iOS 26 Beta 5 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[BadMelonFarmer]

anyone have an issue in CarPlay with Messages?

With the new imessage interface, when clicking the pen icon to send a message Siri says something like “To H 2 J” instead of “who do you want to send a message to?” (Or similar)

Started in Beta 4, same in Beta 5.

Tried in 3 different cars, deleted and added the phone back to 2 different cars.

 

[Apple Mac Daz]

So far not got the scroll bar in Safari moving up and down when you scroll on websites

 

[Banglazed]

Splash screens

 

[DDustiNN]

when setting color of the clock on a lock screen customization screen there is some new light animation, when you hit screen there is a glow of light around the touch place, looks pretty slick must say

I can’t seem to figure out what you’re talking about. When I touch the screen, the color/font customization just hides back down into the bottom of the screen and that’s it.

 

[chillip]

I was going to daily this but still seems very unstable given some of the comments. Maybe beta 6 is the one!

 

[funktofunk]

So far things feel smoother and more responsive, visually the same as b4 as far as i can tell

 

[funktofunk]

I was going to daily this but still seems very unstable given some of the comments. Maybe beta 6 is the one!

I have been running on my 16PM daily since DB2, other than battery life suffering and minor glitches here and there it has functioned fine as my main phone, use heavily for work as well.

 

[DDustiNN]

I was going to daily this but still seems very unstable given some of the comments. Maybe beta 6 is the one!

It’s been perfectly fine for my usage.

 

[tomtad]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1952791768300486710

Does this setting really need a toggle? I think it should be the same for everyone as you may let someone take your phone to take a pic and has a 50% chance of having a small confusion with which way to slide for a video or a portrait. Also it's a beta so its not like many people got already used to this new UI to have to think about them.

Btw, seems it needs some time to change, after toggling and closing the app it wouldn't change until a few mins later.

What's annoying is the scroll direction to select different tab groups in Safari is the 'classic' direction not the new direction, even though UI wise they look identical. The inconsistency is very annoying.

 

[Pudlo]

I can’t seem to figure out what you’re talking about. When I touch the screen, the color/font customization just hides back down into the bottom of the screen and that’s it.

sry
here you can see what i meant

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[vlady76]

it looks like less glass. anyone else feel the same

 

[Pudlo]

it looks like less glass. anyone else feel the same

nah but it is definitly much more fluid

 

[JonoNZ]

Apple Home/HomeKit HVAC mode selectors have changed in beta 5 -- this is an improvement over previous iOS betas and versions, much easier to select. Also changed in macOS Tahoe beta 5.

 

[Vanarak19]

Any word on if the Pro Motion animation stuttering has been fixed?

It has not. At least on my 15 PM. GUI looks better overall imo on b5 though but still lots of lagging elements.

 

[DDustiNN]

sry
here you can see what i meant

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Ah I see now. Cool! That seems consistent with touching the “glass” on other UI elements and I like it.

 

[tomtad]

Certainly been some improvements when you select bottom tabs and you have a glassy effect when they move. It's more fluid a moves faster than in previous betas.

 

[DDustiNN]

It has not. At least on my 15 PM. GUI looks better overall imo on b5 though but still lots of lagging elements.

Yep same. Had high hopes too! I posted a video of it a page or two back. It’s weirdly consistent at only stuttering on the first instance of an animation when switching apps or screens.

 

[Premium1]

I was going to daily this but still seems very unstable given some of the comments. Maybe beta 6 is the one!

I've been dailying it since beta 3 and it is plenty usable as a daily driver. Minor glitches here and there but nothing show stopping (unless you are maybe on a older iphone).

 

[revs]

This is so much smoother than b4 on my iPad, and maybe I’m imaining it, but the trackpad on my Magic Keyboard knock off seems to work much better.

 

[Vanarak19]

Yep same. Had high hopes too! I posted a video of it a page or two back. It’s weirdly consistent at only stuttering on the first instance of an animation when switching apps or screens.

Mines mostly continuous. I know it’s a beta so not concerned. They I’m sure haven’t optimized anything really yet.

 

[DDustiNN]

I do wish they would give the Liquid Glass makeover to lock screen widgets. It’s weird with them just being a plain, flat font/icons, right next to the Liquid Glass action buttons.


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Interestingly, they did slightly change the way the widgets are colored. Not quite “glass” yet but does look a bit better:

 

[gtmead09]

I was going to daily this but still seems very unstable given some of the comments. Maybe beta 6 is the one!

I would say make a backup and go for it. I jumped in on beta 4 and used it since last Thursday. No major concerns beyond just some bugs here and there. Beta 5 obviously the day is young, but no issues so far…..

 

[Blue Hawk]

I guess the public beta will come the next days? Every year I forget it.

 

[fox1401]

There’s a new bug in the “find my” widget. It now displays only one specific person, regardless of which person you set to be shown.

 

[rjslavey]

Might be a while until I can provide any feedback to this thread…

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Those 300 baud modems are the worst!