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iOS 26 Beta 4 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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Funny, it shows I’m on Verizon when I’m not. I’m on total wireless, which is their MVNO, but in 18 it didn’t say Verizon.
Neither Apple devs nor the 3rd party app devs are going to do anything about feedback related to 3rd party app functionality during the beta cycle (unless you’re using a TestFlight version got the 3rd party app that’s specifically intended to collect feedback from users).
Apple devs are focused on iOS bugs. And even then you’ll hardly ever see a response in the feedback app.
I've been beta testing since iOS 6 DB1. And for me, nothing would beat the 💩 show that was iOS 7 DB1. 🙈
I think Liquid Glass pushes the computational demand more than iOS 18, so I fully expect a lot of these performance sluggishness and hiccups to take a while to refine. At least this beta cycle has not broken as many 3rd party apps as previous ones. It used to be much worse!
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It still bugs me to see all this wasted space on the home screen. PLUS it seems that they’ve made the dock even bigger in beta 4. I wish they would allow for more customization in this area. (B1 left, B4 right)
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I cannot compare, as I was not using iPhone 11 for a long while before installing iOS 26 on it. It works ok for simple tasks, but I would not put it on your mother’s iPhone just yet for several reasons:
1) Liquid Glass transparency is still being tweaked by Apple, so if she does not like its current presentation it might put her off;
2) It will take a toll on her iPhone’s battery, as this gets fine-tuned by the very end of the beta cycles, especially for older supported devices.
It seems to run warmer for me with it on. I turned it off. I’m sure they are still figuring things out and no need to slow down my phone with half baked code.
How about others?
Finally a build that isn’t making my IP15PM feel like a toaster oven. Very stable so far.
It’s just on iPad for me. Haven’t risked my phone yet 😁 feedback sent. Again!
Looks like ignoring a screen time limit is now instantaneous, where previously you had to wait for the hourglass flip animation to finish.
With a different phone number it has now also worked for me. It is possible that the other number with which I had tested was previously stored in the contacts and was still recognised somewhere.
Apps that use apple maps freeze up when you double tap to zoom. For example, FlightRadar24. on the map, double tap to zoom and you can no longer move around the map. Same result in another app that uses apple maps.
Night mode arrows and checkmark are invisible on a white background. Day mode works fine.
Speech in automation-triggered shortcuts now uses the correct Siri voice rather than one of the crappy robotic ones (that previous betas regressed to).
Lots of stutters on my 16PM that didn’t exist on the previous beta. All good though - that’s to be expected.
I always thought the icons are too big and the density could be improved. My request was an auto-hiding dock that could go on the side like the Samsung edge panel. Then the icon grid on the phone could be more like 8x5 or so.
The giant blue checkmark in many apps makes me think they are going the other way, though. Make everything large and easy to hit. Maybe the designers are getting up there in years and just can't see their phones like they used to. 😝
Anyone getting intermittent notifications for Messages? It’s been present since B2.
Sometimes I will get no sound/notification for texts, but the message will be there. No filtering options are on and it happens when locked and unlocked.
Sometimes I will get no sound/notification for texts, but the message will be there. No filtering options are on and it happens when locked and unlocked.