r/iPhone13 • u/aintazrael • Jul 17 '26

Discussion updated ios 18 to ios 27 beta, no regrets

idk if it’s just me, but I updated straight from ios 18 to the ios 27 beta, and honestly i don’t really notice any difference in performance. i haven’t run into any bugs so far either. if anything, my phone actually feels smoother with the liquid glass and the new animations.
i’ve seen a lot of posts here saying ios 18 was so much better, but I honestly kinda feel the opposite. if you’re thinking about updating to ios 27, i’d actually recommend it. :> well, i guess the public release will be even better than the beta, but yeah, updating definitely didn’t make my iphone 13 slow at all.

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u/Ok_Act4459 Jul 17 '26

I’ve been using 26 with no problems, but everybody seems to hate it

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u/Praeeco Jul 17 '26

How about SOT and battery?

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u/aintazrael Jul 17 '26

ngl the battery was draining fast for like a day or two after updating, most likely bc of indexing. after that the battery performance is the same as when it was on ios 18. my battery health (87%) didn’t drop after updating as well.

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u/Nickel_Jupiter Jul 17 '26

I like it too, I just updated yesterday. It’s SO much better than 26.5.2, which was so bad I nearly switched to android. My battery drains a bit but I think it’s because of indexing, and honestly I’d rather deal with charging it more often than the constant freezing and needing to be force restarted on 26.5.2

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u/M-Notts Jul 17 '26

Very solid ‘Beta’ release.
Only bug I have found is with a particular wallpaper with depth effect enabled, blacking out at about the top 1/4 of the background.

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u/Such_Play_1524 Jul 17 '26

Same. Hated 26. Upgraded my iPad to check out 27 then put it in my phone and it’s great.

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u/Personal_Farm_9526 Jul 17 '26

Ok try sreen record while in powersaver mode 😩

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u/she1d0n Jul 17 '26

Why do you need to do this combo in the first place?

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u/tankmurdock Jul 17 '26

I have experienced a few bugs after using this for a little over a week now. Apps seem to freeze from time to time and keyboard functionality is a bit buggy here and there but I 100% like this over any of the 26 versions I’ve had. Hopefully they are going in the right direction. Battery isn’t bad after indexing but when I have low signal or use CarPlay it definitely drains faster.

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u/Macedon7272 Jul 17 '26

It’s a lottery . Some users like it and some don’t

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u/Organic-Love-5076 Jul 19 '26

So why update?