This iPhone update

[HailStout]

It’s……something

 

[mstateglfr]

I havent installed yet. What is 'something' about it?
Google summarized 26.1 changes as...

Key Features & Changes in iOS 26.1:

• Liquid Glass Customization: Added a toggle in Settings > Accessibility to adjust the translucency of the new glassy UI elements.
• Alarm Control: Introduced a "Slide to Stop" gesture for alarms to prevent accidental dismissals.
• Lock Screen Camera: Users can now disable the swipe-left gesture to open the camera from the Lock Screen.
• Apple Intelligence/AirPods: Expanded language support for Apple Intelligence features and AirPods Live Translation.
• Apple Music: Added Song Swiping to change tracks in the music player.
• Apple TV App: A new colorful icon arrived, preparing for the Apple TV+ service rebranding.
• Maps: Introduced "Visited Places" to remember locations and personalized route alerts for frequent commutes in select areas.
• Wallet: Enhanced boarding passes for better flight tracking and sharing.
• Games App: New features to discover games, challenges, and see friends' activity.
• Background Security Improvements: Enabled automatic installation of critical security fixes.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

I’ve had 26 for a couple months now. I love it. The call screening feature is awesome.

 

[L4MANDW]

Wanna elaborate? Good/Bad/Indifferent? That last one had my phone not loading up internet articles for two weeks before they got all the bugs out, very frustrating! :-(

 

[Pars]

The Liquid Glass icons remind me of early Android

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

My Home Screen is looking like an old house with a glass block accent wall

 

[HailStout]

Feels like a big step backwards. Lots of extra stuff for no good reason. And everything has a glassy hue for no good reason. Feels like they did a bunch of stuff just to do it.

 

[msugrad2003]

I don’t like the added step to closing out websites when using safari. Petty, I know but still.

 

[vhdawg]

This might help: https://www.howtogeek.com/heres-how-i-made-ios-26-look-more-like-ios-18/

 

[Shmuley]

I’m not that impressed with the update.

 

[HailStout]

I don’t like the added step to closing out websites when using safari. Petty, I know but still.

This sums it up. There is a lot of that. Why add steps?

 

[RivaDawg]

I’ve had 26 for a couple months now. I love it. The call screening feature is awesome.

What isthe call screening feature? I’ve updated but didn’t see that. Definitely interested.

 

[Darryl Steight]

Feels like they did a bunch of stuff just to do it.

So just like most of the other updates...

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

What isthe call screening feature? I’ve updated but didn’t see that. Definitely interested.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

This sums it up. There is a lot of that. Why add steps?

What’s the extra step? I don’t have that

 

[HailStout]

What’s the extra step? I don’t have that

Have to click on the three dots to pull up another menu to then pull up the sites

 

[RocketDawg]

I've had it for a couple of months (had to install it when I bought AirPods Pro 3), and don't really care for it but I've pretty much gotten used to it. One of the main things I like is what they did to Safari - too many things squeezed into the bottom, plus closing a tab is a squeeze like shrinking a photo. There are many other regressions, in my opinion.

 

[Walkthedawg]

It’s……something

You need something to make your phone immune to the effect. Like I’m doing. Have one so old that it is blocked from getting the update. iPhone XS for lyfe! (of the processor, battery, or logic board)

 

[Trojanbulldog19]

The Liquid Glass icons remind me of early Android

I hate it. Swapped in settings to tinted

 

[patdog]

26? I'm on 18.6.2.

 

[paindonthurt]

I’ve had 26 for a couple months now. I love it. The call screening feature is awesome.

The only thing i don't like is some of the functions on safari.

For instance, trying to use the find function is a pain to get to.

 

[Dawg1976]

26? I'm on 18.6.2.

I got the update a couple of weeks ago. They probably rolling it out slowly.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

 

[The Peeper]

Feels like a big step backwards. Lots of extra stuff for no good reason. And everything has a glassy hue for no good reason. Feels like they did a bunch of stuff just to do it.

That's the way most updates have gotten for iphones and androids. Its like they can't really come up w/ anything new so they just put tiny little crap fixes on it and call it an update i.e. a camera tweak, an "improved" speaker, a new kind of charge port, etc etc etc nothing really of any value

 

[RivaDawg]

Thanks!

 

[Dawgbite]

I got the update last week, wife got it today. Same phone, same plan, same account.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

What isthe call screening feature? I’ve updated but didn’t see that. Definitely interested.

I think that it defaults to on, so you may never see calls that come from numbers not in your address book. Have not confirmed myself yet but a tech colleague of mine relayed that info to me. He's a long time Apple fan so he typically knows everything about what they are doing.

 

[basedawg]

I hate the new stuff or some! WishI wouldn't have upgraded, I wonder if I could go back?

 

[TheMSU15]

I hate how you can't block phone numbers anymore without having to add them as a contact first. That is so incredibly stupid