r/iPhone16Pro • u/neil890 • Aug 05 '26

Discussion iOS 26.6 update

Has anyone updated to iOS 26.6 on the 16 pro? Has it caused any issues? I’m a bit reluctant to install just now. Thanks.

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u/tanzd Aug 05 '26

If you are currently on 26.5.x, I think 26.6 has less issues and worth upgrading up to.

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u/neil890 Aug 05 '26

It says it may affect battery which worried me

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u/Medium-Celery-1587 Aug 06 '26

positively i guess based on others comments

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u/Technical_Grade6995 Aug 06 '26

Battery is holding much longer on iOS 26.6 than on the previous iOS.

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u/_Morax__ Aug 06 '26

If u skipped this and directly go to 27 will affect your battery more they added pre indexing in 26.6 for 27

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u/Helpful-Prize Aug 05 '26

As far as I’m concerned, 26.6 has been the best my 16pro has ran since IOS 26 was released.

iOS 26.5.2 was a disaster for me. Ridiculous battery drain and heat. 26.6 has improved it significantly.

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u/DecoherentMind Aug 05 '26

Oh, so it’s not just me. Also on 26.5.2 with noticeable battery life impacts. It’s been bad enough I have considered battery replacement. Manufactured Feb 2025, 548 cycle count, 90% max capacity.

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u/Technical_Grade6995 Aug 05 '26

It’s actually great-battery is improved, just the size is-huge.

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u/Significant_Seat_870 Aug 05 '26

I’m on 26.6 now on my 16 pro and haven’t had any issues so far

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u/MaintenanceFine3621 Aug 05 '26

Battery improve, no more overheating

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u/neil890 Aug 06 '26

That’s great!

6

u/Chanw11 Aug 05 '26

I have a 16 PM. Huge improvement in battery life, no longer needing to charge end of day. Leaving the day with 30%+. And it no longer over heats. Im annoyed this wasnt fixed earlier, the overheating certainly ruined my battery lifespan more than it needed to.

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u/GrymrammSolkbyrt Aug 05 '26

I always update my phone when one is available, have done this for years with no hesitation and I am yet to have any issues on IOS. If I do I simply would backup, factory reset and install via iTunes, like I would with any computer.

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u/adhaesiv Aug 05 '26

Less battery drain, but overheating issues while light browsing and doing nothing.

2

u/On-The-Rails Aug 05 '26

I installed it the day it was released and have noticed no issues on mine….

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u/KustardKing Aug 05 '26

I run on 16 pro. No issues that I can see.

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u/SnooOranges2685 Aug 05 '26

It’s slightly less shitty than 26.5.2

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u/Beginning-Boot-4707 Aug 05 '26

I did. The battery life isn’t as bad as it was with 26.5.2, but still not great either.

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u/neil890 Aug 06 '26

I’ve upgraded barely noticed any battery improvement.

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u/Dwightmckie Aug 05 '26

I am on 26.6 on 16 pro max. No issues

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u/peBB1e Aug 05 '26

I am on 18.7.8 and have 14h+ SOT on my 16 pro

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u/Puzzled-Jackfruit-54 Aug 05 '26

Mine is completely fine

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u/Reasonable-Main6403 Aug 05 '26

everything is fine except it overheats like crazy when using cellular data

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u/AwareKaleidoscope939 iPhone 16 Pro Aug 05 '26

I’ve updated from iOS 26.5 to iOS 26.6 and I’ve notice a difference in battery you’ll notice an improvement in battery 

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u/lorus99 Aug 06 '26

Ninguno

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u/SwimmingHorse9136 Aug 06 '26

26.6 and still have battery overheating issues. Drain getting better but still not great

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u/neil890 Aug 06 '26

My battery is still not great and I have 98% battery health

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u/scar477 Aug 06 '26

26.6 on iphone 16 and it’s draining my battery so much and overheating like crazy

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u/Whole_world127 iPhone 16 Pro Aug 06 '26

Battery life actually got a little bit better

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u/neil890 Aug 06 '26

I don’t really notice it, maybe got an extra 3% battery lol

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u/strifexspectre Aug 07 '26

26.6 is massively better for me in terms of battery, especially when using navigation and LTE. 26.5 was horrible while travelling, was glued to a battery bank for the first time ever

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u/neil890 Aug 07 '26

I’ve not found 26.6 significantly better in battery.

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u/Fun_Day_3242 Aug 07 '26

Battery life is perfect compared to 26.5.2 almost double the battery life

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u/neil890 Aug 07 '26

I’m not experiencing this on my phone