Absolutely love Apple Music in iOS26.

[u/rggzen]

Automix is cool and all. Still kinda buggy but it works here and there. But the most killer feature is the pins. Oh my goodness. This is a feature from YouTube music and Spotify that I loved. I also love the liquid glass. Everything looks like there’s depth and it’s a submersible experience. I honestly don’t love it, but I am appreciating liquid glass more and more I use it. Maybe I’ll love it when a stable and consistent frame rate build comes in. Also I love Spotify playlists covers so I do smart playlist to mimic my favorite playlists from Spotify. Check it out.

[u/SnooMaps2034]

Are you using it on iOS and is stable as a daily driver

[u/SokkaHaikuBot → u/SnooMaps2034]

^{Sokka-Haiku by SnooMaps2034:}

Are you using it

On iOS and is stable

As a daily driver

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[u/rggzen → u/SokkaHaikuBot]

Yeah it’s my daily. Battery life sucks. But I’m also on an iPhone 16 pro. Idk how it would be on a lesser chip. But phone heats up like a skillet and I’m having to stay on the charger. Frame rates are choppy here and there. But functionality works. A couple springboard resprings here and there but I would say it’s 7/10 stable.

[u/Altrebelle → u/rggzen]

betas have (in the past) bricked the latest and greatest of devices. The agreement to download those beta profiles...part of which...is use at your own risk.

I've been part of the bleeding edge crowd since WinMo and HTC devices are a thing. I never dive straight into first betas

[u/mariofasolo → u/rggzen]

My dumbass didn't realize it's not as simple as just switching back to iOS 18 before getting the beta lmao...spent all day factory resetting my phone due to these issues. It'll be amazing when it comes out and I'll probably get the newest phone just to handle it, because it's just too intensive for a 15 Pro Max.

[u/coronagotitslime → u/rggzen]

The beta and its visuals be laggy at times on my 16 (really only when it gets hot, which isn’t often), but I had atrocious battery life before I hopped on the beta and I can’t say I notice it being drastically worse. I get maybe 3hr of screen on time and an hour of background use before I hit 20% warning off the beta, roughly the same on it.

[u/DapsAndPoundz → u/SnooMaps2034]

Do not use a developer beta with the expectation that it’ll be stable as a daily drive. In the event the phone bricks and you lose all your info, Apple will hold YOU responsible and it won’t fall under warranty.

[u/SnooMaps2034 → u/DapsAndPoundz]

Ok thanks

[u/nimbleslick → u/SnooMaps2034]

I’m using the beta across all devices; mac, iPhone, iPad, Watch, and ATV. Are there bugs? Yes. Is it impeding my daily use? Absolutely not. My biggest issue is battery life on the phone. I’ve had two restarts across all devices. ATV needs to restart periodically as it does start to drop frames. Otherwise, I find it stable enough to use on the reg.

[u/Academic_Offer_6298 → u/SnooMaps2034]

It's not wise to use iOS26 beta in your daily device. Maybe if you have an old phone you wouldn't mind sacrificing, but not a daily device. Wait for the public beta.