iOS 26 Beta 7 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[TexasmadeJay420]

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This is what I’m seeing on dark mode with a message background. Is that the same as what you’re seeing?

Same here on 15 base model

 

[TheByteSmasher]

I’m just excited to see if the new blood oxygen workaround is implemented

 

[THECROW88]

Can anyone else with a Hotmail/Outlook account confirm that emails being marked as read or deleted in the Mail app are having these changes actually reflected on the server/in Outlook and are not just confined to the Mail app?
This does not appear to be happening with Gmail or other accounts.

Are you in POP or IMAP configuration ? It look like a " POP " reaction.. Or maybe 3utools ? (It's a joke)

 

[joao.fabian]

always used dual sim on my 15PM. before on ios18 while on phone app before dialing a number i was able to choose wich sim would make the call. now on ios26 its no longer available and cant find it nowhere
anyone else?

 

[azzamitown]

I’m just excited to see if the new blood oxygen workaround is implemented

Confirmed working after updating both iPhone and Watch to Beta 7!

 

[Hamsterhjulet]

Running great. B7 introduced a new visual bug in Safari for me where cancel button stays for a brief moment when loading a webpage. Video attached.

 

[Parowdy]

Whoa, the animations are even faster than beta 6. Not complaining.

Well they were toned down after beta 5 introduced very fast animations.
Does it feel comparable to that?

 

[TheByteSmasher]

Confirmed working after updating both iPhone and Watch to Beta 7!

But what about if watch isn’t on beta? Anyone?

 

[thatJohann]

The bug in the Messages app where the text box glitches out for a second as two components then meshes together as soon as you click into a conversation is still there. Once you see it, you can't unsee it. It's quite un-Apple, surprised it isn't fixed by now.

Submitted feedback - FB19739186 for those who are interested.

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Here's a video of it. Looks like it's the search bar turning into a text box that's throwing off the text box rendering for a fraction of a second:

 

[Blue Hawk]

A Build doesn’t mean that it’s ready for the public release. It just means that this build had only one version which was tested. When there’s a B build it means it’s the second.

 

[aperfectcircle]

always used dual sim on my 15PM. before on ios18 while on phone app before dialing a number i was able to choose wich sim would make the call. now on ios26 its no longer available and cant find it nowhere
anyone else?

14PM, I have the SIM selector showing at the top left when on the keypad screen.

 

[ghostface147]

Whoa, the animations are even faster than beta 6. Not complaining.

Way faster

 

[upandown]

I need to see a comparison but I feel as if they frosted the glass a bit more in beta 7.

 

[Kylo83]

I need to see a comparison but I feel as if they frosted the glass a bit more in beta 7.

I hope not

 

[Lotsacaffine]

Dock is still frosted and not LG.

 

[Stiille]

I hope not

As far as I can notice. There is no change to Liquid Glass at all in beta 7

 

[thatJohann]

I might be wrong as I don't have another device to compare it to, but seems some UI elements like certain buttons look a bit more frosted and less liquid glassy.

 

[Simacca]

Icons still repopulating when quickly scrolling through homepages, using the slider. 16pro.

 

[klasma]

Dock is still frosted and not LG.

At least it’s not Samsung.

 

[Parowdy]

Those have existed for many iOS releases.

I have multiple feedback reports on those, the Safari tab zoom-in/zoom-out stutters and more. The micro-stutters when swiping between Home Screen pages has been there for ages.

They don’t seem interested in addressing those.

I agree. Although the stutters in Safari seem worse than before.
But you wouldn’t believe how glad I am seeing someone else is noticing those micro freezes since forever, too. I mean, not that I’m glad you’re experiencing issues 😅
How is the keyboard responsiveness for you?

 

[MrRom92]

Are you in POP or IMAP configuration ? It look like a " POP " reaction.. Or maybe 3utools ? (It's a joke)

I have no idea - i have heard of these things before but no real knowledge of what they mean, and i don’t see any settings related to POP or IMAP for the Mail app or any accounts.
No settings were changed between going from iOS 18 to the 26 betas either, so I would imagine anybody with an existing Hotmail account is probably experiencing a similar bug.

 

[Lotsacaffine]

At least it’s not Samsung.

True! Or Pixel-ated 🤭

 

[thatJohann]

Hmm not sure if intentional, but when using the Clear homescreen icons theme, when you tap on an icon they turn black color for a micro second before launching, wasn't happening on beta 6.

 

[aperfectcircle]

I hope not

I use dark mode, and the Liquid Glass looks pretty much the same as B6. If anything, they might have subtly increased the glassiness, particularly with lighter backgrounds as it seems like it might be less opaque and letting through more colour/background.

 

[Cscottrun]

I don’t know if I was the only one still dealing with crazy lag/freezing on the previous version, but this update seems to have fixed a lot of it for me. Still not perfect, but substantially better.