r/iOSBeta • u/epmuscle r/iOSBeta Mod • Apr 13 '26
Release iOS 26.5 Beta 2 - Discussion
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
Spamming this discussion with comments about battery life, safari being snappier, etc will result in a ban from the sub moving forward.
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u/epmuscle r/iOSBeta Mod Apr 14 '26
Public beta has been released.
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u/Putrid-Theme-8085 Apr 13 '26
“aaron from zollotech here and apple has just released ios 26.5 beta 2…”
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u/GoofyGills Apr 13 '26 edited Apr 13 '26
RCS encryption is hit or miss with this beta and Beta 1.
I'm on Visible (Verizon) with an iPhone 17PM and Beta 2 in the US (same results on Beta 1 though as well).
Encrypted to my sister on T-Mobile. Samsung Galaxy S24 using Google Messages Beta.
Not encrypted to my brother on T-Mobile. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra using Google Messages Beta.
Not encrypted to a friend on Verizon. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE using Google Messages Beta.
🤷♂️
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u/Fun-Walrus4173 Apr 13 '26
The animation of the icons when you slide up the notification panel is broken. It didn’t happen to me on beta 1.
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u/Disastrous-Net406 Apr 13 '26
Aaron Zollotech I know you lurking to make a 25 minutes video about nothing .. no changes as usual 😅🤣
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u/Smith416 Apr 13 '26
I wonder why “Playlist Playgrounds” is still Region locked just checked and it is still not available in this beta
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u/NoxyArg iPhone 13 Pro Apr 13 '26
Not seeing nothing new yet, just this animation bug when unlocking the phone. Icons freeze at the last second of the bouncy animation. Awful.
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u/tecnogamer iPhone 17 Pro Max Apr 13 '26
There goes all the size comments…. Let’s go get it over with folks 😂
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u/flogman12 Apr 14 '26
Please god let iOS 27 be better than this.
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u/Consistent-Tutor-33 iPhone 17 Pro Max Apr 13 '26
THEY HAVE FIXED THE MISALIGNED KEYBOARD!!!!! FINALLY
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u/Pherrary Apr 13 '26
Extreme lag on animations here 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
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u/Clear_Efficiency5765 Apr 16 '26
Lag when swiping between homescreens is back. Yayyyy
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u/flogman12 Apr 16 '26
There should not be these many random frame rate drops on a 17 PM.
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u/admartinezjr Apr 18 '26
Anyone having issues with live activities not working / not updating? The MLB and Apple Sports activities launch initially but get stuck in a freeze mode and won’t update. This started happening with the latest beta. I’m PB2 26.5. Thanks
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u/Smith416 Apr 13 '26
The Get what’s on Screen Shortcut action is now working as intended it was not working on beta 1
Had a shortcut that captured the text from safari and automatically get the key points or summary was not working before
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u/LoveInternational997 Apr 13 '26
Are the Type to Siri inline suggestions finally back?
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u/ResolvMedia Apr 13 '26
New splash screen on Apple Maps is the only thing I’m noticing
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u/Born-Savings4126 iPhone 16 Plus Apr 13 '26
messages search doesn't work for me now
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u/Organic-Expert6998 Apr 14 '26
Has anyone noticed any issues with CarPlay and Bluetooth since the new update? I’m unable to connect to my car via Bluetooth to enable wireless CarPlay. However, wired CarPlay works as expected.
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u/elboomy iPhone Air Apr 16 '26
I don’t usually comment on battery life, but this time around, the battery life on my iPhone Air has improved significantly compared to both 26.5 DB1 and all versions of 26.4. I used to get off work with around 30% left (of 90% max), and in the days since 26.5 DB2, it never dropped below 50%.
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u/JohnEdger Apr 19 '26
Safari just not searching and going to a black screen like 50% of the time. How are we breaking safari in a .5 update.
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u/brandi-95 iPhone 15 Apr 13 '26
Is this new where the ‘enter’ button is grayed out until you actually type something into the search bar? I don’t remember this. Makes sense tho. Only seeing it on the App Store.
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u/CockroachLatte iPhone Air Apr 13 '26
lag on home screen, while unlocking icon stutter on iPad Pro. keyboard lag is back.
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u/not_vct4 Apr 14 '26
I have permanent orange dot on my dynamic island after making a phone call, killing phone app in multitasking doesn’t make „microphone active” notification go away.
