We are experiencing a variety of issues after the iOS 26 update (which was released on September 15, 2025)—this update is a pain in the neck, as I hate my phone for doing this (this has never happened before in previous software updates). I am taking a break from playing with my phone until then.

First, there’s the blank screen glitch (where we can no longer call, share photos/posts, send mail, or text other users) through our beloved apps. It is just like when you try to take a screenshot of a video you’re watching on a streaming service and it goes “poof!” rather than you seeing the visuals from your favorite movie/TV show.

Second, our apps keep crashing; after they do that, they now disappear if you double tap the old home button (SE 2 or 3) or press and hold the new home button (on all other iPhones). This makes me mad or sad and want to cry. Our apps feel like they’re Gone with the Wind…

All of these things that I’ve mentioned above will (and hopefully) never happen again. This era is REALLY negative and annoying! I wish I could move on to a Google Play smartphone rather than see the indefinite insanity going on with every device with iOS 26 (or whichever current update that is) installed.

I have tried to refresh faulty apps, do a force restart, and put my phone in recovery mode to fix the variety of bugs that are going on, but I have had no luck or anything to say but to have the choice (the last time I got my phone checked in an Apple Store) of resetting all settings, DFU mode, or erasing data—we don’t want to do these kinds of things if we want things to be back the way they should’ve been.

Please, please, PLEASE sign this petition (and do not neglect it) so that Apple will fix every single glitch in their next few updates and onward. If worst comes to worst (which means the glitches are still visible in an update), have the developers and staff speed up their iOS updates/hot-fixes from a few months to either 3 days or 1 to 2 weeks.

I am hardly praying to God about speeding up whichever software update comes next, so I won’t have to deal with another iCloud warning that says that my settings or photos have not been backed up for either 7 days or 2 weeks.