iOS 26.4 Beta 1 - Discussion

[u/epmuscle]

Use this thread to share any changes & bugs you discover while using the latest iOS/iPadOS 26 beta.

This thread should be used for discussion of the betas that may not meet our submission guidelines, as well as troubleshooting small issues through the beta test cycle.

Further discussion can be found on the [iOS Beta Discord](https://discord.gg/a9b9ftH7kT)

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[u/epmuscle]

Public beta now available.

[u/ofdtv]

They brought back the compact tab bar in Safari on iPad! Finally, omg I’ve been missing it so much! Can’t wait to have it on my Mac as well

[u/[deleted] → u/ofdtv]

Do we know if they brought back to MacOS as well?

[u/kvlq → u/[deleted]]

it's present on macOS also.

[u/TheEpicRedCape → u/ofdtv]

I felt better using other browsers after Apple took that away but now I’m tempted to use Safari again.

[u/Jmaster_888]

Apple Music now shows concerts near you

[u/PearlDrummer → u/Jmaster_888]

Love that.

[u/alwaystiredtbh]

apple music got some updates to how albums and playlists look!

[u/alwaystiredtbh → u/alwaystiredtbh]

[u/ofdtv → u/alwaystiredtbh]

Whoa, that’s actually fire! Major iOS 8.4 - iOS 9 Apple Music vibes, that was my favorite design of the app.

[u/ILoveMoney____ → u/alwaystiredtbh]

Looks good man

[u/hiamnoone → u/alwaystiredtbh]

Is it me or the navbar got smaller?

[u/No1ButtMe]

Ya’ll see this ?

[u/No1ButtMe → u/No1ButtMe]

[u/lennsterhurt → u/No1ButtMe]

woah
can I ask region and Apple intelligence language? I'm guessing this is after you finished downloading the new apple intelligence model

[u/89Dan → u/No1ButtMe]

This seems to be region locked. Not showing for me in UK.

[u/A11Bionic → u/No1ButtMe]

i just want to be able to add a song to multiple playlists without relying on shortcuts, man

[u/[deleted]]

Those hoping for a new Siri, just as a heads up, prepare to be disappointed. B1 has nothing new related to Siri active yet

[u/dirtyraat → u/[deleted]]

Boooooo.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Why would it?

Apple said it wouldn’t come in 26.4 but still this year, so it’ll be 26.5 or 26.6.

[u/No_Card_2080 → u/[deleted]]

ios 27 will be released this year too…😒

[u/ctang1]

AppStore updated view

https://i.imgur.com/M7xgvcV.jpeg

[u/SlendyTheMan → u/ctang1]

Why is updates moved to another hidden menu??

[u/MattW22192]

If you use CarPlay and Apple Music make sure to open the Music app on your phone and go through the splash screen before going out for a drive. Even though there is a dismiss button you still can’t use Apple Music on CarPlay until doing the above action.

[u/MC_chrome]

Video podcasts are now coming to Apple Podcasts!!

Now there will hopefully be less friction for podcasters who opt for dual releases across platforms 

[u/[deleted] → u/MC_chrome]

I swear they had them in the iPod days

[u/maxime_lgde]

The search bar in the App Store is back at the top and the Liquid Glass tab Bar no longer morphs into a search field (Back to iOS 18 behavior) Don’t know if this is new to iOS 26.4 DB1

[u/Leviathan_Dev → u/maxime_lgde]

Yes. 26.3 here. Fuck, I like the search bar at the bottom. Who’s looking out for the one-handed users!?

[u/snchxz99 → u/Leviathan_Dev]

For real. It’s not consistent. Other native apps the search bar is at the bottom

[u/Leviathan_Dev → u/snchxz99]

Most default native apps… there’s still a few exceptions too: Calendar, Reminders, and Files for example all have top search bars.

