iOS 26 Beta 4 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[S7anley]

What do you exactly mean with the search bar?

No I mean the screenshot in the post I was replying to

 

[Lotsacaffine]

Exactly… complaining just because something is different - there’s NO WAY this can be considered better or ‘usable’. It’s even worse on the iPad when you have tabs, tab groups, etc. all in the same area fighting for space and legibility.

Are you talking about the text at the top of the screen? I think the readability of the content layer at the very top margin, beneath where the status bar has existed for forever is a non-issue. Why would you scroll something you are reading there in the first place?

 

[Prabas]

Damn it’s beta 4 already and it’s still sluggish. I don’t remember the last time beta versions were this bad. For the past 5 years I’ve been using dev releases since day 1 and they’ve been mostly fine.
Surely it’s not me getting old and becoming extremely nit picky?

 

[Ulysses164]

It looks like Apple News+ Audio is available in Australia now, including Australian publication readings.

 

[curdy]

Think this may have been added to Tahoe as well. Just started up Apple Music on my Mac and playing to HomePods.

Yes you’re right. I noticed that as well on my office HomePods later.

 

[twinpeaks_sf]

Safari should get back the b3 gradient, this one seems too soft.

Beta 1-2: Lots of transparency and edge effects
Beta 3: Much less transparency, but edge effects remain
Beta: Transparency returns, but edge effects reduced significantly

😵‍💫

 

[tim_apple]

Damn it’s beta 4 already and it’s still sluggish. I don’t remember the last time beta versions were this bad. For the past 5 years I’ve been using dev releases since day 1 and they’ve been mostly fine.
Surely it’s not me getting old and becoming extremely nit picky?

What’s sluggish about it? Doing fine here on 15 pro.

 

[Reeneman]

Damn it’s beta 4 already and it’s still sluggish. I don’t remember the last time beta versions were this bad. For the past 5 years I’ve been using dev releases since day 1 and they’ve been mostly fine.
Surely it’s not me getting old and becoming extremely nit picky?

I’m taking part of the beta programme since the iPhone Xs. Can’t agree here.
iOS 26 having/had the same bugs in the early betas as all the years before. Battery life bad, not so smooth, a lot of smaller visual issues.
Not better and also not worse than the years before.

 

[Camperniki]

Been a few hours and it feels fine. Battery is a little rough but that’s to be expected. Hoping the CarPlay issue with Music is fixed for me (wouldn’t go to Now Playing and show anything unless was opened on my phone first). Really hoping battery life is fixed on my watch. Could go from 6:30am-11pm without dying but this beta cycle I’m lucky to get 6:30-5pm without being 20%. Only issue I’m having so far is transparency in Mail sometimes means I can’t see the icons on the bottom especially if the background of the email is white but I had it happen in a darker colored email too

 

[Prabas]

I’m taking part of the beta programme since the iPhone Xs. Can’t agree here.
iOS 26 having/had the same bugs in the early betas as all the years before. Battery life bad, not so smooth, a lot of smaller visual issues.
Not better and also not worse than the years before.

Even scrolling left and right on the home screen is dropping frames and if you keep doing it and the left side of the phone starts to heat up. It feels like I'm on ~4 year old phone and not 16 Pro.

 

[greg624]

I’m sure it’s maybe just muscle memory, but are the controls in the camera app (toggling between modes at the bottom, e.g. Video to Photo to Pano) inverted swipes now? Is it just me? I’m on a lot of meds now (surgery), but I swear I’m having to swipe in the opposite direction. Not a biggie either way, just was curious.

Yes I just noticed. So it goes in the direction you’re swiping

 

[Jumpie]

Don't know if this is new but I just spotted it. There's a silent icon on the Messages widget on my lock screen of a contract ergo had DND on. Finally!! If it would be added to the phone app too.

 

[Reeneman]

Even scrolling left and right on the home screen is dropping frames and if you keep doing it and the left side of the phone starts to heat up. It feels like I'm on ~4 year old phone and not 16 Pro.

Heat for me is much better as in the DB 1-3. Homescreen isn’t 100% fluid that’s true but it’s not terribly bad. It’s still a beta. For me there is a progress compared to the betas before.

 

[tim_apple]

Don't know if this is new but I just spotted it. There's a silent icon on the Messages widget on my lock screen of a contract ergo had DND on. Finally!! If it would be added to the phone app too. View attachment 2531051

That’s not new. But The contact has to opt-in to sharing their focus status in settings.

 

[tim_apple]

Automix for Apple Music works with AirPlay now (yay), but it’s buggy. The audio stops about 45 seconds into each song and I have to hit play/pause to get it going again.

 

[phrekaru]

I just realiced that the stutter thing is with colored icons, when you have clear icons, the stutter on the Home Screen disappear

 

[ratspg]

I just realiced that the stutter thing is with colored icons, when you have clear icons, the stutter on the Home Screen disappear

For me it's the exact opposite... Colored icons: super smooth. Clear icons: stutter central. and thats with an iPhone 16 pro max.

 

[Stiille]

Even scrolling left and right on the home screen is dropping frames and if you keep doing it and the left side of the phone starts to heat up. It feels like I'm on ~4 year old phone and not 16 Pro.

If you know betas, you know that it needs time settle down a bit, be patient and lay down your phone for a while

 

[Enygmatic]

Are you talking about the text at the top of the screen? I think the readability of the content layer at the very top margin, beneath where the status bar has existed for forever is a non-issue. Why would you scroll something you are reading there in the first place?

No, I’m talking about where you can select from your tab groups (if you’ve created any); all of the selectors, back button, etc. is harder to read when scrolling or if text (or an image) is behind those sections.

 

[rafark]

Time to flip that upside down.

“This is actually VERY exciting”?

 

[Parowdy]

Damn it’s beta 4 already and it’s still sluggish. I don’t remember the last time beta versions were this bad. For the past 5 years I’ve been using dev releases since day 1 and they’ve been mostly fine.
Surely it’s not me getting old and becoming extremely nit picky?

Nope. Laggy on my 15 Pro too

 

[Parowdy]

I’m taking part of the beta programme since the iPhone Xs. Can’t agree here.
iOS 26 having/had the same bugs in the early betas as all the years before. Battery life bad, not so smooth, a lot of smaller visual issues.
Not better and also not worse than the years before.

It’s far worse for me, too. iOS 18 was fine as long as I wouldn’t edit the Control Center.
26 is always off, always behind, never quite fast or smooth. YMMV but it’s the worst beta in like 4 years for me.

 

[pw5a29]

beta 4 fixed the threads icon being grey like settings app

 

[christian.terra]

Went from 18.6 to this beta and it runs fine so far but there are so many graphical glitches and minor bugs.

 

[Cinimod1000]

Still doing the disconnect/reconnect thing at 80% when connected to Qi2 (and presumably MagSafe2 then).

Same here. Was hoping they had fixed this by now. Oh well, beta life…🤪
BTW, I sent feedback, but about Qi2 connecting and disconnecting continuously, but it still shows no other reports / Open. Hmm…