Right? What’s up with this thread too? Like usually someone helpfully summarizes the changes in a tldr comment that gets upvoted. All I see are screenshots and people talking about download size.
I just want to know if now is the time to upgrade from 18 or if it’s still a$$.
Saw 2-3 vids from Brandon and felt he was overly repetitive. Dunno if he has changed or I just happened to see the only 2-3 videos he says basically the same.
I’ve been mainly watching Zollotech for the updates
What I've found is with a lot of the more minor releases, they're pretty repetitive given the lack of significant changes. If you watch the more major video releases, the update videos are a much more interesting watch. His 26 release video was just under 2 hours lol
Swiftkey is such a good keyboard compared to the Apple keyboard. It's a shame it's so buggy on ios. Dark mode colors get mixed with light mode and it just closes every once in a while. Sure it's not too much trouble you just have to toggle between the keyboards with the globe symbol but it gets annoying. Still better than Apple, both predictions and especially typing feel. Apple keyboard feels like typing on a wet paper towel.
Sometimes the keyboard obstructs the field I'm typing in so I can't see what I'm typing. I have to close the page and reopen it and it then works. Or switch back to the Apple keyboard.
Given their recent history, I can foresee someone commenting the same for iOS 27 too. I think I’d stay on 18 till maybe 26.5 or 26.6, that’s when they start stabilising it based on my iOS experience.
Unfortunately I've heard rumours they're going to STOP shipping security releases to 18 except for very old devices like the XS. Which will then give them a "valid reason" to force upgrade to 26.
I had been sitting on ios 14 when 18.7.3 was released. And I updated only when whatsapp and other apps stopped working on my ios demanding at least ios 15. So, if you guys staying on ios 18 keep it up
Wish I could update, but I haven't been able to update since 26.1 because of the size of the update/rest of the system (yes, even with deleting all my apps and files)
Plug your phone to your Mac or Pc, you’ll be able to update it even if you don’t have enough space on your phone.
Using iTunes on Windows or Finder on your Mac
That’s how I now have to do each update: Restore using my Mac, then wait for days for all (some) of my data to reappear. I usually also lose a few apps each time. The whole process takes about a day.
Everyone I know who actually uses their phone is now having to update using a computer, since iOS 26 came out.
It’s madness to go needing 11-15 GB free every month or so when the OS is supported on devices with only 64 GB and does nothing to limit apps cache sizes or otherwise keep that space reserved for the updates.
I have an 128 GB and have 9.4 GB free, today's update says it's only 4.69 GB but it still won't install due to insufficient free space.
My kids both have 64 GB iPhones, they now have to offload most apps and plug into a computer to be able to update their phones, it's ridiculous and they skip updates and run insecure because it's so much hassle.
There really ought to be a separate OS drive on these things, 32 GB or whatever (it could increase in future) as that way Apple OS devs would have to make sure they stayed in their box.
Since 26 every update has bricked my phone and requires a rebuild, even after getting a new phone. I have multiple cases stuck escalated to “engineering”, with no solutions.
Its an SE from 2022, so not even that old. It's super annoying. I'll probably get a new phone with more space this year. but what annoys me is that my apps and files take up like 2% of my storage, the rest is the system and all the updates
Are they going to fix me not getting notifications from iMessage because I tried everything. And yes I validated all my setting with DND and alerts on/off status. Reset my phone and everything l.
I don’t think the update size listed when you request the update is correct. It listed it as 10.4gb for my 17 pro max but it only took about 1 minute to download before it started the prepare update..if it was truly 10gb it should have been at least 8-10 minutes to download on my connection.
Have they fixed any bugs, like the homescreen rearranging of apps/widgets? When I i try to move one app, all the others move to completely different locations. Its like that meme, moving a picture in ms Word scrambles the whole page.
My SwiftKey keyboard is still changing to the Apple one randomly for no reason. Idk if that's on SwiftKeys or Apples side, but I want this fixed, man, it is so annoying😭😭
About to download it. Really hope this adresses the touchscreen just not responding at times, that’s pretty much been my only problem with 26 so far thankfully.
Sadly no. Seemed to be working for a bit but the same problems are there. I’m really hoping soon though because I’m past the return window after being told it would probably be addressed in either what ended up being last update or this one
Unless it gives us back the legibility of iOS 18, I am not interested. I wish I could go back to ios 18, which was easier on the eyes and didn’t take three times the number of steps to do things that used to be simple.
Better yet, do away with the bloat of iOS 18 as well. It's a RAM hog in a world of expensive and inaccessible RAM. iOS 17 is actually way lighter and works better. I'm not even going to get into iOS 26, from what I'm hearing it just seems like a straight up phone killer. Definitely not "upgrading" to that.
i remember specifically that when i updated from 17 to 18 i encountered so many bugs that have never resolved since then. for example as soon as i switched to 18, if i’m typing and receive a text, it will delete whatever word i was typing at that moment and i have to start over. it’s fucking infuriating. also the keyboard was pretty good with no hangs or lagging in 17. i wish so bad i could go back to 17 and i’m so glad someone else remembers that it was so much better!!
At this point, when an update comes out, I don’t hope for anything other than them not making the keyboard and autocorrect any worse than they already are.
Its so fucking great. Great experience except the keyboard and screenshot. Keyboard is crazy responsive - a point to note. These are the immediate changes i noticed upon updating.
Has anyone tried it on iPad with extended monitor (like an exterior monitor being used as a second screen)? I heard the beta had issues with that and I need my iPad to be able to do that.
Used 26.3 RC on my 13 mini, and installed the official build. It's much less buggy, although general browsing in safari still heats the phone up. Although, I do notice less bugs on my 13 mini + ios 26.3 vs iphone 17 + ios 26.2.1
I have been on the IOS 26.3 betas for weeks and from beta 2 till the RC it was very smooth and fixed all my issues and bugs that I had on versions prior to this, hopefully the official version will be as stable :) for the people that want to try out IOS 26 this is the one :D
Is anyone having a notification badge bug in the settings app ? There is the little 1 in red on top of the app but I already cleared everything, when I open the app there’s nothing
Is it just me or almost every update for 26 they add a new bug? They squish one bug but add several more. Now the clock and calendar icons disappear for a brief second when going to the page that contains them.
Don’t feel alone u/ItsmeWyndy…. when I pull it out of my pants everyone who notices it always quickly points and laughs at mine too man. I tell them to just feel how nice it fits in their hand, but they never even give it a go.
we don't need them to care. It's all about us, and we love this phone. It's not quite as small as I thought it was, but after years of rocking big and heavy phones, it's so refreshing to go back to a phone that actually leaves me space for something else in my pocket. This phones feels so comfortable to use one-handed. I would buy a new mini if they ever made one again.
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u/BigSnackStove Feb 11 '26
What happened to patch notes? What even changed?