iPad mini iPadOS 26 on iPad mini (6th Generation)

[Yebubbleman]

I have an iPad mini (6th Generation) (Wi-Fi+Cellular) that I've kept on iPadOS 18. I've primarily held at iPadOS 18 on this due to both early experience with iPadOS 26 on an iPad (A16) (Wi-Fi+Cellular) that I bought and then quickly returned (bought it for a trip) and due to my other experiences with iOS 26 on an iPhone 13 (same SoC as the aforementioned iPad mini) as well as macOS Tahoe on M1; which is to say that, in all cases, I noticed degradation in performance over iOS/iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia with the same hardware.

So, for those of you also rocking 6th Generation iPad minis, how has your mileage with iPadOS 26 been?

I've got half a mind to keep rocking and rolling with iPadOS 18 and then, in the fall, upgrading to either the A17 Pro version or whatever the 8th Generation mini will be, should that materialize as rumored.

 

[headlessmike]

I have an iPad mini (6th Generation) (Wi-Fi+Cellular) that I've kept on iPadOS 18. I've primarily held at iPadOS 18 on this due to both early experience with iPadOS 26 on an iPad (A16) (Wi-Fi+Cellular) that I bought and then quickly returned (bought it for a trip) and due to my other experiences with iOS 26 on an iPhone 13 (same SoC as the aforementioned iPad mini) as well as macOS Tahoe on M1; which is to say that, in all cases, I noticed degradation in performance over iOS/iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia with the same hardware.

So, for those of you also rocking 6th Generation iPad minis, how has your mileage with iPadOS 26 been?

I've got half a mind to keep rocking and rolling with iPadOS 18 and then, in the fall, upgrading to either the A17 Pro version or whatever the 8th Generation mini will be, should that materialize as rumored.

Not a single issue on mine (baring a few beta bugs that were fixed before release). Been running iPadOS 26 on it since release day.

I will say though that iOS/iPadOS/macOS 26 have had some of the longest break in periods I've experienced on Apple devices. The performance on all of my devices has been great, even older ones like my iPhone 11, but only after a couple of days post install. I still have a copy os macOS Sequoia on my M1 Mac mini along side Tahoe and Tahoe runs at least as good once everything settled down (and even feels faster due to sped up animations).