iOS 26 Find My Issue

[TFrank2]

Hi all,

Wondering if anyone else is running into a small bug (maybe?) in Find My I've stumbled upon within iOS 26 (26.0.1 currently). Precision Finding will stop working after a particular period of time (not exactly sure of cadence) when trying to locate AirTags or my AirPods Pro 2 from my iPhone 15 Pro or my 15 Pro from my Apple Watch (Series 10). However, "Play Sound" and "Notify When Left Behind" alerts still work. A restart of the iPhone will clear things up and I can use Precision Finding once again but then it will stop working at some point.

 

[andrewlt]

Yeah, I think it's a bug that, for some reason, only affects iPhone 15 (maybe even only the pro/pro max) models. Considering that the 15's were the first models with the U2 chip, and that the iPhone 17's have a newer U2 chip, I wouldn't be surprised if Apple forgot to support the iPhone 15's U2 chips. It is really annoying, especially since Apple won't let us find AirTags from the watches, even though they have the "same" precision finding chip as iPhones.

 

[CecilTWashington]

Same exact issue! Exactly as you described. I’ve tried:

1. Resetting my phone
2. Factory resetting and restoring from backup
3. Removing and re-adding the device in question (the issue exists across all devices including multiple AirTags and my AirPods)
4. Resetting network settings

Every single time it starts working for maybe a day or two before stopping again. I had hoped 26.1 would clear this up but based on the release notes it doesn’t look promising from what I can see.

 

[andrewlt]

Same exact issue! Exactly as you described. I’ve tried:

1. Resetting my phone
2. Factory resetting and restoring from backup
3. Removing and re-adding the device in question (the issue exists across all devices including multiple AirTags and my AirPods)
4. Resetting network settings

Every single time it starts working for maybe a day or two before stopping again. I had hoped 26.1 would clear this up but based on the release notes it doesn’t look promising from what I can see.

I was hoping for the exact same thing. On a totally unrelated and not at all relevant topic, did you know you can launch the feedback app, even if you don't have a beta by typing in "applefeedback://" to safari?

 

[webbga]

I have been fighting this issue ever since updating to ios 26. I was hoping 26.1 would fix it , but it did not. i share these same air tags with my wife who has an iPhone 13 and they work fine under ios 26 for her. I called tech support and after running through all the suggested fixes got bumped up to a more senior associate. She confirmed the bug and said it would be addressed in an update. Disappointed this update did not do it!

 

[TFrank2]

I have been fighting this issue ever since updating to ios 26. I was hoping 26.1 would fix it , but it did not. i share these same air tags with my wife who has an iPhone 13 and they work fine under ios 26 for her. I called tech support and after running through all the suggested fixes got bumped up to a more senior associate. She confirmed the bug and said it would be addressed in an update. Disappointed this update did not do it!

Thanks for sharing. I’m glad to hear that it’s on their radar. So far, 26.1 has shown promise. Post-update, precision finding has been operational for me. We’ll see how long it lasts.

EDIT: Spoke too soon. After 4 or 5 hours, it seems to be having issues again. Interestingly, unlike 26.0.1, my 15 Pro will "connect" to the item but will only display the distance as "far" even if it is right next it.

 

[TFrank2]

I was hoping for the exact same thing. On a totally unrelated and not at all relevant topic, did you know you can launch the feedback app, even if you don't have a beta by typing in "applefeedback://" to safari?

I did submit a request within Feedback Assistant as well and it’s been quiet with no similar reports listed. @webbga ‘s response seems like it is a known bug however.