OS 26 isn't quite ready to launch yet, but we're far enough along in the testing process that Apple is seeding the update out to millions

iOS 26 looks new and modern. And for once, how Apple describes it — liquid glass — makes sense: it’s a lot of layers of transparent elements overlapping and, in places, the animations are quite… liquidy. Menus and buttons will respond to your touch, with some of them coalescing around your finger and sometimes separating out into new menus.

If you're having second thoughts about installing the first public beta of iOS 26, follow these steps to go to back iOS 18.

The fourth developer beta of iOS 26 introduces 12 new CarPlay wallpapers. The new CarPlay wallpapers are based on the official iOS 26 wallpaper

The UK’s competition authority has proposed giving the tech giants “Strategic Market Status,” which means they would be subject to bespoke conduct requirements designed to curb anti-competitive practices. Apple and Google hold an “effective duopoly,” with between 90% and 100% of all UK smartphones running on iOS or Android.

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26 on July 24, more than a month after the company announced the next iOS version at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June. That

Apple has reportedly been working on a HomePod with a screen for years, and a new leak from iOS 26 seems to confirm its existence.