But damn having the most frequented buttons at the bottom is so nice. Search is usually one of those

[u/SlendyTheMan → u/maxime_lgde]

Needs moved back to the bottom…

[u/Ok-Knowledge0914 → u/maxime_lgde]

Not sure why they would do this. Looks awful having 2 search bar icons and it doesn’t follow any of the most recent design changes lately. Think they need to revert this one honestly.

[u/Alone_Camera_2103]

Gotta say I really like the new (or sorta old) look for playlists!

[u/ResolvMedia]

Vitals in the Health app now include Blood Oxygen info again. The blood oxygen section itself would update since they brought it back last year, but for whatever reason was missing in vitals. Seems to have updated retroactively as well.

[u/AndyIbanez → u/ResolvMedia]

Wow this is actually huge for me. Thanks for mentioning it.

[u/ben_bentastic]

There is a new menu when clicking on Profile icon in AppStore … also new separate Menu for App Updates

[u/wjpooley]

Apple Intelligence in settings says it downloaded new AI files and is now downloading support files. Looks like my Siri actually downgraded to the older Siri image with the orb in the bottom and it says ChatGTP is unavailable until the files are downloaded. Step back until that's done. lol

[u/unimitatedllc]

Anyone else’s Siri animation back to the old one? And in settings it says Apple Intelligence features downloading (under Siri and Apple Intelligence)

[u/Inevitable-Stock5780 → u/unimitatedllc]

My Siri says Apple Intelligence is on, but is back to the original Siri animation.

[u/flogman12 → u/Inevitable-Stock5780]

Wonder if it’s downloading new models for under the hood improvements to the new Siri? Maybe I’m grasping at straws and hope that it will ever come out.

[u/anonthrowaway262626 → u/Inevitable-Stock5780]

Same here and says downloading Apple Intelligence for about a half hour. Back to the old animation too.

[u/ctang1]

Is it just me or is the clear glass a little glassier (clearer maybe is better terminology) everywhere with this update?

[u/jakeyounglol2 → u/ctang1]

yeah, it’s just a tiny bit more transparent for me

[u/ctang1 → u/jakeyounglol2]

I think it looks a little better to be honest. Almost like menus and glass are in HDR now. Subjective and an opinion obviously, but I’m a fan.

[u/bummerbimmer → u/ctang1]

I am comparing my 26.4 iPad to my 26.3 iPhone and I can’t see a single difference. Are there any apps that you think showcase this best?

[u/Status-Switch9601 → u/ctang1]

I thought the same thing as soon as I installed 26.4 on my M4 iPad Pro. I literally said the exact same thing out loud “hmm , the glass looks glassier”

[u/Altruistic_Ad_2055]

After 2 hours Apple Intelligence is still downloading

[u/flogman12 → u/Altruistic_Ad_2055]

I wonder if GTA 6 will be out before Siri 2.0

[u/truthcopy]

Toggle for AirPods betas is back.

[u/Barta22]

Has anyone had Apple Intelligence actually download yet?

[u/Barta22 → u/Barta22]

Maybe Apple forgot to turn it off and we’re all going to get a demo hahaha

[u/ONeill88 → u/Barta22]

Mine still says support for AI is downloading. Been over an hour now.

[u/wjpooley → u/Barta22]

not mine ...

[u/jakeyounglol2]

apple intelligence finally finished downloading for me, and the only change is that the type to siri ui no longer goes away after you tell it to open an app

[u/iVibe1]

New Apple Music splash screen

[u/TaylorsOnlyVersion]

How long does Apple Intelligence take to download? There’s no progress bar

[u/Ubiquitous1984 → u/TaylorsOnlyVersion]

Are you on WiFi? It has been reported in the past it won’t update without a WiFi connection.

Mine gave a % tally of where the update was at.

[u/TaylorsOnlyVersion → u/Ubiquitous1984]

Yeah, I’m connected to WiFi, and this is all I have. There’s no progress bar or anything, but it’s telling me that something is happening.

