Overview
- iOS 26.1 is now available, adding a systemwide Liquid Glass preference that lets users choose Clear or Tinted for greater readability across apps and the interface.
- Apple bundled roughly 50 security fixes and introduced automatic background security updates that can silently install critical patches.
- Usability refinements include slide to stop for alarms, swipe gestures on the Music mini player to change tracks, and a setting to disable the lock‑screen swipe that opens Camera.
- Local Capture settings now let users choose save locations, select audio‑only for FaceTime recordings, and adjust external mic gain, alongside expanded Apple Intelligence and Live Translation language support.
- Separately, iOS 26.2 developer beta 1 strengthens the Lock Screen clock transparency slider for granular opacity control across clock fonts, though broader clock resizing remains limited in this build.