iOS 26 Speculation Thread

[gank41]

I updated 2 phones over mid speed wifi in 45 mins, so no....

I saw this and wanted to eat my words, but then it zoomed through and rebooted. Took maybe 7 minutes or so?

 

[MadRed]

They should do the same with control center. Looks good.

 

[LutzRFrank]

lol, if you pull down a page in control center, the circles get slightly ovaloid … fancy. Did see that the previous beta

 

[LutzRFrank]

lol, if you pull down a page in control center, the circles get slightly ovaloid … fancy. Did see that the previous beta

 

[greg624]

I saw this and wanted to eat my words, but then it zoomed through and rebooted. Took maybe 7 minutes or so?

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Usually always does that

 

[MadRed]

Why would they not do the same pull down effect on notifications and control center. Hopefully they fix it.

 

[LutzRFrank]

same here.. but that's normal. macOS is almost always last to be available OTA ...
I expect it in 30-45 min

Flying in now in Germany

 

[Kal Madda]

I just installed iPadOS 26 Beta 5, and it took exactly 15 minutes. Started installing at 2:11 PM, ended installing at 2:26 PM. Internet isn’t even the fastest either, averages around 200mbps…

 

[kaisoj]

Were you able to install it?

Yep!

 

[Travis299]

FYI 15PM & 16P updated to 23A5308g and then backed up using iTunes took about 20 minutes. No problems although very little time running the IOS26 B5 so far.

I did NOT backup first as both iPhones were already backed up previously.

 

[upandown]

Yep!

Yeah they eventually released Xcode beta 5 so I was able to install it. Thanks

 

[Pearsey]

Tried to tell you all. No faith 😂

 

[DDustiNN]

Reposting since I put it in the wrong thread:

Since everyone was arguing about how long it takes to install, I thought I’d document mine. iPhone 16 Pro, coming from beta 4 to beta 5, OTA update via cellular. I started the process at 1:24 pm.

1:24 — backup started

2:07 — got impatient, restarted phone, backup failed

2:09 — OTA download started

2:13 — preparing update

2:39 — preparation completed

2:40 — installation started (restart, apple icon, progress bar)

2:47 — installation completed (phone restarted, back up and running)

 

[chillip]

Are we on weekly updates now so beta 6 should be next week?

 

[revs]

Are we on weekly updates now so beta 6 should be next week?

Based on previous beta cycles, yes. But Apple might change things up.

 

[Stiille]

Based on previous beta cycles, yes. But Apple might change things up.

If we get weekly from now on, we will end up with beta 8 end of August and RC very likely beginning of September , so I would guess it’s very likely that it will be that way from now on

 

[gank41]

Yeah, and I would also assume the public beta will be released probably a day later (Wednesday) for a few weeks and then moving to same day a few hours later. It’s always the same build, but the delay mitigates any widespread issues…

 

[hovscorpion12]

It all comes down to how "stable" each build is. if a particular build is heavy on the crashes, frame rate drops and issues, Apple may focus a 2-week window to really test and go through QA.

Otherwise, we should be good for weekly dev beta releases

 

[marliefrugal]

If the public beta was to arrive today, is 6pm UK the usual time of release? Thanks

 

[Blue Hawk]

If the public beta was to arrive today, is 6pm UK the usual time of release? Thanks

2 minutes too late already. Nothing for us

 

[ericg301]

No PB?

 

[Blue Hawk]

No PB?

No. Nothing.

 

[Travis299]

Tim Cook today pledged $600B investment in the USA over 4 years. All new Apple iPhones & watches, (world wide), will have glass which will be produced in Kentucky.