diff --git a/test/functional/common_w3c_actions.rb b/test/functional/common_w3c_actions.rb
index c6ade58c..ee546ff1 100644
--- a/test/functional/common_w3c_actions.rb
+++ b/test/functional/common_w3c_actions.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 # Scroll action for Android and iOS following W3C spec
-def w3c_scroll(driver)
+def w3c_scroll(driver, duration: 0.1)
   window = driver.window_rect
 
   action_builder = driver.action
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ def w3c_scroll(driver)
   action_builder
     .move_to_location(window.width / 2, window.height * 8 / 10)
     .pointer_down(:left)
-    .pause(device: input, duration: 0.1)
+    .pause(device: input, duration: duration)
     .move_to_location(window.width / 2, window.height / 10, duration: 0.2)
-    .pause(device: input, duration: 0.1)
+    .pause(device: input, duration: duration)
     .release
     .perform
 end
diff --git a/test/functional/data/test_ios_button.png b/test/functional/data/test_ios_button.png
index f77d882a..3b8c5d5c 100644
Binary files a/test/functional/data/test_ios_button.png and b/test/functional/data/test_ios_button.png differ
diff --git a/test/functional/ios/driver_test.rb b/test/functional/ios/driver_test.rb
index 42f015ba..cfd04b6a 100644
--- a/test/functional/ios/driver_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/ios/driver_test.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 require 'test_helper'
+require 'functional/common_w3c_actions'
 
 # $ rake test:func:ios TEST=test/functional/ios/driver_test.rb
 # rubocop:disable Style/ClassVars
@@ -117,12 +118,22 @@ def test_default_keyboard_pref
         @@driver.find_element(:accessibility_id, 'Keyboard').click
 
         # to wait the animation
-        @@driver.wait { |d| d.find_element :accessibility_id, 'Auto-Correction' }
+        auto_correction_name = over_ios26? @@driver ? 'KeyboardAutocorrection' : 'Auto-Correction'
+        @@driver.wait { |d| d.find_element :accessibility_id, auto_correction_name }
 
         auto_correction = @@driver.wait do |d|
-          d.find_element :predicate, 'name == "Auto-Correction" AND type == "XCUIElementTypeSwitch"'
+          d.find_element :predicate, "name == \"#{auto_correction_name}\" AND type == \"XCUIElementTypeSwitch\""
         end
-        search_word = over_ios17?(@@driver) ? 'Predictive Text' : 'Predictive'
+
+        # need to bring the element into the screen in ios 26
+        w3c_scroll @@driver, duration: 1.0 if over_ios26? @@driver
+        search_word = if over_ios26? @@driver
+                        'KeyboardPrediction'
+                      elsif over_ios17? @@driver
+                        'Predictive Text'
+                      else
+                        'Predictive'
+                      end
         predictive = @@driver.wait do |d|
           d.find_element :predicate, "name == \"#{search_word}\" AND type == \"XCUIElementTypeSwitch\""
         end
diff --git a/test/functional/ios/ios/mobile_commands_test.rb b/test/functional/ios/ios/mobile_commands_test.rb
index 15bf0c3d..45507cf2 100644
--- a/test/functional/ios/ios/mobile_commands_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/ios/ios/mobile_commands_test.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 require 'test_helper'
+require 'functional/common_w3c_actions'
 
 # $ rake test:func:ios TEST=test/functional/ios/ios/mobile_commands_test.rb
 class AppiumLibCoreTest
@@ -83,8 +84,8 @@ def test_permission
         core = ::Appium::Core.for(caps)
         @driver = core.start_driver
 
-        skip 'Permissions does not work well on iOS 14 yet' if over_ios14?(@driver)
-
+        skip 'Not stable on CI' if ci?
+        # skip 'Permissions does not work well on iOS 14 yet' if over_ios14?(@driver)
         assert @driver.execute_script('mobile: getPermission',
                                       { service: 'calendar', bundleId: 'com.example.apple-samplecode.UICatalog' }) == 'yes'
         assert @driver.execute_script('mobile: getPermission',
@@ -92,17 +93,21 @@ def test_permission
 
         @driver.terminate_app('com.apple.Preferences') # To ensure the app shows the top view
         @driver.activate_app('com.apple.Preferences')
-        @driver.find_element(:accessibility_id, 'Privacy').click
+        @driver.settings.update({ defaultActiveApplication: 'com.apple.Preferences' })
+        w3c_scroll @driver, duration: 1.0
 
-        @driver.find_element(:accessibility_id, 'Calendars').click
-        el = @driver.find_element(:accessibility_id, uicatalog)
-        assert_equal '1', el.value
+        privacy_name = over_ios26? @driver ? 'com.apple.settings.privacyAndSecurity' : 'Privacy'
+        @driver.find_element(:accessibility_id, privacy_name).click
 
+        @driver.find_element(:accessibility_id, 'Calendars').click
+        if over_ios26? @driver
+          # without exceptions
+          @driver.find_element :predicate, "label == 'UIKitCatalog, Full Access'"
+        else
+          el = @driver.find_element(:accessibility_id, uicatalog)
+          assert_equal '1', el.value
+        end
         @driver.back
-
-        @driver.find_element(:accessibility_id, 'Photos').click
-        el = @driver.find_element(:accessibility_id, 'Never')
-        assert_equal 'Never', el.value
       end
 
       # @since Appium 1.10.0
@@ -118,6 +123,8 @@ def test_siri
 
         @driver.execute_script 'mobile: siriCommand', { text: 'hello, siri' }
 
+        # to expand the detection area
+        @driver.settings.update({ defaultActiveApplication: 'com.apple.springboard' })
         if over_ios14?(@driver)
           @core.wait { @driver.find_element :name, 'siri-interface-window' }
         else
@@ -126,6 +133,7 @@ def test_siri
           #   name="...having a problem with the connection. Please try again in a little bit." ...>
           @core.wait { @driver.find_element :class_chain, '**/*[`name == "com.apple.ace.assistant"`]' }
         end
+        @driver.settings.update({ defaultActiveApplication: 'com.example.apple-samplecode.UICatalog' })
         assert_equal :running_in_foreground, @driver.app_state('com.example.apple-samplecode.UICatalog')
 
         @driver.activate_app 'com.example.apple-samplecode.UICatalog'
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 9bc96bae..c35caa20 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ def over_ios17?(driver)
         Gem::Version.create(driver.capabilities['platformVersion']) >= Gem::Version.create('17.0')
       end
 
+      def over_ios26?(driver)
+        Gem::Version.create(driver.capabilities['platformVersion']) >= Gem::Version.create('26.0')
+      end
+
       def ci?
         ENV['CI'] == 'true'
       end