iOS 26 issues

[Stevex]

Originally Posted by rocojo

Didn't work for me

Yes for me also, if you vertical scroll it works to the end of the section then you have to use contents to get to the next section

[Stevex]

Originally Posted by sh2sg

I don’t have any of the mentioned issues on my iOS 26/17Pro, I didn’t use the backup file, just installed the IPA.

That's my next try when I have a moment I think

[ilovejedd]

Originally Posted by Turtle91

- The font size is reduced to very small regardless of you changing the size within Marvin.

FIX: Go into the Aa settings and turn ON the "Uniform text size" selector. That will allow adjusting text size, but it also messes with any css that would increase font size, such as initial drop caps.

- In paginate mode tapping on the edge of the screen to go forward/back will zap to the beginning of the next or previous chapter. You will also be stuck within a two chapter range and not be able to read anything but the first page of the two chapters...

FIX: Select "Vertical scroll" in the PAGE LAYOUT section of the book settings. I actually prefer vertical scroll as I can set an auto-scroll and adjust the speed to my reading rate with a simple gesture - no more "tapping thumb"!

It seems like these issues might be book specific. I’m going to try to run the problematic EPUBs through Sigil and see if that might fix things.

[ilovejedd]

I noticed some of my books worked fine on iOS 26 Marvin while others were stuck on the first two chapters. The problem epubs all came from the same source (and all seem to be created by Calibre). To see if it's possible to make them work, I ran a couple of them through Sigil.

Test 1
Sigil gave a not well formed message for the epub upon opening and fixed it automatically. Sent the fixed epub to Marvin but nope, still didn't work.

Test 2
Edited the epub some more.
Tools - Restructure Epub to Sigil Norm
I also noticed it had two css files. I deleted one which contained just the following code and removed all references to it:

@page {
  margin-bottom: 5pt;
  margin-top: 5pt;
}

Sent the fixed epub to Marvin and it's now working as expected (including both font size and pagination)

Test 3
Tested another problem epub. Sigil did the auto-fix for not well formed documents. This time I only removed the @page css file. The second epub is also working as expected in Marvin.

Tested working on the iPhone SE2 (2020) iOS 26.0.1 and iPad 9th generation iPadOS 26.1 dev beta.

So at least for my problem epubs, there's a fix available. It's just a bit of a hassle to fix them via Sigil one by one. I think I might try if I can do a batch delete of the extra css file using 7zip and see if iOS 26 Marvin will accept that.

[Turtle91]

Hmmm. @page might be conflicting with iOS26. I’ll try and confirm.

FYI:
I almost exclusively use a single css file and all my epubs pass epubcheck with no errors. So I’m not sure that would be the issue. But… I do use the @page in all my css files which is why I think that may be the culprit.

[peaceridge]

Has anyone restored 26 to 18 from an icloud backup? If so, does it restore Marvin?

[ilovejedd]

Originally Posted by peaceridge

Has anyone restored 26 to 18 from an icloud backup? If so, does it restore Marvin?

What do you mean? You can't restore from iOS 26 backup to iOS 18 device. It will force you to upgrade.

If you mean restoring from iOS 18 backup to iOS 26 device, the Marvin library and settings get restored but you'll need to go to Settings - Support Marvin - Restore Tips to remove the banner.

[peaceridge]

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

What do you mean? You can't restore from iOS 26 backup to iOS 18 device. It will force you to upgrade.

Thanks, I needed to know that piece. Could I restore from ios 18 backup to an ios26 device and get back to ios 18 on the device?

[ilovejedd]

Originally Posted by peaceridge

Thanks, I needed to know that piece. Could I restore from ios 18 backup to an ios26 device and get back to ios 18 on the device?

Sorry, it's a one-way trip from iOS 18 to iOS 26. There's no available IPSW for iOS 18.7.1 so even if it's still being signed, you can't downgrade via iTunes.

Also, once the backup has been changed to iOS 26, it can no longer be restored to older iOS versions. You would need an archived iOS 18 backup (e.g. via Finder or iTunes) to be able to restore to 18.

[peaceridge]

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

Sorry, it's a one-way trip from iOS 18 to iOS 26. There's no available IPSW for iOS 18.7.1 so even if it's still being signed, you can't downgrade via iTunes.

Also, once the backup has been changed to iOS 26, it can no longer be restored to older iOS versions. You would need an archived iOS 18 backup (e.g. via Finder or iTunes) to be able to restore to 18.

Thanks, that's what I figured. (sigh)

[JSWolf]

The problem is not iOS 26. The problem is Marvin is dead. It's not going to be updated to fix the bugs it has and it won't be updated to be fully compatible with iOS/iPadOS 26.

[peaceridge]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

The problem is not iOS 26. The problem is Marvin is dead. It's not going to be updated to fix the bugs it has and it won't be updated to be fully compatible with iOS/iPadOS 26.

It's not just that Marvin is dead. I'm older and am having a really hard time seeing the ipad os 26 screens. That floating on top stuff makes me nauseous trying to see it.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by peaceridge

It's not just that Marvin is dead. I'm older and am having a really hard time seeing the ipad os 26 screens. That floating on top stuff makes me nauseous trying to see it.

Here's how to reduce or remove liquid glass on iOS/iPadOS 26.

[peaceridge]

Originally Posted by JSWolf

Here's how to reduce or remove liquid glass on iOS/iPadOS 26.

Thanks, but I had already done that. Still a terrible design. Obviously, designed by the younger generation. As I age, I find more and more apps going by the wayside or updated to unusable for me. There is always the option to going back to paper books and pen and ink. I eventually may have to do that.