Apple Discussions: Access Denied
Despite billing itself as a "vibrant community", the Apple Support Community (aka Apple Discussions) apparently does not tolerate dissent.
A Google search turned up iOS 26.2 (and all of 26) worst upgrade ever hosted on Apple's discussion forum:
Clicking the link redirected to a login page, which was unusual, but OK:
That led to an Access Denied page:
Happily, the Wayback Machine had a copy; it showed 1,706 "Me too" votes just 23 days after the post was made:
Apple isn't having quite as much luck censoring the rest of the web:
Wired: Phone Updates Used to Be Annoying. The Latest iOS Is Awful
Macworld: iOS 26 is a massive flop with iPhone users, and you can probably guess why
NPR: Why the latest iPhone update is leaving ordinary users and tech experts grumbling
MacRumors: I absolutely loathe iOS 26
Tom's Guide: iOS 26 complaints are piling up — should you wait to upgrade?
❧ 2026-02-14