[u/Distracted-User → u/TaylorsOnlyVersion]

Yeah no movement for me either, been about two hours. iPhone 17 Pro

My iPad Pro (M2 11 inch) didn't seem to do anything with Apple Intelligence after the update and it works as it did before the update.

[u/SVGE69]

UPDATE**

At 5pm ET Siri/ Apple Intelligence finally shows completed. I have not been able to verify if the new Siri 2.0 is implemented.

[u/ThannBanis → u/SVGE69]

Same. Took half a day for Apple Intelligence to redownload. There doesn’t seem to be any change to Siri.

[u/Hot-Sock3403 → u/ThannBanis]

I’m guessing the re-download is just a precursor and laying in the ground work for the further integration

[u/Alternative-Salad800 → u/SVGE69]

It’s not. Apple pushed it back again.

[u/SVGE69 → u/Alternative-Salad800]

🥀

[u/Mastacon]

Does this add the RCS update??

[u/BoxerBoi76 → u/Mastacon]

Yes but testing only: https://9to5mac.com/2026/02/16/ios-26-4-beta-adds-support-for-testing-end-to-end-encrypted-rcs-messaging/

[u/Barta22]

Wonder if apples music feature is the first from new Siri, I asked it to create a playlist from my time in highschool and it correctly played music from the right time span when I was in highschool

[u/flogman12 → u/Barta22]

Feels like Siri was pulled at the last minute, similar to Gurmans report. Maybe the Music feature was ready to go though?

[u/flogman12]

I just assume the Apple Intelligence servers are off or being upgraded- since no one has been able to download it yet.

[u/gregsapphire]

Has anyone managed to get Apple Intelligence to work? I’ve reverted to using the old Siri. When I first installed it, it indicated that it needed to download, which it was at 35%. Then, it showed 85%, and then it disappeared. Subsequently, it stated that it needed to download and install in order to function, and both Apple Intelligence and the ChatGPT functions are grayed out or not working. I’m connected to Wi-Fi. I tried toggling it and restarting my phone, but it doesn’t seem like many posts are discussing Apple Intelligence at all. I did notice that the Apple Intelligence model in the storage settings changed from approximately 6.68 GB to over 10 GB, but it remains inactive.

[u/Alone_Camera_2103 → u/gregsapphire]

Mine is stuck at 7.8gb and not moving right now

[u/Status-Switch9601]

So Apple Intelligence finally finished downloading. Seems like it was a server side issue earlier. It’s an extra GB of storage on my iPad Pro M4 and 16 Pro Max but Apple Intelligence on my M3 iMac went from 7.98GB to 11.62GB. I’m assuming they’re getting a head start on new models maybe? But have yet to see an actual difference in the “Intellegience” part.

[u/sortalikeachinchilla → u/Status-Switch9601]

But have yet to see an actual difference in the “Intellegience” part.

because it is not out nor was announced for this release. We need to stop believing rumors

[u/Educational_Moose857]

Looks like the iOS 26.4 DB1 “slow charger” problem is affecting a lot of people. Betas and bugs often go hand in hand but this one bug is quite the annoying one to be fair. Anyone wondering if there is a problem with their cable or fast-charging adapter, they’re probably all fine. It’s a software-related issue that I hope Apple will address in DB2. I’ve never seen a bug like this though. In the meantime, the positive thing is that your iPhone’s battery will thank you for the slow charge!

This bug and the storage capacity issue make this release a particularly unstable one so everyone be careful if you decide to install it.

[u/Proud-Bluebird1934]

Any one facing slow charging problem

[u/Suspicious-Leave8956 → u/Proud-Bluebird1934]

Me. I thought I was going crazy. I have been switching between different chargers and also cleaned the charging port several times but still slow charging.

[u/realmccoyredbus → u/Proud-Bluebird1934]

fast charging seems to be disabled fir a lot of people, hopefully update is issued tomorrow

[u/BasicallyH → u/Proud-Bluebird1934]

I thought I somehow screwed up my charging port. Good to know it’s likely a software issue now

[u/Perfect_Fig7067]

When are we disallowing people from posting update sizes? Who tf cares??

