Overview
- Developer and public betas are available now following iOS 26.1, with the public beta arriving Nov. 6.
- Compatibility spans iPhone 11 through iPhone 17, with a known developer‑beta install block on devices using C1/C1X modems.
- The Lock Screen gains a Liquid Glass clock opacity slider, Reminders adds an Urgent option that triggers an alarm, and Apple Music introduces offline lyrics.
- Apple Podcasts gets AI‑generated chapters and podcast mentions, and Apple News adds a Following tab with faster access to topics.
- Apple retunes Apple Watch Sleep Score ranges and expands AirPods Live Translation to the EU, with some EU builds dropping Wi‑Fi network syncing per reporting.