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Looks like a fix is coming soon for WiFi issues:
iOS 26.0.1 will likely address a handful of software bugs and issues:
iOS 26.0.1 will likely be released in the next few days.


 
Put me down as a user that's having this issue. I have no VPN and I do have an Ultra 1 paired. I hope the solution is software.
 
I’m the canary in the coal mine. I spent two hours with Apple this morning, they couldn’t fix it, so I rolled into my service provider and they offered an exchange. We will see!

Apple said it could be a batch problem. Which might be a continuing issue given that I got the second one from the same location as the first. Waiting for the transfer to be completed now.

The whole process has been exhausting.
Did the new phone help with the Carplay/Wifi issues?
 
Did the new phone help with the Carplay/Wifi issues?
It took forever to get everything sorted, including my watch. On the drive this morning the CarPlay did, unfortunately, drop once. That being said, it was once and not seven times.

On the other issues, I have successfully had a phone conversation with wifi connected. I played music via wifi without any issue for a few hours. The phone is far less sluggish and no weird floaters in safari. It also seamlessly moves through 3G to LTE to 5G and back. I don’t see it connecting / disconnecting the wifi on opening the phone either.

I did not wear my watch today because I wanted to do a comparison with it connected tomorrow.

So far, I am much happier with the performance of this new phone. It is like night and day.
 
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Tried 26.01 on my 17 PM, and it still doesn't play nicely with my native wireless CarPlay Pioneer aftermarket head unit with disconnects/reconnects.

That S2 CarPlay adapter I bought still works just fine on 26.01 thankfully with no issues at all, I'll just stick to using that, and unlike my headunit, that at least gets firmware updates.
 
Carplay working flawlessly on my iPhone 13 Mini and iOS18

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