James6s
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Well it’s unheard of that my Air is still at 100% after over 2 hours off the charger!
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iOS 26.5.2 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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Home screen switching pages, general lag in apps at times like opening menus etc, pretty standard for iOS 26.
James6s
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Not doing so badly considering it’s less than 24 hours since the update.
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bezoss
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battery life on my iphone 17 pro is terrible after this update
26.5.1 was ok. but this update killed it.
26.5.1 was ok. but this update killed it.
horsefeathers
macrumors newbie
Same for me iPhone 16e. Battery life was great before updating, but now 5-6 hours into the day and I’m in the 30% range. Used to go all day.
Reverend Benny
macrumors 68000
Works fine on my 16 Pro. Also using it on a iphone 14 and regular 16 and iPad Pro M1 with no issues. Initially I experienced Safari a bit slower, but could have been network issues since it has disappeared.
Populus
macrumors 604
Or could be the dozens of WebKit patches it carries… although if it’s been a temporary thing, it’s less likely that could be the cause.
How’s your battery life on your iPhone 14? Apparently it’s not as awesome as 26.5 but given the number of exploits fixed, maybe it’s worth updating now instead of waiting for iOS 26.6
With all this damn AI thing discovering more and more holes in software’s security… I’m afraid updates will have to be made more regularly…
Populus
macrumors 604
Sadly, that’s usually the case. Major update versions are released after a long time of testing and refinement… but x.x.x releases with security patches aren’t that refined and may cause a bigger power consumption. That’s why I usually don’t like this minor updates. Some people say it is impossible that a minor update affects battery life or even performance, but from what I’ve seen during the last years is the contrary.
I’m not sure how exposed are our devices if we skip the minor version updates and only do it after a major update, but it is clear that AI has changed the rules…
Reverend Benny
macrumors 68000
It works fine on my 14, but its a fairly clean test device. Have installed a handfull of extra apps and I have played around with it for half an hour or so. After that it's just laying around powered on. I have a few devices at work that has had it installed and haven't heard anyone say anything (yet) neither good or bad.
Reverend Benny
macrumors 68000
Spot-on, smaller updates aren't as tested as the large ones. And they can contain all from security patches for apps (such as safari) to firmware updates which all can have an impact on battery life, good or bad.
Populus
macrumors 604
I’ve noticed with my test iPhone that in the past few days it has dropped the battery without even waking it up. So there’s this idle battery drain that maybe is due to the reindexing thing… or not.
So I’m going to update my main iPhone to iOS 26.5, before Apple stops signing it, and then, I’ll keep an eye to the test iPhone that is on 26.5.2, to see if the idle drain stops or continues…
So I’m going to update my main iPhone to iOS 26.5, before Apple stops signing it, and then, I’ll keep an eye to the test iPhone that is on 26.5.2, to see if the idle drain stops or continues…
How can you be sure it’d be better if it was never released?
You can always go back to 26.5 or wait for 26.6 though.
James6s
macrumors 68020
26.5.2 has been slightly better with battery life on my Air vs the terrible 26.5.1 release, so I wouldn’t want to go back to that! Performance and overall smoothness is better on 26.5.2.
The inconsistencies between devices is crazy. A lot of backwards and forwards with each release, Apple just can’t sort out iOS 26 and make it uniformly stable!
The inconsistencies between devices is crazy. A lot of backwards and forwards with each release, Apple just can’t sort out iOS 26 and make it uniformly stable!
MrRom92
macrumors 68000
I didn’t install 26.5, that would be a big no from me. I will not be installing 26.6 either it looks like. Probably stuck on 26.5.2 until October.
So you’re more comfortable with an imaginary update for your device than one that actually exists?
What’s wrong with 26.6 anyway? More complaints about battery life on 26.5.2 than 26.6 betas.
MrRom92
macrumors 68000
There’s no way I’m installing a beta when I’m going to be traveling and need a somewhat dependable device. I’m not in that big of a rush to try the nonexistent feature updates