The new Apple iOS 26 update finally takes place on the masses after a one -month beta version. Associated with the launch of the iPhone 17 range, you expect fireworks. But so far, reception to the so-called “largest iOS” update “has been … Meh. To be fair, this is normal for the course with iOS updates. Apple can never please everyone. But if you look at this update notification asking yourself to pull the trigger, here is what you need to know.
What Mashable says
As a proud owner of a pro iPhone 13, I went ahead and I improved. My biggest reproach was the battery life. It seems shorter than usual – however, to be fair, it could be the “new iOS tax” while my phone was re -putting itself and storage storage. I hope a few days (and maybe a little spring cleaning) will resolve it. Beyond that, iOS 26 feels … well. Nothing revolutionary, just a few quality of life adjustments disguised as a revolution. Apple’s obsession to reorganize furniture and call it progress is, as always, a little exasperating.
I’m not alone either. Tim Marcin, our associate publisher of digital culture, likes the new load functionality that tells you how long it will take to reach 80% – and it swears its phone charges more effectively. But he also finds the redesign of clumsy and irritating safari.
Meanwhile, technology journalist Alex Perry summed up his feelings frankly: for him, iOS 26 is essentially Apple “changes a few colors”.
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What Internet says
On Reddit, opinions on iOS 26 are mixed but bent positive. Scroll through threads in iPhone and iOS subreddits and you will find the full spectrum: some users swear that the update seems half cooked and following, while others report that everything takes place gently and say they like it. As always, it depends in a way on who you ask – and if they have already lived with the beta version for weeks.
“I am honestly disappointed with almost all the design decisions they have taken. It seems that Apple has prioritized flashy mimicry on real features, which looks like the least of apple -shaped direction that I have ever seen”, ” A user said. Another on the same thread said that “My screen time was cut in half with the same quantity of drainage.”
In other sonsMany users were less than impressed. Some have complained that the update “feels almost exactly the same thing”, while others have roasted the overhaul, claiming that “the visual style has been designed and approved by a bunch of people who do not use dark mode”.
However, that’s not all grumpy. A piece of users says they really appreciate iOS 26. And honestly, it follows: with a large iOS overhaul, a large part of frustration comes down to the recycling of your muscle memory. Give him time, and what seems shocked today becomes a second nature tomorrow.
