The Morning After: Apple’s Ios 26 Beta Is Ready For The Public

A fewer months since WWDC 2025, and Apple is shifting its OS update from developers to brave members of nan public. Yesterday, nan institution launched nan nationalist beta type of each its operating systems, now each nether nan umbrella of "26", making my occupation a small spot easier.

I’ve been testing nan iOS 26 beta, which (like nan rest) centers connected a awesome creation displacement to Liquid Glass, pinch transparent overlapping elements and fluid animations. While it looks different, Apple’s attraction seems to beryllium familiarity and guiding nan personification successful really to usage its hardware, crossed mobile, PC and nan rest.

In iOS 26 specifically, cardinal updates see a relocated hunt bar, improved Visual Intelligence for screenshots and boosted capacity crossed galore Apple Intelligence features, for illustration sound statement transcription, Genmoji and Image Playground (even if it thinks I’m wholly bald).

The Camera app has been redesigned, Apple Music gains AutoMix and Messages offers much engaging options, pinch civilization backgrounds and unrecorded translation. However, while nan update focuses heavy connected creation and strategy consistency, caller Siri enhancements aren’t present yet.

Check retired nan afloat previews connected nan beta builds of iOS 26 here, macOS 26 here and iPadOS here.

— Mat Smith

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