Apple’s new iOS 26 update is finally rolling out to the masses after a months-long beta. Paired with the launch of the iPhone 17 lineup , you’d expect fireworks. But so far, the reception to Apple’s so-called “biggest iOS update in years” has been… meh. To be fair, that’s par for the course with iOS updates. Apple can never please everyone. But if you’re staring at that update notification wondering whether to pull the trigger, here’s what you should know.
What Mashable is saying
As the proud owner of a battered iPhone 13 Pro, I went ahead and upgraded. My biggest gripe has been the battery life. It feels shorter than usual — though, to be fair, that might just be the "new iOS tax" while my phone re-indexes and chews through storage. I’m hoping a few days (and maybe a little spring c