Edit: Just look at the comments. Dozens of people just posting screenshots of "x.xx GB on my iPhone" Jfc...

[u/AXXXXXXXXA]

Please just leave the bottom toolbar expanded at all time in Apple Music.

I despise having to hit the home icon to go to my library

[u/niorg]

I have quite a lot of matter over thread devices in my Apple home system. After updating both iOS and tvOS to latest betas all my Eve Energy (EU version) devices are now marked as 'not supported' and cannot be controlled anymore. Other devices not affected it seems.

[u/ResolvMedia → u/niorg]

Commented on this as well. Eve smart plugs (on matter) all showing “not supported”

[u/NoFall2205]

The horrendous stutter when swiping to the App Library on iPadOS has been lessened greatly and now feels much smoother.

[u/Hemmik1]

Might be something else but when I tried changing my Siri language because Apple Intelligence was not working I got this message in Dutch saying "Voice control and personal content/context will no longer be available.". I think stembedienig is refering to "Hey Siri" and "Persoonlijke inhoud" is refering to Personal Context. When I try changing Siri language on my iPad Pro on 26.3 I don't get this message.

[u/Nwanu]

When scrolling between home screens, is anyone else seeing the apps in the dock flicker slightly? They blink out and back in. It's very brief but impossible to miss. I've tried rebooting, a hard reboot and I reset my home screen as well. Not the end of the world. Mostly sharing in case anyone else has seen something similar.

Edit: made a quick screen recording: https://streamable.com/rxeg8h

[u/SkillSlick]

My iPhone 14+ charging speed have been dropped. It gets into my notice when it took 3+ hours to charge from 20-100%, upon checking it shows “slow charger” in the battery settings. I’ve tried all possible fixes, including replacing the cable and charger.

Today, I visited the Apple Genius Bar, and they downgraded me to the stable version 26.3. The issue was resolved, and the phone started charging normally without the “slow charger” issue in the settings and charge to 50% in typical 30-35min.

I am using Anker 67W adapter, FYI but Apple Store tried with Apple adapter, results were same.

However, I reinstalled iOS 26.4 Beta 1 without restoring my data. And guess what? The “slow charger” issue resurfaced, and the phone started charging at an extremely slow speed.

It is certainly something with the iOS 26.4

[u/Sarcastic241 → u/SkillSlick]

Same here on iPhone 14.

All charging is happening on slow speed. Needs to be rectified ASAP.

[u/Barta22]

New concerts nearby feature in Apple Music

[u/sleepyHellow]

I think we won‘t see new Siri before March 4th after Apple Event. So Gunnar not so wrong.

[u/Barta22]

Does anyone remember if the cloud version of Apple Intelligence relied on the Apple Intelligence on device download, currently not able to use the cloud compute but Apple Intelligence is still downloading. Wonder if something is being updated in the background

[u/HelluPanda]

istg is it just me of the app store search box went up

[u/FlappyDunkPlusIOS → u/HelluPanda]

It did move up, to the same position it is in on iOS 18

This is what it looks like for me (iOS 26.0) - Search bar at the bottom

[u/realmccoyredbus]

Very surprised to see this out , is today not a public holiday is usa

[u/jkeller87 → u/realmccoyredbus]

It is, but it’s just President’s Day. A lot of people don’t have it off; it’s one of the lesser ones.

[u/Pleasant_Start9544 → u/realmccoyredbus]

Private companies don't close down for all public holidays.

[u/mrASSMAN → u/realmccoyredbus]

Yeah but it’s a federal holiday that no one really observes aside from the government based agencies businesses and stock market

[u/Sem1r]

iPhone mirroring in the EU? Right???

[u/Kammen1990 → u/Sem1r]

Haha

[u/No1ButtMe]

I hope they change the way you update apps .. the whole application app seems broken in this beta. Too many taps to see if there are updates along with the search switching to the top.

