[827a]

If its the difference-maker for you: Google Messages has a web experience, and in my not-recent experience it works great.

The iOS 26 keyboard (public beta) is the biggest regression I've ever seen Apple make, and they're a company infamous for regressions. It for me has been the tipping point.

[1] https://messages.google.com/web/

[zuhsetaqi]

What did they change on iOS 26 in the keyboard?

[827a]

Something significant changed about the spellchecking and swipe to type algorithms. Significant performance degradation, especially in those "i just need to get a quick message out while walking" situations. Hopefully we see some improvement by GA.

[crinkly]

They moved the emoji thing to where the globe is and gave you a bigger space bar. Also changed the font slightly.