iOS 26.1 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements

[JetBlack7]

In my experience, 26.1 has been solid for me in performance and battery. I'm not a power user, but I check socials a lot, play some games, doomscroll reddit and even watch youtube. Still, the battery lasts

Super satisfied so far.

 

[s2mike]

Noticed the same. The text at the top indicating what folder you are in likes to jump around and resize itself now

Yep. Pretty annoying cause I keep accidentally selecting the wrong mailbox cause it jumps around as I’m trying to tap the screen. Also, sometimes the word “Search” in the bottom search bar and the status (“Checking for Mail”, “Updated Just Now”, etc) don’t appear.

 

[teeshot44]

Just got a push notification to get ready for my new phone as well as the setup for add’l cloud storage in settings. 17 Pro that I’ve had for a month !!!! Hard reset and it’s still there.

Edit: Finally got rid of it. Went through the process, removed last device backup, signed out of iCloud account, rebooted, signed back in, did new backup. Now no longer there. Now I’ll go to iCloud on web and get rid of any leftovers.

 

[EM2013]

26.1 keeps deleting my control center home controls. After upgrading it deleted them, added them again. Restarted my phone to fix the full lockscreen artwork not working (still ongoing glitch) and it deleted the again smh

 

[Lk52461]

Everything’s perfect in this update except for the annoying stutters when swiping through the Home Screen, widgets, or returning to Home. The lag gets even worse if the phone is limited to 60Hz. I’m using an iPhone 17 Pro Max, and I’m not sure if this issue is specific to the 17 series, as it wasn’t present before the RC build.

 

[gardiboy]

Everything’s perfect in this update except for the annoying stutters when swiping through the Home Screen, widgets, or returning to Home. The lag gets even worse if the phone is limited to 60Hz. I’m using an iPhone 17 Pro Max, and I’m not sure if this issue is specific to the 17 series, as it wasn’t present before the RC build.

Same, the stuttering is horrible in the home screens or returning to Home. Simply atrocious!

 

[Reverend Benny]

Everything’s perfect in this update except for the annoying stutters when swiping through the Home Screen, widgets, or returning to Home. The lag gets even worse if the phone is limited to 60Hz. I’m using an iPhone 17 Pro Max, and I’m not sure if this issue is specific to the 17 series, as it wasn’t present before the RC build.

I can see a little bit of stutter on my iPhone 13 testphone when swiping between widgets and back, but its not present on the regular iPhone 16 I use at work at all.

 

[Blue Hawk]

I have a lot of UI issues I didn’t have in the 26.0 betas but other people had. Like in Safari, when suddenly the text above the address bar blurs. Notifications and apps don’t sync with my watch lately. I’ve reset my watch many times the last months but this has never been resolved.

 

[JoSeAnToNiO83]

Same, the stuttering is horrible in the home screens or returning to Home. Simply atrocious!

Calling it atrocious doesn't even begin to cover it. I have the same problem on an iPhone 15 Pro, but this issue also occurs when swiping the controls within the camera app. Honestly, I don't understand how they can release an update with these interface bugs. Imagine someone who buys a 17 Pro and it comes with iOS 26.1 pre-installed, their face when they turn it on and see it, thinking, "€1319 for this? Priceless!" Sorry for my english

 

[BagPack45]

why it’s brightness up and dimming, see at the bottom of the screen. FRIENDS WHO CAN HELP? Iph 16 pro max

 

[Lk52461]

I can see a little bit of stutter on my iPhone 13 testphone when swiping between widgets and back, but it’s not present on the regular iPhone 16 I use at work at all.

Are people experiencing these glitches on both IPSW and OTA installations, or is it only happening with IPSW? I didn’t have this issue with the first RC it only started after I installed the new public build via IPSW.

 

[gardiboy]

Calling it atrocious doesn't even begin to cover it. I have the same problem on an iPhone 15 Pro, but this issue also occurs when swiping the controls within the camera app. Honestly, I don't understand how they can release an update with these interface bugs. Imagine someone who buys a 17 Pro and it comes with iOS 26.1 pre-installed, their face when they turn it on and see it, thinking, "€1319 for this? Priceless!" Sorry for my english

I have noticed the home screen swipe stuttering on a 17 Pro Max and 17, across the release 26.0, 26.0.1, 26.1 and all beta versions even 26.2. Like something is "stuck" or heavily processing that causes the jerks

 

[just.in.time]

Updated both my 13 mini (88% battery health) and 13 Pro (83% battery health) from 18.7.1 to 26.1 the other day. Had my expectations pretty low due to a lot of the general complaints on iOS 26. However, have been pleasantly surprised. Everything seems to run very smoothly on both devices. No delays, lagging, or stuttering so far. Likewise, not noticing a noteworthy difference in battery life between 18.7.1 and 26.1 on either device. Will share an update here if the experience changes over the next week or so.