Apple Seeds Second watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 Developer Betas

[MacRumors]

Apple today provided developers with the second betas of watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 for testing purposes, with the betas coming two weeks after the first betas were released after the WWDC keynote.

The software updates can be downloaded through the Settings app on each device. A developer account is required.

watchOS 26 and tvOS 26 adopt new Liquid Glass design changes inspired by visionOS, much like iOS 26 and macOS 26. watchOS has a new AI-powered Workout Buddy for motivation and the Smart Stack incorporates more personal context for better suggestions. There's also a new Notes app and support for Live Translation.

tvOS 26 supports karaoke using an iPhone as a microphone, improvements for using AirPlay speakers with a TV, new Aerial screen savers, and support for quicker logins to apps at setup thanks to Apple Account syncing.

visionOS 26 adds support for spatial widgets that can be placed anywhere in the space around you, along with refinements to make personas more lifelike and support for shared spatial experiences between two Vision Pro users.

The betas are limited to developers right now, but watchOS 26 and tvOS 26 will be available to public beta testers in July. The updates will launch in the fall.


Article Link: Apple Seeds Second watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 Developer Betas

 

[BBuff]

Let's go!

 

[telo123]

Anyone see pass through as an option yet or nah on tvOS

 

[iSmoggie]

Can finally see the poster art for all my movies in the library.

 

[nrose101]

Can finally see the poster art for all my movies in the library.

That was a pain when you own over 1600 of them. Does the peacock app still crash?

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Happy Monday!!🍻

 

[srbNYC]

I don't know if it's the TVOS update or the iOS update, but the power button on the iPhone remote now works.

 

[LlamaLarry]

That was a pain when you own over 1600 of them. Does the peacock app still crash?

My Peacock app did not crash on two different ATVs on dev build 1 and still does not.

 

[mikegoldnj]

Yikes….this 2nd watchOS beta version has eaten up battery today.

 

[LlamaLarry]

Yeah, it has been tough on my UW2 as well.

 

[planetf1]

Did it improve?

 

[LlamaLarry]

Not for me, running to 0% every day, which for an Ultra is a real downgrade. I know it will get better, but the change is so dramatic I keep forgetting to charge it as before I could go 2-3 days between charges.

 

[jeffjank33]

Anyone tried using karaoke feature and had issue with the sing mic not working on the iPhone?

Trying to connect with iPhone 14 on ios26 beta 2. Scan the qrcode and sing app appears on iPhone but the mic is muted and it won’t unmute.