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6d ago

Apple Releases First 26.1 Public Betas With Apple Intelligence Language Expansion

Public testers can install from Settings after enrolling in Apple’s Beta Program ahead of a fall release.

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iOS 26.1 Beta 1 (Image Credits: MacRumors)

Overview

  • The first public betas of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, watchOS 26.1, and tvOS 26.1 are now available for testing.
  • Apple Intelligence adds support for Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish, and Vietnamese.
  • Live Translation, including AirPods Live Translation, expands to Chinese (Mandarin in Simplified and Traditional), Italian, Japanese, and Korean.
  • Interface tweaks include a Liquid Glass Phone keypad, swipe-to-skip in the Apple Music mini player, a clearer video scrubber in Photos, and fuller color Calendar event backgrounds.
  • Code references suggest the Rapid Security Updates label is changing to Background Security Improvement, and some iPhone 17 users report Wi‑Fi disconnects are no longer occurring on the beta.