Overview
- Developer and public betas are available, following the initial seed on November 4, with active testing across iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and HomePod software.
- Reminders adds an “Urgent” option that triggers due-time alarms, Apple Music gains offline lyrics with translations and beat‑synced timing, and Podcasts introduces AI‑generated chapters plus Podcast Mentions that link referenced shows.
- Interface refinements include a Lock Screen Liquid Glass slider to adjust clock transparency, an Apple News redesign with quick-access categories and a new Following tab, Enhanced Safety Alerts, optional flash-to-alerts, Freeform tables, and a Passwords “Excluded Websites” setting.
- Apple Watch sleep scoring ranges are tightened via iOS 26.2 and watchOS 26.2, raising the thresholds required to reach higher classifications.
- Region-specific changes bring AirPods Live Translation to EU users while disabling automatic iPhone–Apple Watch Wi‑Fi syncing in the EU, and a new Declared Age Range API helps developers prepare for Texas SB 2420 parental-consent requirements.