks.
 
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Stuipdboy1000 said:
Can’t say I’ve noticed this before but when switching from the emoji keyboard back to the keyboard, the language appears on the space bar then fades away.

And if it’s not new then I’ve clearly not been paying attention for a year 😂
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If you look at the right bottom of the spacebar, you will see the language. For example, it will have "A" for English.
 
FILIPSN007 said:
Oh, look, another patch! But wait, aren’t iPhones famously unhackable? Clearly, Mythos found a tiny glitch in that narrative. Just imagine the pure comedy gold at Apple when leadership discovered the hot garbage their highly paid software engineers have been delivering.
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Read more carefully. Many of the updates are not security fixes, but actually security hardening. They are doing preventive work to make it even more difficult to hack an iPhone.

Software security works in layers; usually a single hole in one layer is not enough, you actually need to find multiple holes in multiple layers and somewhat connect them all together (a "chain" in security parlance) to have a successful exploit. That's why maintaining and hardening those layers is important.

Also, software written by human is known to have unintended bugs and flaws, especially complex software like an operating system. The important thing was that flaws are discovered and patched by the good guys before bad guys know them. AI like Mythos could accelerate this bug discovery process for both sides, that's why fixing things is urgent. It has nothing to do with the quality of software engineers. Even the best engineers money can buy are still people; and people make mistakes.
 
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Skyuser said:
Read more carefully. Many of the updates are not security fixes, but actually security hardening. They are doing preventive work to make it even more difficult to hack an iPhone.

Software security works in layers; usually a single hole in one layer is not enough, you actually need to find multiple holes in multiple layers and somewhat connect them all together (a "chain" in security parlance) to have a successful exploit. That's why maintaining and hardening those layers is important.

Also, software written by human is known to have unintended bugs and flaws, especially complex software like an operating system. The important thing was that flaws are discovered and patched by the good guys before bad guys know them. AI like Mythos could accelerate this bug discovery process for both sides, that's why fixing things is urgent. It has nothing to do with the quality of software engineers. Even the best engineers money can buy are still people; and people make mistakes.
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And on top of all of this, these are pretty routine security updates.
Apple has averaged an iPhone OS/iOS update about every four to six weeks since the first generation.
 
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IceCool said:
As someone else said, it's not new. But what's interesting is that it actually displays the iOS 18 and older space bar when doing so. Kind of annoying once you see it, but I guess I don't use emoji enough for it to be a problem!
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I wish you hadn't said this - now I can't unsee it
 
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