iOS 26 Beta 1 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[P_Watt]

Can’t see anyone else reporting this but the camera on iphone SE2022 takes no notice of the photographic styles. they all look standard. FB left.
Anyone tried different styles?

 

[buzzman]

You can grab and drag the widget bar up and down, try that.

doesn't work for me unfourtunately. If you click on it to add widgets it moves up below the clock, but eventually it's down again.

I'm more "concerned" about the keyboard. The layout is different in each app. Sometimes i have the "full stop", sometimes nothing at all

 

[TimFL1]

Really hating the “Share Your Name & Photo” prompt at the top of the Messages app…

Did you set it up, maybe it vanishes afterwards?

Feels overkill to have 2 places for that, seeing as it's also accessible in the dropdown context menu. Hope they change that in future betas.

 

[gank41]

I was pretty disappointed when they removed the updates tab in the App Store app, but removing the option when you long press/right click on the App Store app is pretty hostile lol

 

[slomtbr]

I was pretty disappointed when they removed the updates tab in the App Store app, but removing the option when you long press/right click on the App Store app is pretty hostile lol

Long-press still works for me (14Pro)

 

[CPmav]

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[Stiille]

I was pretty disappointed when they removed the updates tab in the App Store app, but removing the option when you long press/right click on the App Store app is pretty hostile lol

They really did that? Can you screenshot it? I can’t believe it! I use this option more than one time a day !

 

[slomtbr]

They really did that? Can you screenshot it? I can’t believe it! I use this option more than one time a day !

Still present for me:

 

[gank41]

Long-press still works for me (14Pro)

The act of long pressing an app icon still works, but the App Store option showing “Updates” when you long press on it isn’t there for me.. I’m on an iPad Pro 2018

***EDIT*** It’s there after a reboot.. Weird.

 

[raphaelhc]

Guys, please let me know if after the update your system is completely slow, with choppy transitions, sluggishness, and your iPhone overheating.

 

[TL24]

If they keep this design with no option to tweak or turn off the horrible glass effect I may have to jump **** to the Pixel 10 Pro.

I know is beta 1 but god damn is it ugly. I highly recommend everyone to check out some videos before you even think of making the jump.

 

[gank41]

Guys, please let me know if after the update your system is completely slow, with choppy transitions, sluggishness, and your iPhone overheating.

Everyone should expect these things to happen after installing the 1st beta (an 'N' build) of an Operating System that won't be released for another 4 months.

 

[TL24]

Can you remind me just how easy/hard it is to restore back? Keen to give it a crack bit I do not want to spend all day messing with my phone.

It’s very easy, just restore using the 18.5 IPSW.

It’ll wipe your phone but you’ll just restore via iCloud or a saved back-up locally.

 

[splitteR37]

The weather animations look really good imo.

 

[Jkeith85]

I feel like I’m using a bad early 2000s Winamp skin

 

[raphaelhc]

Everyone should expect these things to happen after installing the 1st beta (an 'N' build) of an Operating System that won't be released for another 4 months.

I know. But there's definitely something wrong with my device since I'm not seeing anyone else commenting about the same issues I'm having. I'm formatting the device to see if a clean installation solves it.

 

[trajen]

Safari extensions are not working. I have Hush and Firefox Focus installed and I cannot activate them via Safari settings.

 

[dahauss]

On my iPhone 15 pro, it seems very slow. I assume it's still doing the initial setup every iOS beta install does, but I've never seen it this slow. Also I noticed there is something wrong with magsafe charging. Sometimes it charges and other times it stops and starts, or stops and never starts charging again. Anyone else have that issue with magsafe?

Yes this is the same issue I have with my iPhone 15 pro with 2 QI2 certified magsafe batteries. I also have a magsafe 3-in-1 desktop charger and it got to 80% charging and stopped. Plugged in to a charging brick with a usb-c cable, all works fine. I did notice today that it will stay above 80% now with a magsafe battery since I used a usb-c cable to charge, but it still stops and starts.

 

[iLuddite]

Trying to determine any impact on battery right now would be a fool's errand. With all of the extra indexing and logging it's doing, not to mention all the new APIs that may indirectly impact apps already on the phone.. Just wait two weeks and update to beta 2, and it'll start all over again.


I don't think they'll be around these parts anymore :-(

What happened?

 

[gank41]

What happened?

Just sent you a message

 

[ProbablyDylan]

Morning after, phone is still laggy across the UI. Anyone else think the gradients / shadows at the top and bottom of Safari are super ugly?

 

[NasifJK]

I´ve updated my ipad mini 7 to iPadOS26. What happens, if I update my Airpods pro 2 with the iPad to the new beta firmware and then use the Airpods with my iPhone on iOS 18.5?

Anybody tried this already?

The newer features don't work I think but that's it

 

[NasifJK]

Installed on my spare 14Pro, it runs smooth and the phone is cool to the touch. I'm not sure what I think about the liquid glass design.
OTA is broken after this update, if this is still broken when beta 2 is out, we might need to update with the IPSW file.

Yes it comes with a "error checking for updates" error

 

[drinkingtea]

Morning after, phone is still laggy across the UI. Anyone else think the gradients / shadows at the top and bottom of Safari are super ugly?

I’m praying it’s a bug. Otherwise, I will be switching browsers.

 

[jsmith189]

The buttons on the alarms were always so small and weirdly placed. They really said OH YOU WANNA SEE THEM BETTER??