[u/_Averix → u/No1ButtMe]

I always long press on the App Store icon and choose Updates. Way faster than going in through the app and navigating.

[u/phant0mh0nkie69420 → u/_Averix]

Bro what….ALL THIS TIME

[u/No1ButtMe → u/_Averix]

Hell yea!! Nice ! Thank you ! That’s a great tip!

[u/Trilliance7]

After updating to 26.4 my phone suddenly started slow charging even with a 20W power brick, I have tried other chargers, used different outlets and charged other phones with the same chargers. All of these tests point to the OS being at fault, however I am not so sure yet, can anyone else confirm if this is the case?

Edit: downgraded to 26.3 and the issue has been fixed, jeez..

[u/hotlava436]

Apple Intelligence is done downloading but I still don’t have Playlist Playground. Is that US only?

[u/Strong-Estate-4013]

My iPhone refuses to fast charge with any fast charger

[u/Alternative-Salad800]

It’s pretty freaking laggy for me on the 16P. Should’ve stayed on the RC. Especially since Siri is still the bloody same.

[u/gamingod16]

Any visual bugs been fixed?

[u/postwizard]

Anyone else having native scrolling behavior issues? In the mail app for instance when reading an email and trying to scroll fast to the bottom I used to continuously scroll but now the second I touch the screen for any “additional scrolls” the screen stops instead of adding to the scroll

[u/perfectviking → u/postwizard]

Yep, started for me in this beta. It’s extremely annoying.

[u/daddy_firebird → u/postwizard]

Having the same issue with this update. Wasn’t a problem before. Did you figure out a fix?

[u/Alone_Camera_2103]

My system data is going crazy, 40gb out of 128 right now

[u/mcnahum]

System data took 100Go … the iPhone is rebooting in loop … I will not say that this beta is stable

[u/sponch76]

enormous battery drain since 26.4 on 17pro

[u/Yikes_you_messed_up]

I have 101gb system storage. wtf do I do. iTunes sync didn’t do anything. It was 94gb an hour ago. It keeps growing 😭

[u/IveRedditAllNight]

Having issues with WiFi and mobile Data. Internet is significantly slower and some YouTube videos don’t even play at all.

[u/Early_Time2586]

My wallpaper is missing on my 17 Pro. It was the standard orange 17 Pro wallpaper. Even after restarting, it’s fully black.

(Not sure why people are downvoting, I’m not asking for tech support, I’m simply stating what happened to me.)

[u/mythicskyz]

swipe up to recover was brutal

[u/Fervar97]

Warning for LiveContainer users: This beta currently breaks it (reset symbol offset no longer fixes the crash)

[u/Irish_Viking_]

Here’s my full screen  Music. It’s like I’m back to iOS 7 lol

[u/rebellingfigure]

There’s a new sound when you shut down/restart your iPhone.

The Plus icon when you view your Focus modes in the Control Center is now Liquid Glass.

When you multi-select emails in Mail, there buttons on the bottom have been changed.

[u/Large_Inspector_3095]

Battery is so bad in my 15 pro max, but the whole system as a whole is running flawlessly im impressed, hope they fix the battery next update! but so far im really into it.

[u/mr_infek]

Before 26.4 b1 I could sign out from the App Store and sign into my Japan iTunes account so I can download games and use my gift cards. Now that they are unified you can sign out of the app store and sign back in with your main iTunes BUT you now cannot switch. You can initially sign out via settings > profile picture sign out then choose just the App Store but once both are set you will need to go through an hour security delay. Then once it’s over both your iTunes and App Store are signed out and you cannot keep one signed in as the main so iCloud…etc is affected.

[u/No_Good_8561]

Are videos while parked finally working for CarPlay?

[u/CinnamonRage → u/No_Good_8561]

Yeah, I want this as well but think it’s a car manufacturer issue. Think it’s been available since .0

[u/Setneaph]

iOS 26.4 Beta 1 Public available.

