It’s a minor revision only available for iPhone 15 and 16, likely to address something with those particular models. This is not a major release or update… And it is not a Beta 2 either, it’s a minor revision of Beta 1… Besides, this is a speculation thread, people are allowed to say they don’t think a new beta is likely for another week or two. Because that is the usual cycle, people shouldn’t expect them sooner, if they happen to drop sooner, great, but it makes sense to keep expectations grounded in past patterns…
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iOS 26 Speculation Thread
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Can we speculate on if the next beta will be called beta 2? I think it will be beta 26.
Edit: I will also accept beta 331⁄3
Edit: I will also accept beta 331⁄3
From the front page article
It might be addressing the third party battery issue where some show only 1% after the install with a third party battery.
Yep only applicable to Apple Intelligence enabled devices. I have it on my 15 Pro
Hoping to be able to put beta 2 on my phone. Don’t want to risk battery damage from excessive heat.
Then I would wait, I am also tempted to install it, but my fear is the same like yours, so I’ll have to wait until official release 😬🙈🤣
Then you are better off waiting for longer, as the battery gets fine-tuned quite late in the beta cycle.
Last year I installed DB2 on my main devices and it was ok, so I will see how it goes this year and will either do the same or wait for DB3 which should also become PB1.
Bet it’s the week of 23rd
Agreed, going by the previous releases 🖐️
Agreed. I’m thinking week of the 23rd. If it’s not then, it’ll likely be another two weeks, as the following week is a US holiday and they won’t usually release then.Agreed, going by the previous releases 🖐️
It’s only one week ago since they released the first beta - I highly doubt that they release beta 2 that fast!
18.6db1 today. 26db2 next Monday.
Never install such an early beta if you want a reliable phone. That’s part of this early beta game.
I ran every beta since iOS7. Can’t remember how a life with a properly working iPhone is…
Well anyone who is waiting for 26.0 GM so it is "finished" is fooling themselves. iOS is never finished.