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Apple Seeds 26.1 Release Candidates Across iPhone, iPad, and Mac

The RC milestone signals a near-term public release focused on readability, everyday control, and broader language support.

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The update is expected to roll out publicly in early November, bringing with it a mix of visual refinements.
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Overview

  • Apple issued RC builds for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, and HomePod, with the public rollouts expected within about a week if no issues arise.
  • A new Liquid Glass setting lets users choose Clear or Tinted appearances to increase opacity and improve contrast across devices.
  • On iOS, users can disable the Lock Screen swipe-to-Camera gesture, alarms adopt a slide to stop action, Local Capture adds save location and audio-only options, and Music gains swipe-to-skip; iPadOS also restores Slide Over as a single‑app view.
  • Apple Intelligence and AirPods Live Translation expand to additional languages, extending on-device features and translation support to more regions.
  • macOS Tahoe 26.1 adds Apple Music AutoMix over AirPlay, improves FaceTime audio in low-bandwidth conditions, and enables Communication Safety and web content filters by default for eligible child accounts.