iOS 26 Speculation Thread

[hovscorpion12]

Downloading. About 1 month remaining...

Just in time for the full release

 

[Joseph C]

Give it some time, as everyone is downloading it right now

Thank you, wise master. 🤣

 

[drak22]

It says it takes up 9.71GB on my 15 Pro, but after about 5 minutes or less of downloading, it's already preparing the update. It's taken up less.

 

[Roctavious]

Blimey over 10GB on 16 Pro Max.

Mine is 10.5GB

 

[Apple Mac Daz]

Beta 3 to Beta 4 3.83GB 16PM

10.34GB on my 16PM

 

[Treble]

9.5gb on my 16pm been preparing for ages

 

[cale508]

10.34GB on my 16PM

Makes me wonder if some phones download files in the background few days before the release? 🤔

 

[LutzRFrank]

I wonder why my MacBook is always the last to get (none yet)

 

[Travis299]

iOS26 B4 23A5297i installed on 15PM ok.

UPDATE, 16P updated & also no problems so far. Did NOT have to perform the below step.

I had to turn off & then back on the iOS26 Developer Beta to get the update.

 

[twinpeaks_sf]

Liquid Glass is so back.

 

[dcp10]

Glass fans are going to be happy

 

[iSuzan]

Ah.. is it on iOS26? On iPad OS I don't see much difference to B3...

 

[kyemaloy]

Mine was on my 1.something GB on my iPhone 16 Pro Max. Was way bigger on my iPad Pro M4.

Also Liquid Glass seems to be turned back up?? Especially in the music app

 

[dannyyankou]

I have it installed. It looks like they made certain things slightly more "liquid glassy", but not as much as it was in Beta 2. A good middle ground.

Edit: meant to post this in the beta 4 thread

 

[MadRed]

Not seeing much glass. But at least it’s loaded. Time to settle in.

 

[CLS2025]

So PB tomorrow?

 

[Travis299]

New on B4.

 

[LutzRFrank]

Looks a bit more glassy, same iPhone, same screens - left b3 below b4





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[Reeneman]

The gloss is back, oh yes

 

[s2mike]

Please put the screen shots and changes in the appropriate thread.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-26-beta-4-bug-fixes-changes-and-improvements.2462022/

 

[Channelsurfer63]

they are all over the place... saw someone else say their update is only 3GB

My 16 pm download was less than 2 GB and was really fast to get into preparation. So far, I notice degradation of the odd glass element.

 

[LutzRFrank]

Obvious on the lock screen too

 

[LutzRFrank]

Please put the screen shots and changes in the appropriate thread.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ios-26-beta-4-bug-fixes-changes-and-improvements.2462022/

Sure. Wasn’t open when I last checked before putting them here. See you over there …

 

[Reeneman]

Or find a perfect balance of liquid visuals and readability
Hoping for the (old) apple magic here.

Folks I was so right with my absolute positive expectations.
Another website wrote:
„To my eyes, in use the design in beta 4 feels like a refined balance between the heavy liquid in the first couple betas, and the more frosted look in beta 3.“

 

[greg624]

Everyone have fun with this beta!!! See yall next week or two for beta 5