I had messages from over a year ago show up. It’s hilarious. Otherwise seems to be working alright. 16 pro max. Before was stutter central beta 4 seems better.
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iOS 26 Beta 4 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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I also noticed major stutter, but things became smooth again after about two-day usage.
Good enough that I restored back to 18.5 then went to 18.6 RC.
All good for me…. No major issues.
Can anyone with an iPhone 13 (non-Pro) on PB1 comment on performance, issues, etc? Does it feel especially slow?
I'm curious to try it out but worried that my phone will feel a lot rougher than newer ones.
I'm curious to try it out but worried that my phone will feel a lot rougher than newer ones.
I have used iPadIS 26 beta 1 on my M1 iPad Pro (13inch) for a few days.
Here are a few reasons:
- It’s true that the new iPadOS offers much more flexibility compared to previous versions.
- But can it replace a MacBook?
Here are a few reasons:
- The browser still behaves more like a mobile browser than a desktop one.
- Most apps remain mobile versions rather than full desktop-class applications. For example, just compare Office on Mac and iPad — the difference is immediately clear.
- In general, iPad apps are still far behind Mac apps in terms of productivity.
- Personally, I need access to the full version of MATLAB, which isn’t available on iPad.
- While the windowing system has improved, it still feels clunky and lacks the smooth responsiveness you get on a Mac.
- When connecting to an external monitor without speakers, the iPad produces no sound at all. On a MacBook, the internal speakers take over — on the iPad, it just goes silent.
- Even now, there's still no “eject” or “safe removal” option when using an external hard drive with the iPad.
I'd quite like the nostalgia of having years old messages turn up, but so far all I got was a 2FA code that I deleted a week or so ago. Boring!
It lags a bit on my iPhone 15, so if you are into “need for speed”, I would still wait for them to optimise it a bit more. 🖐️
Did your CarPlay come with the car or do you use a separate unit? Also, there is a new “Smart Display Zoom” option in CarPlay settings for supporting cars (on the unit itself, not on the iPhone) that changes display zoom, so perhaps check that?
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Separate unit. Thanks for the reply. I’ll see if I can find that. It’s quite difficult as the touch targets are really small at the moment.Did your CarPlay come with the car or do you use a separate unit? Also, there is a new “Smart Display Zoom” option in CarPlay settings for supporting cars (on the unit itself, not on the iPhone) that changes display zoom, so perhaps check that?
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Was working fine with iOS 18.
I’ll report back.
My god man. You’ve bloody well done it !!Did your CarPlay come with the car or do you use a separate unit? Also, there is a new “Smart Display Zoom” option in CarPlay settings for supporting cars (on the unit itself, not on the iPhone) that changes display zoom, so perhaps check that?
CarPlay on iOS 26: Here's Everything New
Apple this week announced iOS 26, and the upcoming software update includes many new features and changes for CarPlay. To try out these features...
Back to normal. Thank you !
I’ll add to the feedback, as this really shouldn’t happen.
😳👀 what kind of screen do you have in your car? A 55" monitor? Wow ... 😉😁
Yeah 4K 120hz as well.
Worth more than the car haha
Doing something as simple as deleting music from my local library in the music app absolutely demolishes the battery on iOS 26 B4. My 16 PM gets uncomfortably hot within 20 mins and I can run down a full battery in just over 3 hours. This was on a clean ipsw install as well.
That’s crazy and shows there’s much work to do still until September release
- When connecting to an external monitor without speakers, the iPad produces no sound at all. On a MacBook, the internal speakers take over — on the iPad, it just goes silent.
- For Monitors without speakers, under control center, you will see airplay icon next to the audio. When clicking you should be able to select iPad's speakers. I have this with my Samsung ultrawide that does not come with speakers. I do have the iPad connected to my bluetooth speakers, so can select that one as well
- Even now, there's still no “eject” or “safe removal” option when using an external hard drive with the iPadOS 26
- Please see below screenshot. iPadOS 26 does come with eject.
- Please see below screenshot. iPadOS 26 does come with eject.
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On my end, with the latest beta (version 4), I’m experiencing a bug with Face ID on an iPhone 12 Pro. I’m unable to reset the iPhone or disable the Stolen Device Protection. I can’t use Face ID since it’s broken, and it doesn’t accept the passcode either. Is anyone else having this issue?
Running great for me on my 16 PM… some slight lag when swiping between screens but other than that, performance is great.
When’s the last time you had a clean install and do you install by IPSW or OTA?
Not sure if this is a bug but when typing with the Magic Keyboard on my iPad Pro I don’t get text prediction or auto correction. I get the toolbar that has bold, underline, italics but I only see the text suggestion when I tap show keyboard to get the on screen keyboard.
It's better than any of the previous iOS 26 betas for me, but obviously still a work in progress per any beta.