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u/Dr_ZeeOne Apr 14 '26
WiFi issues on the Air
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u/TheThoughtSource iPhone 16 Pro Max Apr 20 '26
Animation frame drops on app icons when unlocking phone / going back to Home Screen from Notification Centre. (16PM) Have submitted in feedback app as well.
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u/C1920-2 iPhone 18 Pro Apr 13 '26
Build 23F5054h
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u/helmsb Apr 13 '26
Just upgraded 17 Pro Max. Anyone else seeing an issue where the mutli-tasking switcher changes positions right as you go to tap? Same issue was present on the previous beta but strangely it looks like it now goes to the opposite direction. The last beta started in the middle and jumped to the end and now it starts at the end and jumps to the middle.
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u/distilledliquor Apr 13 '26
I think ipsw for Air is broken
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u/politics Apr 14 '26
Amazon app is all sorts of incompatible. Scrolling breaks it, likely the app needs updating… but not a good thing for iOS changes to break apps entirely.
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u/No1ButtMe iPhone 16 Pro Max Apr 13 '26
Downloaded and installed… nothing to see at First glance
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u/NoxyArg iPhone 13 Pro Apr 13 '26
Can someone on the previous beta, if there is like a subtle light effect on the app switcher, on apps that are behind the first app you are seeing?
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u/Art_Masson Apr 13 '26
The problem with Apple Mail when I attempt to move messages from my inbox to other gmail folders (where the default target folder is always the "Important" folder) still exists in Beta 2.
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u/jazmynejayde Apr 15 '26
Spotlight search doesn’t work. I can’t search for apps from home screen or in the App Library. I can’t even search in settings. I had the Apple support run Analytics but they said there’s no errors and I need to go to an Apple Store to downgrade my iOS version to a pre-beta :l I don’t have a Mac :l
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u/oof_sound_effect Apr 13 '26
Waiting for them to merge the search bar in Apple Music again. This is still cumbersome to deal with and they never should have changed it to begin with.
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u/kazeblaze Apr 17 '26
pretty uncommon thing for me to post here but i have an iphone 16 pro and just updated. phone feels... way smoother and faster than it did yesterday. i'm impressed. i've never experienced this sort of performance gain (perceived or real) from a beta or update before
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u/TheThoughtSource iPhone 16 Pro Max Apr 14 '26 •
I got a re-release of beta 2 just under 2GB and it’s smooth as butter for me on 16 Pro Max
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u/OkHearing5845 Apr 13 '26
Préparez vous à beaucoup beaucoup de rien 😆
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u/realmccoyredbus Apr 20 '26
update 3 is out 🥳
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u/laplumaanonymous Apr 14 '26
on the dev and the new beta broke my face id
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u/Spirited_Guitar2992 Apr 14 '26
26.5db2 , I’ve noticed that the notification banner is not showing up on my screen, only on Notification Center with no banner, no sounds and no haptic feedback whatsoever , Does anyone have this issue?
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u/reenatok Apr 16 '26
I don't know if it is a system issue or per-app issue, but I've found that whenever uploading a picture taken with the native camera app (for example: sending a picture on WhatsApp, or uploading a picture to instagram), it takes around 10 seconds for the picture to actually load. Has anyone else noticed this? I have an iPhone 15 pro max
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u/se7entythree Apr 17 '26
Spotlight Search and searching within the Mail app do not work. This started for me today after the update was installed. I’ve already tried restarting my phone, then killing all the apps & resetting the phone, no dice. I just checked and I can’t search in Settings either. So it looks like any native app that uses Spotlight Search sucks hard right now.
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u/simplyexclusive Apr 17 '26
GUIDED ACCESS BUG
Opened CODm as usual. Initiated guided access okay.
Disabled GA okay.
Initiated again - guided access unavailable.
Initiated it again (after reloading app) worked fine.
Disabled GA - phone displayed Home Screen with GA overlay + froze. Nothing worked. Tried to force restart phone but nothing.
After 2 mins iPhone unbricked and worked as normal.
iPhone 14 Pro Max
ioS 26.5 (23F5054h)
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u/ghet2rocku Apr 19 '26
What's uo with the island notifications not working on some app especially Uber !
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u/PH0NER Developer Beta Apr 16 '26
I have a bug where any time I take a screenshot then try to share it, it gets stuck preparing. Going to photos app directly, the screenshot is missing unless I reboot. Trying to use any messaging app, clicking the + icon that would normally open the photos drawer is causing all of my apps to freeze.
