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Apple Rolls Out iOS 26.1 With Silent Security Patches, New UI Controls, and iPad Slide Over’s Return

The update introduces automatic background security patching to deliver fixes between full releases.

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Overview

  • The release is now available for iPhone 11 and later and supported iPads as the first major follow‑up to iOS 26.
  • Apple fixed more than 50 vulnerabilities and added a Background Security Improvements toggle to install smaller patches automatically and quietly.
  • Users gain clearer control of the interface with a Liquid Glass Clear/Tinted option and a setting to disable the lock‑screen swipe‑to‑open Camera.
  • Alarms switch to a Slide to Stop gesture to curb accidental shutoffs, with an accessibility setting to restore the single‑tap Stop button.
  • iPadOS 26.1 brings back Slide Over multitasking, while iOS adds Apple Music mini‑player swipe gestures, AutoMix over AirPlay, USB mic gain controls, a Local Capture recording menu, and broader Apple Intelligence language support.