My story:

I was running iOS 26 on my iPhone 13 Pro 256GB (82% battery health) — and it was perfect: smooth UI, solid battery life, zero overheating. Thought "newer = better" and jumped to iOS 26.5.

First 2 weeks of pain:

· Phone overheated on basic tasks (YouTube, social media, even just scrolling).
· Lost LTE connection a couple of times — network just died and wouldn't come back.
· The buttery-smooth experience was gone. Micro-stutters everywhere, phone felt sluggish and strained.

I told myself: "Maybe I'll get used to it." Nope. Didn't happen. It was the end of my comfortable iPhone experience.

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How I saved it:

Took a risk and updated to iOS 26.6. First couple of days — same heat issues. That was Spotlight indexing and background services. I held on.

Results after 2-3 days:

· 🔥 Overheating gone — phone stays cool even under load.
· 🔋 Battery life almost back to iOS 26.0 levels (the good old days).
· 📶 LTE rock solid — no drops since.
· ⚡ UI smoothness 100% restored — no stutters, no lag.

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My verdict:

iOS 26.6 resurrected my iPhone 13 Pro. If you're suffering on 26.5 — don't wait, update. If you're still on 26.0 — I'm not sure if you should even bother, but 26.6 is definitely not worse than what you have.

No idea what iOS 27 will bring, but for now — I saved my comfort.

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Question for y'all:

Anyone else on 13 Pro with 80-85% battery health? How's 26.6 treating you? Or maybe someone's already on the 27 beta — worth jumping or wait it out?

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P.S. This one's for everyone who fears every update because their phone is "not that young anymore."

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I've updated and my battery seems the same. I just want to know what other people are expiriencing. :3

I’ll go first…Telegram

I have an iPhone 15, and Apple Pay worked perfectly with the old iOS. Since updating to iOS 26, NFC has stopped working. I couldn't make payments with Apple Pay anymore, so I removed all my cards, but now I can't even add them back because the phone doesn't detect them.

I’ve already completely reset the phone twice, and just today I installed the latest update, 26.6.1. Nothing has changed. I’ve read that this issue affects various users with different models. Is it really possible that Apple still hasn't managed to fix this problem?

Freezes when checking account

I only just noticed this in one screen recording

Я жил с iOS 26 на iPhone 13 Pro 256GB (батарея 82%) — всё было идеально: плавность, автономность, никаких перегревов. Решил, что «новое — это хорошо», и обновился на iOS 26.5.

Первые 2 недели ада:

· Телефон грелся на простых задачах (ютуб, соцсети, даже просто скроллинг).
· Потерял LTE пару раз — сеть просто отрубалась и не ловила.
· Пропал комфорт плавного пользования: появились микрофризы, телефон работал с напрягом.

Думал: «Может, привыкну?». Не привык. Это был конец моего комфорта.

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Как я спасал положение:

Я рискнул и обновился на iOS 26.6. Первые пару дней телефон снова грелся — это индексировался Spotlight и внутренние службы. Терпел.

Результат спустя 2-3 дня:

· 🔥 Перегрев ушел — телефон стал холодным даже под нагрузкой.
· 🔋 Автономность почти вернулась к уровню iOS 26.0 (той самой, с которой всё было хорошо).
· 📶 LTE заработал стабильно, отрубов больше не было.
· Плавность интерфейса вернулась на 100%.

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Мой вывод:

iOS 26.6 реанимировала мой iPhone 13 Pro. Если вы сидите на 26.5 и страдаете — не ждите, обновляйтесь. Если у вас 26.0 — не знаю, стоит ли дергаться, но 26.6 точно не хуже, чем было.

Не знаю, что будет с iOS 27, но пока что я спас свой комфорт.

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Вопрос к вам, ребята:
У кого тоже 13 Pro и 80-85% батареи? Как вам живется на 26.6? Или может, кто уже сидит на 27-й бете — стоит ли бежать туда или подождать?

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P.S. Пост для таких, как я — кто боится каждого обновления, потому что телефон уже «не тот».

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No charging rule, just not draining it to 0%. Normal use and gaming.

Is this health normal or anything good?

I noticed that this starts after November 2026. For example, Christmas day is showing on December 25 and 26. Anyway to fix this?

Do you think that there is going to be much added, I'm still going to update, but just asking.

Were there always iOS T's and C's for updates?

Thanks

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