Overview

• Apple released the third developer beta of iOS 26 alongside concurrent previews of iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, watchOS 26, tvOS 26 and visionOS 26 on July 7.
• Beta 3 scales back the Liquid Glass design by reducing interface transparency and darkening navigation bars in core apps to enhance readability.
• Four new default wallpapers—Halo, Dusk, Sky and Shadow—offer distinct color variants, especially in Dark Mode.
• Apple Maps adds commute-delay alerts and fog advisories for offline navigation, expanding its traffic and weather updates.
• The update fixes an issue that could cause iPads connected to external displays to enter sleep mode during active video calls.