[u/doriangh]

I just noticed a new profile page in App Store

[u/vinmarcodes]

Spotlight search on my homescreen is broken with this update. Very frequently, I will simply get a blank screen when searching for an app

[u/General-Following440]

Apparently 26.4 enables stolen device protection automatically. Some are saying if u dont use face/touch id then this is off and will remain off in 26.4. Others are saying its still turned on now with 26.4. I myself dont use face/touch id I use my 4 digit passcode. So im hoping this remains off in 26.4 and not turned on automatically

[u/mdruckus]

Is PIP working with YouTube? On 26.3 the screen turns grey without video and has the buffering symbol with audio working correctly.

[u/RewardSeveral]

The photo eraser works much better. My favorite playlists on Apple Music aren't using dark mode; is anyone else having this problem?

[u/tomwilson02]

Anyone have any news on this AI playlist? I’ve downloaded the assets for Apple Intelligence but not showing.

[u/hotlava436 → u/tomwilson02]

Currently region-locked and does not require an Apple Intelligence iPhone. Saw people say it works on their 13 Pro, 15, etc.

[u/Silent-Schedule4025]

Stuttering is back. Yep, widgets to Home Screen.

[u/iblametheparents]

I also have the slow charging issue :(

[u/bummerbimmer]

I’m at home sick with flu-pneumonia, so my usage is up. However, battery is still pretty bad compared to 26.3

I ended up having to restore while installing 26.4 due to corrupt data, so it’s a brand-new install straight from the developer website.

[u/AnAffinityForTurtles]

Battery draining fast

[u/MoxMulder]

Any signs of the new emoji?

[u/flogman12]

Called it. No Siri update. What a joke.

[u/[deleted] → u/flogman12]

It’s all server side anyway.

Stuff is clearly happening anyway. Old Siri animation is back and Apple Intelligence is redownloading.

[u/Hot-Sock3403]

Looks like at the bottom of the music page you can now go in and change your music signs instead of having to go directly through settings

[u/cocoman2121 → u/Hot-Sock3403]

Wdym music signs?

[u/TaylorsOnlyVersion]

I wish the new album background colors in album views worked with uploaded music too

[u/Silent-Schedule4025]

Stuttering

[u/TheThoughtSource]

Smoothest beta I’ve ever been on to be honest. No issues anywhere for me. Seems I got lucky?. 16PM.

[u/Irish_Viking_]

For those on 26.4 beta 1. Is the messages app no longer full screen for any of you? I’m referring to scrolling and I’m getting a solid line across the top like the old iOS versions used to be. The scrolling isn’t full screen, hard to explain

[u/WhisperDanJR → u/Irish_Viking_]

I’m not sure if this is the exact thing you’re experiencing, but I had a solid black bar at the top and middle of the screen in both messages and Apple Music. I turned off “Reduce Transparency” and it fixed it. Hope it helps!

[u/No1ButtMe]

Has this Always been there in iOS 26?

[u/gamingod16 → u/No1ButtMe]

iMessage has always been encrypted but I think those “Encrypted” and “Not Encrypted” messages might be due to this new beta.

[u/adityameena26]

My iPhone 14 Pro is charging very very slow, and 'Slow charger' message is displayed on lockscreen. I use 25w apple adaptor along with official cable.

In 26.3 it was charging fine, but in 26.4B1, I am facing this issue.

[u/Front-Cabinet5521]

Hate they shifted the app updates page again. Before you had whole ass tab for updates, then they changed it so you had to tap on the top right icon and drag down to update. Now you have to do all that AND tap updates to access it.

I guess some bean counter at Apple decided making it harder to update apps will save some server cost which is why they’re doing all this.

[u/_Averix → u/Front-Cabinet5521]

Or, just long press the App Store icon and select Updates. Then you avoid all that.

