It is true, and it's a problem that only started with iOS 26.

I'm not in a minority, this is something that's a new and common complaint among iPhone users. The performance of iOS 26 is very bad. Look at the huge recent spike in "iPhone battery problems" in Google Trends shortly after iOS 26 released, hitting its highest-ever in January 2026. The last peak was in 2011.

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=iphone%2...

And look at how dramatic the graph for "iPhone slow" is. It's the highest it's ever been, by far, seven times higher than the previous highest peak:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=iphone%2...

Do you realize how tiny of a minority you are in not to complain about this, much less not to even notice it?