Overview

• The second developer beta sharpens Control Center’s Liquid Glass buttons and boosts accessibility by reducing UI transparency across iOS.
• In Safari’s tab management view, the new tab button has moved to the bottom left and compact tab bars now include back and forward navigation controls.
• iOS 26 beta 2 adds an Apple Music Live Radio widget to the Home Screen, introduces a new “Alt 1” Reflection ringtone and animates the default wallpaper with spatial photo effects.
• Low Power Mode’s updated description explicitly notes cuts to background tasks, processing speed, refresh rate, brightness and limits on 5G and iCloud syncing.
• Apple plans to launch a public beta in July before rolling out the finalized iOS 26 to all compatible iPhones in mid-September.