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Apple Expands Beta Testing to iOS 26 and x.6 Updates Ahead of September Launch

The latest betas let developers preview iOS 26’s new Liquid Glass interface with AI features, offering early access alongside stability updates for current OS versions.

There are plenty of smaller, hidden improvements in iOS 26.
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iOS 26
iOS 26 on my iPhone 16 Plus

Overview

  • After unveiling its next-generation operating systems at WWDC 2025, Apple released the first developer beta of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 ahead of their mid-September rollout.
  • The initial iOS 26 beta, limited to iPhone 15 and 16 series devices, was reissued to resolve a bug that could display a false low battery icon and prevent affected models from restarting.
  • iOS 26 introduces Liquid Glass, a translucent design language, along with AI-driven capabilities such as Live Translation for calls and Visual Intelligence for in-app content recognition.
  • iPadOS 26 brings a Mac-like multitasking experience with resizable, movable and tiled app windows plus a streamlined menu bar for enhanced productivity.
  • Concurrently, Apple seeded the first betas of iOS 18.6, macOS 15.6, tvOS 18.6, watchOS 11.6 and visionOS 2.6, focusing on bug fixes and performance improvements for existing software.