iOS 26.1 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[Banglazed]

iOS 26.1

Release Date ― November 3 2025
Build Number ― 23B85
Darwin Kernel Version ―

This update adds new languages for Live Translation with AirPods, a new tinted option for Liquid Glass, along with other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your iPhone.

This update includes the following features and enhancements:

• Liquid Glass setting gives you the option to choose between the default clear look or a new tinted look which increases opacity of the material in apps and notifications on the Lock Screen
• Live Translation with AirPods support for Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean and Italian
• Apple Music MiniPlayer swipe gesture to go to the next or previous track
• Apple Music AutoMix support over AirPlay
• Gain control is available for external USB microphones when recording with local capture
• Local capture files can be saved to a specific location
• Manual workout logging is available directly from the Fitness app
• New Camera setting to turn on or off Lock Screen swipe to open Camera
• Improved FaceTime audio quality in low-bandwidth conditions
• Communication Safety and Web content filters to limit adult websites are enabled by default for existing child accounts for ages 13-17 (Age varies by country or region).

iOS 26.1 Beta Release Notes


New Issues
Remaining Issues
Resolved Issues
Features
Additional Notes

• Developers and testers can report bugs using the Feedback app. If you put your settings back on “None” for the betas, you can still open the app by entering the following URL in Safari:
  

  applefeedback://

• iOS 18 Preview
• iOS 18 Press Release
• iOS 18 Release Notes
• iOS Beta Release Notes
• iOS Security Updates

Spoiler: GUIDE: How to install?

To get the beta over-the-air:

1. Enable Beta Updates (Settings > General > Software Updates > Beta Updates)
2. Make sure you’re signed into the right Apple Account
3. Select which beta you’d like to receive (public/developer beta)
4. Hit "Back" and pull down to refresh
5. Back up to a computer or to iCloud
6. Install the beta

If you no longer wish to receive beta updates:

1. Turn off the Beta Updates (you can also sign out of your Apple Account to reset this setting)
2. Wait for the next public release or follow the guide below to go back to a release build

Troubleshooting: If the beta doesn’t show up on your phone, try turning on airplane mode, then turning it back off, or restart your device.

How to install using a Mac?

1. You’ll need the Xcode beta itself or a MobileDevice.pkg somebody extracted from the beta (click with two fingers or control-click), then choose Show Package Contents. Go to Contents/Resources/Packages. - this will work on older Macs that do not support the latest macOS or Xcode betas)
2. Back up to your Mac or to iCloud in case you need to go back to another version
3. Hold down Option, then click on ‘Check for Update’/‘Restore iPhone...’ and select the IPSW file you downloaded from the Apple Developer site. Note: You must be connected to the internet to complete the restore.
4. Enter your iPhone passcode if you’re prompted to do so.

Notes/Tips:

• Always keep a backup in case you need to restore your phone
• Restoring wipes your settings and all data on your iPhone
• You only need to reinstall MobileDevice.pkg if your Mac stops recognizing your iPhone
• There is no MobileDevice.pkg equivalent to iTunes for PC which would require a new iTunes to support new/beta iOS
• Upgrading to a newer iPhone? You can update using your Mac before setting up the phone

Spoiler: Modem Firmware

• iPhone 17 series: 1.10.05
• iPhone Air: 2.01.05
• iPhone 16 series: 2.10.03
• iPhone 16e: 2.01.05
• iPhone 15 series: 3.10.04
• iPhone 14 series: 4.02.03
• iPhone 13 series and iPhone SE (3rd gen): 5.02.02
• iPhone 12 series: 5.10.01
• iPhone 11 series, iPhone SE (2nd gen) and iPad Air (Cellular, 4th gen): 6.50.00

Spoiler: Carrier Version

Australia

• Optus - 64.5.8
• Telstra - 64.5.13
• Vodafone AU - 66.0

Belgium

• BASE - 33.0
• Orange B - 58
• Proximus - 45.0
• Telenet - 66.0

Brazil (info updated 26.1RC, unchanged from 26.1b3)

