Overview

• Developers can now install beta 2 of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1, and visionOS 26.1 via Settings or System Settings on enrolled devices.
• Apple Intelligence expands to eight additional languages, including Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Traditional), and Vietnamese.
• AirPods Live Translation gains Japanese, Korean, Italian, and Mandarin in both Traditional and Simplified forms in iOS 26.1.
• Interface refinements include Liquid Glass on the Phone app keypad, a swipe gesture in Apple Music to change tracks, and visual tweaks across Calendar, Safari, and Photos.
• macOS Tahoe 26.1 continues under‑the‑hood work toward MCP support and broadens Image Playground compatibility beyond ChatGPT, with build identifiers such as iOS 23B5059e and macOS 25B5057f confirming the latest seeds; public betas are expected soon and reports point to final releases by late October.