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iOS 26 Beta 1 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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You can double tap or double click the top toolbar of any app to instantly turn it into a window or go back to fullscreen on iPadOS.
My biggest issue is that it’s laggy, but this is always the case on a new beta.
I did have to reset network settings today because my WiFi speeds were dropping. (None of the other quick fixes like forgetting the network, toggle airplane mode, etc., made a difference.
Ringer, alarm, notifications and app sound volume seem a little soft/low. Have to turn volume up a tad from when on ios 18.5. Almost didn’t hear my alarm Tuesday morning.
Thanks, I know it’s not a bug. It’s a feature. I wasn’t claiming it was a bug a slight rant, yes. This threat is full of rants worse than mine.
This was an awesome video. Found things I wouldn’t of been looking for.
You can reduce transparency in the Accessibility settings you know… and you don’t HAVE to use the “all glass” look. Apple didn’t even make it default, like they normally do. You have to specifically turn this on.
Plenty of people will like this (particularly the teens and 18-25 segment) so this is for them. Otherwise you can use the default icons or the tinted option which drastically reduces transparency and makes what you are showing much more legible
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I installed this beta 1 yesterday, and I'm honestly surprised by how well it's working for a beta 1. The battery drains a little faster, I guess it'll improve a bit over time, and everything works more or less fine.
Visual Intelligence is stuck and isn't working. It always tells me it's downloading, but Apple Intelligence is completely discharged. I don't know what it's downloading or how long it needs. Apple should address this and show more clearly what it's doing, because it looks like the download has been paused, or maybe it's had all night to download whatever it needs.
Visual Intelligence is stuck and isn't working. It always tells me it's downloading, but Apple Intelligence is completely discharged. I don't know what it's downloading or how long it needs. Apple should address this and show more clearly what it's doing, because it looks like the download has been paused, or maybe it's had all night to download whatever it needs.
I do not notice any change to iOS 18.
Image processing seems to be pretty fast and fluid. That’s nice for such an early beta.
It seems like it’s less processed!
Is it taking 5-10 seconds for the Battery screen to populate usage info for everyone or is it just me?
I usually jump on the first beta knowing the risks and in the past two years, the betas have been very stable.
I am reading mixed opinions on this first beta, so I have been holding off installing it on my main device.
How soon do you think it will be until BETA 2 arrives? I think I will jump on that one right away.
Beta 2 /3 usually is way more unstable than beta 1 - so I don’t recommend waiting for beta 2/3, instead wait for beta 4 maybe?
I just installed it on my iPhone 16 Pro and here are some things I hate. Yes HATE, no don’t like, actually hate.
1. Is it just me or is Safari’s new address bar way more distracting than before? They’ve clearly tried to make it more subtle, but that blurry, floating bubble now just blocks part of the page and keeps pulling my eyes away from the actual content. Same goes for the top. Everything’s blurred out and it feels like visual noise.
2. why is everything so rounded … especially in the settings. Wastes so much space. My phone screen suddenly feels smaller.
3. with so much glossy effects everywhere, you’d think the keyboard is also somewhat transparent? But nope. Seems inconsistent
4. don’t like the shade of blue they used for the active state in control center. It’s too dark and found no where else on iOS. It screams Android to me for some reason.
1. Is it just me or is Safari’s new address bar way more distracting than before? They’ve clearly tried to make it more subtle, but that blurry, floating bubble now just blocks part of the page and keeps pulling my eyes away from the actual content. Same goes for the top. Everything’s blurred out and it feels like visual noise.
2. why is everything so rounded … especially in the settings. Wastes so much space. My phone screen suddenly feels smaller.
3. with so much glossy effects everywhere, you’d think the keyboard is also somewhat transparent? But nope. Seems inconsistent
4. don’t like the shade of blue they used for the active state in control center. It’s too dark and found no where else on iOS. It screams Android to me for some reason.
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Same, experienced a re-spring this morning. This is the behavior that usually keeps me off betas but in all fairness I was experiencing many random re-springs on normal versions of iOS lately anyway