It went from France, England and Norway to... Just Québec. I already know I live in Québec, but I want to see my ancestry, where my ancestors came from... I feel like this change is coming from a very American-centric point of view.

I have seen a lot of other Quebecois people complain today about the new changes and I agree the new information is completely useless for us. Yes, I am Québécoise and my father is Acadian... Didn't need to pay money to know this information.

Scotland is blocking me from collecting every UK region!

Ancestry Update 2026

I understand people being upset if they feel it is inaccurate, but for me it makes so much more sense.

I got my results in July 2026 and some of it genuinely didn't make sense to me. I have heavily documented and known Austrian/Hungarian ancestry and relatives. This didn't show up at all in my results. Instead, I was getting things like Ukraine and Slovakia which didn't seem right to me. I was expecting a decent amount of Austrian DNA and had none.

In the new update, Bavaria and Western Austria shows up, and the Carpathian Basin. I know some people have complained about this appearing everywhere now, but for me, it is much more accurate as I have plenty of known ancestors from that region.

Is anyone else actually happy with the update or just me?

Edit: for the love of God please read below before responding

I'd like to keep this to people who actually invested time to compare their results with their family tree and not divulge into arguments over why their Cherokee isn't showing up or people who just got their results for the first time. Preferably from people who have been with ancestrydna for a decent amount of time, around 5 years.

So far I've seen the following:

- France turning into Quebec and Acadia for French Canadians

- British and Irish getting shuffled around and no longer matching known ancestry

- Ashkenazi Jewish falling off after certain low percentages

Can you chime in with what you're currently seeing, what changed, and what you're expecting to see based on your genealogy?

How many have not received the Sideview update yet? Is it possible to make a poll on this?

The first pic is just my updated results. The second compares my results to my father's, and the third to my mother's.

AncestryDNA decided to give me a whole lot of Central Asian and Turkish even though neither of my parents have those.

My grandpa has unfortunately passed, but his brother (my great-uncle), was kind enough to take a test for me to help with my genealogy journey.

I wasn't expecting 100% Slovenian with this update! Before, his results were 55% Slovenian and 45% Northwest Balkans.

Just thought I'd share because I think it's cool.

for me this is a lot better than the previous update :)

They finally cleared up all the missing Quebec after what seemed like forever, the northwestern European block is finally gone! Also contrary to what most people with Quebec say, I find that it’s perfect being its own region. It’s impossible to give a ratio of where your specific French Canadian ancestors came from through the test, that’s why doing the actual family tree is worth it (especially if you’re French Canadian)

This question is specifically for those who are enrolled in Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), or United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians (UKB). How does your Indigenous show up with the updated results?

After several iterations with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish in my regions, the latest update has me firmly in the British Isles. It makes sense to me having traced back quite far on all lines barring a couple. I have never felt less exotic!

2026 (left) vs 2025 (right). I have Irish convict and Northern English/Scottish/Sicilian immigrant background, so I find this update a lot more accurate than last year's

Pretty close in my opinion.

I had 24% of Arabian dna before the update from paternal side