Overview
- Apple offers the beta 3 builds as free over-the-air updates for registered developers on iPhone 11 and later and compatible iPad devices.
- iOS 26 beta 3 further tones down Liquid Glass transparency in apps like Apple Music, Podcasts and the App Store to boost button and text readability.
- New stock wallpapers—Halo, Dusk, Sky and Shadow—provide expanded colour options with more distinct looks in light and dark modes.
- iPadOS 26 beta 3 introduces a Mac-style windowing system for multiple app windows on the Home Screen and debuts a Preview app for editing sketches, PDFs and images.
- Following this developer release, Apple plans to open the first public betas of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 later in July.