Also, I don't think you can have two audio sources playing at the same time like we can on macOS. This is such a major oversight.
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iOS 26 Beta 4 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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I'm running it on an SE 2020, so functionally an iPhone 11. My daily driver is a 13 Mini, thats on 18.6 RC. My SE is kinda slow, but it's not really any slower than it was on 17.x or 18.x. It's especially slow after a reboot, but once its been running for 20 minutes or so its fine.
I'm holding out for a later beta or probably the RC before it goes on my DD 13 Mini.
I'm not sure what you're talking about. My iPhone 16 Pro Max and iPad Pro 2018 are running just fine. Great, in fact.
Runs perfect on my 16PM …
a bit sluggish on my 16PM for sure but not too bad and certainly a fraction worse than a traditional beta at this stage of the cycle. We still have 4-5 betas from here, likely weekly, all to be focused on stability and performance since my guess is the design is more locked in now. What they will not do is ship a slightly jumpy stuttering build with their newest phones in 2 months
Somehow, my entire last text exchange with an ex fully re-appeared. Didn't need to see that at all.
I 100% agree, on my 16 PM B4 runs like absolute crap, stuttering and frame drops everywhere. I really don't understand how anyone thinks this is fine. While B1, B2 and B3 mainly had stutters between home screens it ran significantly smoother overall, B4 stutters everywhere constantly.
If anyone's tried running Windows without a GPU driver installed, it really feels like that at times. It runs, but runs badly, it's on the home screen, opening and closing folders, scrolling in settings, apps like Amazon and safari etc. Worst beta or official release I've ever used.
But for some reason it runs pretty smoothly on my iPad Mini A17 Pro which is only 60hz, makes me wonder if they've broken how pro motion works where it's constantly changing the screen refresh rates at times when it really shouldn't be, or not changing it properly at all.
Scrolling in settings for example, recording is a lower frame rate, so hopefully this jerky stutter comes across. Now apply this to every app. It's horrific.
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Has the following issue been brought up?:
-The maximum volume for Background Sounds is much, much lower than in iOS 18 (unless I have some setting wrong)
-The maximum volume for Background Sounds is much, much lower than in iOS 18 (unless I have some setting wrong)
It’s certainly interesting that those having the worst of the problems are mostly on the latest hardware.
I have occasional stutters here and there but for the most part, my 15PM doesn’t feel like I’m on a beta. Just wish they’d bring back the glassy elements of B1.
I have occasional stutters here and there but for the most part, my 15PM doesn’t feel like I’m on a beta. Just wish they’d bring back the glassy elements of B1.
I have a regular iPhone 13 and I have been on all the betas, currently beta 4 and have had little to no issues whatsoever. Works very smooth and speed seems normal or slightly better. For whatever reason I noticed in the comments that it seems the 16 model seems to have more problems with the betas than the rest. Just my observation
Hmmm, good to know. Maybe it's got to do with AI stuff or some feature that the 13 doesn't have.
Anyone else notice that all of the app icons on the home screen randomly disappear or turn grey and then quickly reload? Happens at least once a day and I'm not sure what triggers it.
I have a 15 Pro, and 26 is horrendously slow. For example, just opening the Camera app, takes a second, then another 1.5 seconds to bring up the Selfie option. I restored to 18.5 and it was amazing how fast my device suddenly felt. My old iPhone 7 feels like a fast beast compared to the 15 Pro with next to no apps on it.
Unfortunately I had to go back to 26 (with a fresh install) to restore my Apple Watch, and now I'm stuck and it won't let me get back to 18.5. Very sad. No option to remove the beta profile.. restore from Finder to my 18.5 backup still brings up iOS 26.
Unfortunately I had to go back to 26 (with a fresh install) to restore my Apple Watch, and now I'm stuck and it won't let me get back to 18.5. Very sad. No option to remove the beta profile.. restore from Finder to my 18.5 backup still brings up iOS 26.
15 PM here and no delay at all opening camera or switching to selfie. It happens while my finger is still on the screen.
Don't see any delay or slowness on my 14 Pro Max. It performs rather well.
If you look towards the bottom of the screen you will see the Youtube video timeline bar is cut off meaning you cant adjust it or even see how long is left in the video. This happens when on full screen on an external monitor. Anyone know how I could fix this? Thanks.
Using an iPad Air 13 M2
Ditto here on 14PM. I do get the odd stutter, mostly when scrolling in Safari on MR ironically enough, and occasionally when navigating the OS. But they’re very subtle/quick stutters, and reasonably rare. The first one or two days after each install are a bit rougher but once settled things are pretty smooth. Odd that the 16 series seem to be having these issues more than older devices, from what it seems perusing the posts here. Anyway, I’m sure things will be ironed out by public release, this is a beta it’s not finished production ready software.
On my iPhone 11, it's there immediately (assuming you mean the double arrow icon thingy bottom right) even if it's the first time I've opened the camera since a reboot.
Anyone else having issues with Sharge / Shargeek Magnetic magsafe iPhone chargers - I have an iPhone 16 Pro Max and the Sharge Icemag works fine - turns on - kicks in - fan starts and have the “lightning” icon to indicate charging. Yet the Icemag 2 which is the updated version does not even turn on when put on the rear of the Iphone 16 Pro max (even without a case). Official links below:
Icemag original - https://sharge.com/pages/icemag-landingpage
Icemag 2 - https://sharge.com/products/icemag-2
I have never ever seen a situation where a magsafe magnetic charger can be bricked by an iOS26 update and yet the original works fine - it’s baffling and odd - anyone have any suggestions how this can occur? Previous to ISO 26 both of these worked fine.
Icemag original - https://sharge.com/pages/icemag-landingpage
Icemag 2 - https://sharge.com/products/icemag-2
I have never ever seen a situation where a magsafe magnetic charger can be bricked by an iOS26 update and yet the original works fine - it’s baffling and odd - anyone have any suggestions how this can occur? Previous to ISO 26 both of these worked fine.