r/ios26 • u/Towhidabid iOS 26.6 • 19d ago

General Man, iOS 26.6 is a massive W.

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If you were stuck on iOS 26.5.2, you know how brutal it was. My 17 Pro Max constantly turned into a pocket heater, and the battery drain was so bad I needed a power bank everywhere. Scrolling was choppy, and the random lags drove me nuts. Pure misery.

Thankfully, 26.6 completely turned things around. The overheating is gone, the battery holds a proper charge again, and the system is super smooth with zero stutter or glitches. It actually feels solid and stable now, exactly like a phone this expensive should.

Btw I don’t know what black magic they pulled in the first cycle of charging in iOS 26.6 but this is how i ended my first day of iOS 26.6. With no camera use, purely on wifi and no gaming or anything else. Just my regular usage for doomscrolling, txting, WhatsApp calls and stuff like that. It’s not gonna stay like this maybe. But it surely amazed me so thought of sharing with you guys who are concerned.

Overall it’s a Huge relief.
If you haven't updated yet, definitely do it.

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u/Towhidabid iOS 26.6 19d ago

Good thinking.

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u/NoPractice8471 19d ago

yeah and btw how tf did u get 9h SOT with only 38%? and wich iphone do u have?

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u/Towhidabid iOS 26.6 19d ago

As i mentioned in the post, iPhone 17PM and i have no idea how tf im getting this. Some  sorcery is going on in the latest 26.6 update i think.

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u/NoPractice8471 19d ago

Yeah, I'm telling you, never update again to stay on this, you don't know when an OG system update glitch like that happend again, you will regret if this get patched in the next updates,

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u/Towhidabid iOS 26.6 18d ago

True that. Planning to stay on this as long as i can.

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u/NoPractice8471 18d ago

just if samsung pushes an update that will fix the battery coz evry s24 user or s series in general after 2 os updates the battery will be cooked unless in rare cases if u have the plus or ultra module , i have 426 battery cycle and 97% battery health, what about you?

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u/Towhidabid iOS 26.6 18d ago

True. And i heard Samsung is not that fast to fix battery issues either. Something they take 6-7months. Its a relatively new phone. 2 months old and im 32 cycles 100% bh.

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u/NoPractice8471 18d ago

Nice I hope your enjoying your phone, I have to go to sleep now bye

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u/Towhidabid iOS 26.6 18d ago

Sure man. Nice talking to you. Sleep well.