iOS 26 Beta 2 replaces iOS 18.4 Backup

After too many boot loops and inability to boot up at all from system data bloating, I decided to restore the iPhone 16 Pro Max I’m beta testing on back to iOS 18.4 for a third time.

Unfortunately, I found the iOS 26 beta 2 had made a iCloud backup last night, replacing my 18.4 backup.

Is this something betas are supposed to do? I’ve been beta testing for around a decade now, I’ve never seen a iOS beta make an iCloud backup.

Is anyone else noticing excessive system data bloating (70-100 GB or more)?

Regardless, I’m in it for the long game now 😂

iOS 26 Beta 2 replaces iOS 18.4 Backup
 
 
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