Apple Seeds iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 Release Candidates to Developers and Public Beta Testers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the release candidate versions of upcoming iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 updates to developers and public beta testers, with the software coming two weeks after Apple seeded the third betas. The release candidates represent the final versions of iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 that will be provided to the public if no further bugs are found during this final week of testing.

Registered developers and public beta testers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update.

iOS 26.2 has a Liquid Glass slider on the Lock Screen to adjust the transparency of the clock, plus it brings AirPods Live Translation to the European Union. The Reminders app now supports alarms for when tasks are due, and there are updates to the Podcasts and Apple News apps. Menu animations have been revamped, and CarPlay supports disabling pinned messages in the Messages app.

We have a full list of all the features available in iOS 26.2 in our guide.

iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 will likely see a launch next week.

Article Link: Apple Seeds iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 Release Candidates to Developers and Public Beta Testers

 

[PDXDP]

THAT WAS UNEXPECTED😁

 

[N0ughtsAndCr0sses]

I can’t wait for it.

Oh wait

Saved that reply for a new Apple TV box

 

[vertsix]

Oh thank god.

 

[Lizzard899]

Knowing that this is rc not beta 4 that makes me think ios 26.2 is gonna be BAD. Its not good when theres only 3 betas

 

[dustin_]

Knowing that this is rc not beta 4 that makes me think ios 26.2 is gonna be BAD. Its not good when theres only 3 betas

26.2 beta 2 has been great for me. certainly better than 26.1 was.

 

[tarunc]

Well...my day just became a bit more exciting....

 

[AppleWes]

Knowing that this is rc not beta 4 that makes me think ios 26.2 is gonna be BAD. Its not good when theres only 3 betas

Sounds like it's time for you to switch to Android if Apple has been truly horrific every single release.

 

[Astuces iOS]

iOS 18.7.3 RC is available for everyone on iOS 18 !

 

[Reeneman]

Knowing that this is rc not beta 4 that makes me think ios 26.2 is gonna be BAD. Its not good when theres only 3 betas

Every single release is that bad and full of bugs. You wouldn’t be happy if there wouldn’t be anything to complain about 😅

 

[Reeneman]

iOS 18.7.3 RC is available for everyone on iOS 18 !

Stay strong on iOS 18!!!
Never ever update to iOS 26, it will brick your phone.

 

[goonie4life9]

Wooo, it’s time to leave OS 26.2 in the dust. It’s OLD NEWS. Everybody is getting stoked for OS 26.4, with the ALL NEW Siri. For the first time ever, Siri will feature on-screen awareness, taking Apple
Intelligence to a whole new level. And Apple did stop there. Siri will now FULL personalization, a true game changer for more seamless and powerful automation. OS 26.4 is truly the purest expression of OS 26, built for ultra pros. Apple can’t wait to see the incredible things customers are able to do with OS 26.4. Apple thinks you’re gonna love it.

One more thing…. Stay tuned for the next leap forward of refinement: OS 26.5!

 

[ELman]

Stay strong on iOS 18!!!
Never ever update to iOS 26, it will brick your phone.

My Xs has no issue with staying on iOS 18.

 

[Reeneman]

My Xs has no issue with staying on iOS 18.

Nice phone
Ok there it’s fine because an update isn’t possible.

 

[Reeneman]

Wooo, it’s time to leave OS 26.2 in the dust. It’s OLD NEWS. Everybody is getting stoked for OS 26.4, with the ALL NEW Siri. For the first time ever, Siri will feature on-screen awareness, taking Apple
Intelligence to a whole new level. And Apple did stop there. Siri will now FULL personalization, a true game changer for more seamless and powerful automation. OS 26.4 is truly the purest expression of OS 26, built for ultra pros. Apple can’t wait to see the incredible things customers are able to do with OS 26.4. Apple thinks you’re gonna love it.

One more thing…. Stay tuned for the next leap forward of refinement: OS 26.5!

Sheesh. Back to the future?

 

[winxmac]

Releases:
iOS 26.2 RC (23C52)
iPadOS 26.2 RC (23C52)
macOS 26.2 RC (25C56)
tvOS 26.2 RC (23K51)
visionOS 26.2 RC (23N301)
watchOS 26.2 RC (23S303)
iOS 18.7.3 (22H217)
iPadOS 18.7.3 (22H217)

Source

 

[mikethebigo]

Knowing that this is rc not beta 4 that makes me think ios 26.2 is gonna be BAD. Its not good when theres only 3 betas

It would have had a beta 4 if they felt like releasing one last week. They just skipped a week for whatever reason.

 

[ronno]

These latest betas are running better than any prior version of 26 on my phones.

 

[Reeneman]

These latest betas are running better than any prior version of 26 on my phones.

That’s how it is intended with newer releases

 

[ronno]

That’s how it is intended with newer releases

Yes that is *hopefully* how it works - but we all know that is not always the case.
(so many people claiming they went back to 18 because 26 botched their phone etc.)

 

[PBG4 Dude]

It would have had a beta 4 if they felt like releasing one last week. They just skipped a week for whatever reason.

It was a big holiday week in the US last week. May not have been enough support staff ready to support it.

 

[Reeneman]

Yes that is *hopefully* how it works - but we all know that is not always the case.
(so many people claiming they went back to 18 because 26 botched their phone etc.)

I didn’t mean the release version, I meant the major updates x.1, x.2, …

 

[iamgalt]

Knowing that this is rc not beta 4 that makes me think ios 26.2 is gonna be BAD. Its not good when theres only 3 betas

Kind of a negative way of looking at things. If it only needed 3 betas, then it could be running pretty well. Seems to be working pretty well on people's phones who already installed it.

 

[Lizzard899]

It would have had a beta 4 if they felt like releasing one last week. They just skipped a week for whatever reason.

NO NOT TRUE, they didnt skip releasing one last week "for whatever reason". They skipped last week because it was Thanksgiving in AMERICA. Just like they wont release a beta or any update to the public the week of christmas.

 

[Lizzard899]

Kind of a negative way of looking at things. If it only needed 3 betas, then it could be running pretty well. Seems to be working pretty well on people's phones who already installed it.

Nope not true, people are already saying that the bugs they had on beta 3 are still there and not fixed. They said this rc only fixed background things.