I often post or edit WordPress content on my iPhone during my limo-driving sojourns. But I was unable to post anything yesterday (Friday, 9.19) because I was totally unable to access WordPress on the phone.
I can sign in to my WordPress content on my Macbook Pro laptops, no problem. The same username and password that’s been working just fine since ’22 or thereabouts works perfectly as we speak, but when I try to sign in on the phone via the WordPress app or through a certain URL access link, WordPress says “nein”. And it’s all the fault of those tech-bro mofos behind IOS 26, which was released on Monday, 9.15.
Why did I download this new operating system two daysd ago when everyone knows you always wait a couple of months for the bugs to be ironed out?
I’m blaming a certain Upper West Side Apple Store employee (a guy who looks like Ving Rhames, only younger and shorter)…he’s the little twinkle-toes troublemaker who suggested that I do this.
Should I have refused given my troubled experience with newly released operating systems in the past? Yes, of course, but I prefer to blame Ving. His fault, not mine.
Two days ago (Thursday, 9.18) I was having trouble pairing an Apple Air Tag with my iPhone 15, and so Ving said I should download IOS 26.0, just to be on the technically thorough and updated side. So I did so, and soon after noticed the WordPress access problem. I’m now wondering if there’s a work-around, or if i could simply sign in with an alternate username or something.
I know that if I was walking across a suburban street today and happened to notice Ving Rhames behind the wheel of an inexpensive car at a stoplight, I would stop dead in my tracks and say “muthah-FUCKAH!” And then I’d go all medieval on his ass.
Repeating: Logging into WordPress successfully and using it without issue is NOT A PROBLEM on the laptop. This is strictly an iPhone problem. With either of my three (3) Macbook Pros, I can always reliably get WordPress access to my site (www.hollywood-elsewhere.com) by using a certain link, which of course I’m not going to reveal.
But when I try signing into WordPress on the phone via any username (redacted) and any old password (redacted), it rejects these flat-out.
I’ve used different WordPress usernames and passwords over the last six or seven years, and please don’t ask why….but only now and for the first time, I’m totally blocked from accessing my WordPress account on the phone. I’ve tried asking freelance techbros for help, and they know absolutely NOTHING because this is a brand-new problem (i.e, less than week old).
Has anyone in the HE commentariat experienced any IOS 26.0 problems?
AI Overview: “Widespread problems reported with the initial release of iOS 26 include rapid battery drain, device overheating, general performance issues like lag and freezing apps, and connectivity problems such as unstable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Users have also encountered bugs with the new Liquid Glass interface, the lock screen, and the flashlight, along with some instances of data loss. These issues are common after a major software update as the system optimizes in the background, but waiting for subsequent updates, like iOS 26.1, is recommended to resolve many of these bugs.”