• Claro Brasil - 66.0
• Vivo - 66.0
• TIM -
• Oi -

Canada

• Bell - 62.8
• Fido - 56.0
• Fizz - 53.0
• Freedom/Shaw Mobile - 54.8.6
• Mint Mobile - 58.0
• Public Mobile - 54.8.4
• Rogers - 66.1
• Telus - 54.8.8
• Videotron - 53.0
• Virgin Mobile - 50.0

Denmark

• 3 DK - 46.7.11
• TDC 65.0
• Norlys 65.0

Finland

• DNA - 58.5.7

France

• Bouygues Telecom - 40.0
• Orange France - 63.0
• Free - 65.0
• SFR -

Germany

• Vodafone.de - 66.0 and RCS enabled
• Telekom.de - 66.0 and RCS enabled
• o2-de - 61.6.1 RCS enabled

Greece:

• Cosmote - 38.0

Guatemala

• TIGO GT - 49.0

India

• Airtel - 58.5.18
• Jio - 58.5.18 (iPhone) and 58.5.18 (iPad)
• Vi India (Vodafone Idea) - 58.5

Ireland

• Eir - 33.5
• Vodafone IE - 38.0

Mexico

• AT&T - 57.0
• Telcel - 57.6

Morocco

• Orange - 50.0

Netherlands

• KPN - 61.0
• Vodafone NL - 45.0
• Odido -

Poland

• T-Mobile - 64.5.4
• Orange - 64.5.2
• Play - 61.0
• Plus - 61.0

Portugal

• Vodafone P - 40.0

Romania

• Orange RO - 55.0

Slovakia

• Orange SK - 57.6

Southeast Asia

• Singapore Singtel -
• Philippines Globe - 62.0
• Philippines Globe (iPad) - 38.0
• Philippines Smart - 63.0
• Thailand AIS - 53.0
• Thailand DTAC - 53.0
• Malaysia Umobile - 33.0
• Malaysia Maxis -33.0
• Malaysia Digi -
• Malaysia celcom -
• Hong Kong - 32.0
• Taiwan -

Spain

• Orange ES - 66.0
• DIGI ES - 54.8.4
• Vodafone ES - 54.8.8
• Movistar - 65.0
• Yoigo - 66.0

Sweden

• Comviq -
• Tre - 31.0

Switzerland

• Salt - 58.0
• Sunrise - 66.0
• Swisscom - 63.0

Turkey

• Turkcell (Lifecell) - 36.5.5
• Vodafone TR - 32.0
• Turk Telekom - 32.0

United Kingdom

• BT-UK (EE MVNO) -
• EE - 66.0
• Giffgaff (O2 MVNO) -
• iD Mobile (Three MVNO) - 66.0
• Lebara (Vodafone MVNO) - 66.0
• Mozillion (EE MVNO) - 65.0
• Lyca (EE MVNO) -
• O2-UK - 66.0
• Sky (O2 MVNO) - 66.0
• Three - 66.0
• Virgin Mobile (EE MVNO) -
• Vodafone UK - 64.5.5

United States

• AT&T - 66.0
• Boost - 57.0
• Cricket - 60.5.5
• FirstNet - 55.0
• FirstNet (iPad) - 41.7.6
• Metro (TMO MVNO) - 66.0
• Spectrum (VZW MVNO) - 66.0
• T-Mobile - 66.0
• TracFone/Straight Talk/Walmart Family Mobile - 63.5
• U.S. Cellular - 46.7.24
• Ultra/Mint Mobile (TMO MVNO) - 64.5.16
• Verizon - 66.0
• Visible (VZW MVNO) - 66.0
• Xfinity Mobile - 57.6.1

Other

• Docomo - 32.5.10
• AlwaysOnline -

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[ibookemo]

Happy days.

 

[thatJohann]

The lag is still there when swiping from widget screen to home screen. What a joke.

 

[ghostface147]

436mb update from RC on 16 PM.

 

[Tokenfreak]

Is the redrawing of app icons gone? I was still having the issue in the last RC some times. Still downloading this right now...

 

[TL24]

Hope this build fixes the damn stutters on the Home Screen.

 

[snakesayan]

About 300 mb update size from RC on iPhone 15 Pro.

 

[thatJohann]

Hope this build fixes the damn stutters on the Home Screen.

