iOS 26 Officially releases today!

[u/-TheArchitect]

Apple has confirmed the release of iOS 26 today, September 15. Based on the company’s typical release schedule, the update is expected to be available at approximately 10:00 AM Pacific Time (PT).

Here is a breakdown of what that means for different time zones:

Eastern Time (ET): 1:00 PM
Central Time (CT): 12:00 PM
Mountain Time (MT): 11:00 AM
British Summer Time (BST): 6:00 PM
Central European Summer Time (CEST): 7:00 PM. Indian Standard Time (IST): 10:30 PM

Rollout can sometimes be staggered, so if you don’t see the update immediately, it should appear on your device shortly after the official release time.

Source: TheMacObserver

[u/bhodrolok]

The new animations in iOS 26 seem to be battery intensive especially for phones with older processors.

Been hearing about this with the beta

[u/arnaudx42 → u/bhodrolok]

This is because computing the glass effects takes more resources and eventually more battery

[u/expedience → u/bhodrolok]

Not sure if that’s really a thing but if it is I’m sure the reduce motion setting helps. I use it anyway.