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Apple Releases Second Developer Betas of Six OSes With Liquid Glass Refinements

Apple has sharpened transparency and blur effects in its Liquid Glass interface to boost legibility ahead of public betas next month

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Overview

  • The second developer betas of iOS26, iPadOS26, macOS Tahoe26, watchOS26, tvOS26 and visionOS26 rolled out on June 23 with bug fixes and performance optimizations.
  • Liquid Glass design received key tweaks including stronger background blur and darker overlays in Control Center to enhance readability of toggles and notifications.
  • iOS26 and iPadOS26 beta2 introduce improved multitasking with resizable windows on iPad, a Mac-style menu bar, Live Translation, ChatGPT integration via Image Playground and an AI-powered Shortcuts app.
  • watchOS26 beta2 adds a redesigned Workout app with a personalized Workout Buddy, Apple Notes on the wrist, Live Translation in Messages and subtle Liquid Glass UI refinements.
  • tvOS26 beta2 refreshes the Apple TV app, boosts profile-switching, adds Live Captions and Apple Music Lyrics translation; visionOS26 beta2 brings spatial widgets, enhanced Personas, 180° and 360° video support and PSVR2 controller compatibility; and macOS Tahoe26 beta2 debuts Live Activities, a new Games app and a Journal app in advance of public betas expected in July.