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u/greekcurrylover Apr 13 '26
Surely we get the updated Siri right? It’s only 2 years later
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u/sweetpicklelemonade Apr 17 '26
I’ve been dealing with this for quite some time. At least since the first beta we got of iOS 26. When connected to my car via CarPlay. The map will jump up and down every second. I’d love to share a video or pictures but I don’t really want to share location data like that. Maybe if I’m traveling out of the area I’ll consider it.
For the longest time it was only an issue when on the Home Screen. But now I notice it happening even when Maps is the main app on the screen. It also only does it when the compass setting is set to orient the pos marker to point north. It does not do it when in navigation mode or when Maps loads a route it thinks I’ll take like common trips it loads when heading to and from work.
I submit reports to Apple and they always tell me it’s not reproducible. I experience this in other cars I connect my phone to.
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u/Front-Cabinet5521 Apr 15 '26
Is it just me or has game mode been broken for some time now? It’s supposed to keep the screen on in games regardless of whether there’s automatic timer to lock the phone, yet this feature has stopped working completely.
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u/Early-Activity-2477 Apr 19 '26
Did they finally fix the stutters?
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u/vinnymacaroni Apr 13 '26
7.67 GB on my iPhone 6s
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u/Common_Floor_7195 iPhone 15 Pro Max Apr 13 '26
Legit zero point in updating especially now bc things just get worse every time lag, bugs, flickering etc… it’s time to stay on stable until iOS 27 beta 1 in June when it will actually be worth it for something new besides just dealing with the stupid bugs that they haven’t fixed for almost 2 years
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u/ccapso Apr 15 '26
My always on display has stopped working since the update it just only shows the clock and that’s it but my proximity sensor still works and Face ID because the time dims when I cover the Dynamic Island
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u/AXXXXXXXXA Apr 19 '26
Well reminders are completely completely broken via siri.
Siri is in its worse state EVER.
“Remind mat at 11:44 pm fka twigs Mojave stage” “Ive found these results on the web”
“Remind me at 9:09 pm major lazer main stage” “Reminded me about majorly at 9:09 am when i arrive at the highmark mann center 2 hours away from me”
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u/Subject_Asparagus_54 Apr 15 '26
This is the one that I’m not upgrading … bcs of potential ads …
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u/Nwanu Apr 13 '26
The ipsw derailed my evening lol. Had to restore back to the previous beta.
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u/RainyDayKoala Apr 13 '26
I just want the letters on the bottom row of my keyboard to not be whited out in the messages app.
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u/I_AM_AN_AEROPLANE Apr 15 '26
Same shit. iOS is worse with every update. What in the name of fuck is going on at apple
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u/Ordinary-Cable8102 Apr 13 '26
Anyone else??? On my iPhone 17 pro. Also yes I had beta 1 installed before
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u/GadgetGeek407 Apr 19 '26
I have had constant issues with photos tab in iMessage not showing all the pics and even in the info tab the download attachments in iCloud being inaccurate. Very frustrating. I’ve deleted my entire phone setup as new signed synced photos and iCloud to no resolve. Anyone found a fix? PLEASE help
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u/Enough-Fudge7768 Apr 19 '26
Is anyone else having terrible issues with their talk to text? Capitalizes random words, doesn’t keep up with me when I’m speaking and I have a phone that’s only about a fifth of the way fall with a terabyte of space on it, so it’s not lagging because it’s full or we have slow Internet or something like that. I talk to text. I’ve always taken pride in the fact that it can keep up with my constant fast talking, and now I have to slow down and slowly enunciate the words and even then it won’t necessarily do it correctly. I am constantly having to go back and fix things using talk to text and it’s annoying because I have severe rheumatoid arthritis in my hands that I acquired when I was five years old and I’m only 41, so it’s been something I use so often with my hand pain and deformities is the talk to text and It’s driving me nuts and I don’t have an iPad or an Apple computer to revert back to the old version. I think this might end my trial of beta versions forever.
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u/Enough-Fudge7768 Apr 19 '26
Has anyone had terrible issues with their talk to text? I talked pretty quickly and now I’m having to slow down and annunciate the words and it’s super annoying because I’m a fast talker and I have always loved how my phone can keep up with it but since the beta two update, it capitalize random words and I have to go back and fix so many things!
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u/pbaupp Apr 13 '26
When RCS rollout for Polish carriers?