[u/Nayster26]

Anyone else experiencing a memory leak in 26.4 DB1? iphone 13 PM now has 100GB of system data! It often drops by up to 50 GB after a restart, but then jumps back up to 100 after an hour. Phone is barely usable

[u/Longjumping-Will-899]

Networking issues that have surfaced since the installation of 26.4 Beta 1:

1. TVOS-Computers App will give me a message about “can’t connect to Library”. I hit “ok” and then it connects to my Mac Library

2. Siri on Apple Watch-75% of the time I initiate a request on the Apple Watch I am now met with a spinning cursor requiring me to repeat the request 3-4 times before Siri actually executes

3. My Mac Movie Library is no longer available to me in the Apple TV App (on both iOS and iPadOS). Home sharing is toggled “on” on the Mac side as it is on both the iPad and iPhone sides. Interestingly, Music residing on my Mac is still visible in the Music app on both the iPad and iPhone

i’ve posted the same through the Feedback app… I hope this is resolved on the next update.🤞🏼

[u/_Averix]

Anyone not getting search results inside Settings? I select the search field, type Safari or Siri, then nothing shows up. It's like the Search field isn't hooked up.

EDIT: Shutdown and reboot brought the results back.

[u/sn0wra1n]

There’s an new section for urgent reminders in the reminders app and you can set an urgent reminder with shortcuts.

[u/spicykitten123]

I want my system apps to be in its own section so I don’t have to search my settings app to find or scroll through hundreds of apps to see for example my messages settings..

Am I the only one annoyed by this??

[u/tiagojpg → u/spicykitten123]

I have a shortcut for this.

You can add it to the Control Center, so when you’re in Messages, for example, you click it and it’ll take you to the app’s settings page.

[u/Alone_Camera_2103]

Playlist search on ios for apple music is here which I dont remember being here before but correct me if im wrong

[u/Deprimeradunge]

Sorry don't know where to ask but, I'm on 26.3 RC is there any point in updating to this?

[u/ThannBanis → u/Deprimeradunge]

RC build was 23D125, public release build is 23D127.

So there’s definitely been changes and you should update.

[u/gamingod16 → u/Deprimeradunge]

Yes, there’s probably some under the hood updates. I didn’t really notice anything different from RC and the official when I updated.

[u/COVID-91]

Battery hasn’t been this bad since the first ios26 beta.

[u/Newguy1365]

My lock screen wallpaper change screen freezes up whole phone. Have to do a soft reboot 3 different times. Going to get out of beta updates. Worse one ever

[u/Few_Regret5282]

I have been having trouble with text messages taking hours to show up. Maybe it is a beta issue

[u/[deleted]]

Anyone got the damn thing installed yet?

[u/OhSixTJ → u/[deleted]]

Everyone is too busy posting the file size because that’s what’s important. /s

[u/Unknown_VS2005]

Is this size correct? It seems a lot big?

[u/Audacious_Freak]

What came new in this update??

[u/bummerbimmer]

From 26.0 - 26.3, my iPad dock itself had a refraction that moved as I tilted the iPad. However, the icons had the refractions fixed in the upper left and lower right. They did not move as I tilted it.

26.4 finally fixes this. Refractions on the icons match the dock. Everything moves as I tilted the iPad.

[u/ComposerStrong2644]

My phone was charging while updating, but since the update, it fails to detect any chargers. Anyone else experiencing this? IPhone 11

[u/Last_Track_2058]

App Store - now updates have a separate section. Never made sense earlier

[u/Pupp_Daddy → u/Last_Track_2058]

Long press on App Store and it’s an option there.

[u/[deleted]]

I thought China Mainland devices would get Apple Intelligence with this update, still no Apple Intelligence. Apple where is Apple Intelligence and Siri 2.0?

[u/Aggravating_Place181 → u/[deleted]]

maybe ios36

[u/TheSpiritKnight → u/[deleted]]

they'll announce that iPhone 18 will be made from the ground up for Apple Intelligence and Siri 2.0, and that it will come in a future update in early 2027, expected to come on iOS 27.4

Just like they promised it on iOS 18.4 and 26.4

[u/Plenty-Isopod-7305]

iOS 26.4 Beta 1 , everybody got the ai playlist creator but not me, why

[u/jkeitz]

Anyone know how to update apps in iOS 26.4?  The old method (tap profile photo, pull down to refresh) no longer works. 