It's not fixed. Still there.

 

[snakesayan]

The lag is still there when swiping from widget screen to home screen. What a joke.

wtf. I was hoping this was going to be fixed... I cant with apple anymore

 

[Shin-Ra]

The + is gone…

And I don’t know if it’s because I deleted the entire, default Home controls page in Control Centre and made one from nothing, but my new manually configured Home page didn’t revert to unconfigured buttons with this update/restart.

 

[TL24]

It's not fixed. Still there.

Damn… guess it’ll probably be fixed with the next beta 😑

 

[Canyda]

436mb update from RC on 16 PM.

11.6 GB full install on my 16 PM.

 

[ValerieDurden]

The lag is still there when swiping from widget screen to home screen. What a joke.

Yeah that’s ridiculous.

 

[papbot]

I had to turn off beta updates to see this available on my iPad that was on 26.1 RC. Very small update. Does not appear for my phone on 26.0.1. I will re-enable beta updates on the iPad when this finishes installing.

 

[papbot]

11.6 GB full install on my 16 PM.

That’s what it is for my phone, 17PM, now that it’s shown up. It didn’t appear for my ipad that was already on the 26.1 RC until I turned off beta updates. Then it appeared and was a very small, 400+mb, update.

 

[imagineadam]

Anybody else’s Apple Intelligence size grow after the update? I think mine was about half this much. Also I have it turned off…. Did it download itself again so there is like 2 downloads of Apple Intelligence now stuck on my device? Will it eventually offload itself? Not planning on using it anytime soon. Would rather have the space.

 

[Simacca]

Is the redrawing of app icons gone? I was still having the issue in the last RC some times. Still downloading this right now...

I solved mine by resetting the Home Screen layout in settings. You will have to rearrange all of your apps and home pages again though.

 

[SnowCrocodile]

So, it wasn’t until now that I tried the “proper” Liquid Glass as Apple intended it (had to turn off Reduce Transparency and Increase Contrast).

I am… speechless.

10-15 years ago, if I saw a homemade skin like this on one of those sites like 4PDA or XDA, I’d consider it a low effort hack job by some acne-covered high school “developer”.

For Apple to produce this in 2025 is… astonishing.

 

[Nikhil72]

I solved mine by resetting the Home Screen layout in settings. You will have to rearrange all of your apps and home pages again though.

Wondering, does this help the widget page stutter too?

 

[Joespontiac]

• Yucky “fade in” of a gradient at the top when opening a message.
• issue remains of slow contact loading when opening message application.
• Stutters swiping to Home Screen and weird loading of photo in widgets

Ever since Liquid Glass, iOS has been pretty poor and I don’t know why they haven’t fixed it yet - it’s not a great experience on their flagship devices

 

[papbot]

I solved mine by resetting the Home Screen layout in settings. You will have to rearrange all of your apps and home pages again though.

How does that affect folders with app icons and web links contained within?

 

[papbot]

Is the redrawing of app icons gone? I was still having the issue in the last RC some times. Still downloading this right now...

Still there.

 

[ibookemo]

So, it wasn’t until now that I tried the “proper” Liquid Glass as Apple intended it (had to turn off Reduce Transparency and Increase Contrast).

I am… speechless.

10-15 years ago, if I saw a homemade skin like this on one of those sites like 4PDA or XDA, I’d consider it a low effort hack job by some acne-covered high school “developer”.

For Apple to produce this in 2025 is… astonishing.View attachment 2575695

Yes, it’s a bit shocking for sure. Hopefully in about 5 years time it may have settled down a bit.

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

So, it wasn’t until now that I tried the “proper” Liquid Glass as Apple intended it (had to turn off Reduce Transparency and Increase Contrast).

I am… speechless.

10-15 years ago, if I saw a homemade skin like this on one of those sites like 4PDA or XDA, I’d consider it a low effort hack job by some acne-covered high school “developer”.

For Apple to produce this in 2025 is… astonishing.View attachment 2575695

I think it looks pretty good but wallpaper choice is definitely going to be a factor.

 

[Simacca]

Wondering, does this help the widget page stutter too?

No. I still have the stutter.