since updating to iOS 26 I can’t search for anything in settings. Even if I search for a word I can see on the screen like battery it says “no results”I have switched of phone and restarted it but it still does not work. It was fine before the update. Any advice?
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Original Title: Search in Settings
iPhone 16, iOS 26
I had this problem but was able to fix it by contacting Apple Support. The fix suggested was to Reset All Settings.
Kindly go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset, then tap "Reset All Settings
I had this problem but was able to fix it by contacting Apple Support. The fix suggested was to Reset All Settings.
Kindly go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset, then tap "Reset All Settings
I had success without having to reset settings!
General>Software Update>Beta Updates
Mine was toggled "off". I toggled "on" (which triggered a process that took many seconds) and then back "off"
Problem solved
After the latest update to IOS 26, I went into Search, turned off Show Recent Searches, Show Related Content, and Help Apple Improve Search, and then turned them back on. The Search feature now works.
Mine is now working I updated to IOS 26.0.1 and able to search again in the settings.
After updating to 26.0.1 then toggling Show Recent Searches, Show Related Content off and on under Search per Soulsurvivorla66 post. I can now search settings. This didn't work under 26 but now does.
This is the only thing in this list that worked. Update to 26.0.1, then turn off Show Recent Searches, Show Related Content, then turn them back on. Thank you!
It does the Indexing of words, so it takes time. Reset all settings work!
Toggling Beta updates off Or on worked for me as mentioned by others.
Incan only think of two things
mango_byte wrote:
It does the Indexing of words, so it takes time. Reset all settings work!
Except that may reset indeces.
I have the same issue. iPhone 17 pro ios 26.2. Tried disabling Show recent search and show related content and then back on. Still not searching in settings (except it can search the appnames in settings “facebook”, “teams” etc.
Make sure they are aware hhttps://apple.com/feedback
This is the 26 in the iPad but may be still relevant. I needed to search my files with periods in the name and pinpointing complete name. It returned blank. Not sure if this is related to OP issue
but
definitely try just doing a forced turn off and back on. It fixed mine and should be tried before drastic resetting the settings.
I don’t think of this often enough because the update restarts the machine but apparently a lot of things happen in the restart of the update and after things settle restart corrects a lot.
I tried hard reset, redid restrictions part as suggested, turned the search for settings content on and off.
Nothing works.
I still can’t search anything under settings nor inside it.
Any hope on this? Like reinstalling ios26 or an update?
Thanks I tried that but it did not work the search function still not working on settings and now I cant get into any of the apps in the settings menu I am hoping this will work in time.
I did contact Apple support before they can see the problem through screen sharing but their only solution was to erases the whole iPhone and restore from back up. I really don't want to that as I had to do it a few months ago for a different issues which it did not fix and its just annoying have to log back in to everything. I really wished I had stuck with my iPhone 13 and not bought this iPhone 16 as its been nothing but trouble but they keep telling me there is nothing wrong with my phone!
iOS 26 search in iPhone Settings not working