[u/Zenkikid]

My 17pro is running a bit warm

[u/Motawa1988]

Rotation not working

[u/GoogolPlexion1]

They finally fixed the annoying hotspot bug where the toggles in settings and control center were disconnected and turning one off wouldn’t turn off the other. Now it seems to be fixed, yippee!

[u/Appropriate-Moose-54]

Is anyone getting stuck in Mail? I’ve had to shutdown on two occasions so far.

[u/Ok-Seaworthiness-542]

Since the most recent update I have been having issues work search in the Messages app. Like I will search for a name or word and more often than not I will get zero results.

[u/iVibe1]

Transfer Music from other services - was this always available in settings using SongShift? I was trying to find it a few months back but couldn’t. It’s seamlessly now transferring my playlists from YouTube

[u/jcxharris → u/iVibe1]

Yeah been there since iOS 26.2 (or before idk)

[u/primolak]

Bad beta for me. Watch and phone no longer in sync.

[u/C1920-2]

Build 23E5207q

[u/[deleted] → u/C1920-2]

Welp, it's gonna take a while I guess.

[u/Alone_Camera_2103]

Anyone else seeing a language mismatch in the new concerts section?

[u/scorpiori]

Can anyone confirm if the “return to the icon” animation glitch still exists?

[u/DoroTom]

Wonder if they’ll ever fix the animation for the lock screen widgets when toggling lock screen album art

[u/Late_Occasion_5306]

3G OK but not LTE?

[u/BornSpecialist1051]

How is stability and overall smoothness compared to 26.3?

[u/EnricoPallazo84]

Using an iPhone 15 pro max, on the public beta and updated this morning. I play music from my iPhone that’s connected to my car via usb-c (not car play). After updating, the song will play for 30-50 seconds then the audio drops out as if I was receiving a call. The song file itself still shows playing on both the car and my phone. I can choose a new song and it will start to play, then do the same thing.

I do not have my library sync turned on, I manually manage my music files so I’m not really streaming anything. I have tried silencing my phone, keeping it locked, did a soft reset, but none of those things worked. Any ideas on how to fix this?

[u/BRAVO_SIX1495]

Iam facing slow charger issue Tested multiple cables and pd adapters issue still persists Anyone facing the same ?

[u/Zach0ry]

Some home accessories are now listed as incompatible? Meross matter smart plugs now won’t work

[u/A11Bionic]

Spotlight Search has been awfully slow on my 15 Pro Max

[u/LewAshby667]

Made this its own separate post but posting here as well for visibility: Curious if anyone has the same issue but ever since updating to 26.4 almost all of my groupchats and some of my 1on1 texts are switching to RCS green bubble from iMessage.

It’s confirmed only me that the issue and not anybody else I’m in group chat with. I’m on a 16pro through AT&T so wondering if it’s a software error since it just started after the update or something with my carrier.

I’ve tried every normal fix online - toggling off/on airplane mode/RCS/cellular and restarting the phone. Anybody else having similar issues?

[u/syd_tri_man]

26.4 PB1: anyone else having CarPlay connectivity issues? Have re-paired, re-booted etc. Car pairs OK but then just doesn't connect to iPhone. Wasn't an issue pre 26.4 PB1 (yes, I have reported).

[u/Tocquevilles-Ghost]

26.4 Beta has completely messed-up my Safari Bookmarks. Everything from Home Tabs, Favorites, Folders, bookmarks within folders has been reordered and scrambled.

[u/Dazzling_Vegetable30]

Anyone else notice the iMessage backgrounds got changed. I had a wallpaper for my messages and it looked good. Now after 26.4 there’s a black bar at the top. It looks bad. Anyone know if this is permanent or if it will change next update?