Maybe we could get app switch guesture working on iPad again? Maybe even get the Slide Over back?
I wish we had the choice of frosted or the initial version. I love how glassy it was and how the light would bend around everything. It wasn’t perfect and did need a few tweaks, but it looked so fresh. Now it just looks so much like iOS 18 again.I’m actually quite sad they seem to be frosting everything. I was looking forward to liquid glass as it was shown in the keynote but I don’t install betas, always wait for the public release.
The corner radii is just insufferable. Apple on some serious reality distortion pills.It's nice, but this rounded corners....ughhh..
That still works for full screen apps, just not for windowed ones.Maybe we could get app switch guesture working on iPad again? Maybe even get the Slide Over back?
Good to hear about performance being better but I'm not hearing about any changes as to Liquid Glass aesthetics being changed at all.
Maybe we could get app switch guesture working on iPad again? Maybe even get the Slide Over back?
Seems laggier and more buggy than 2 so far for me. I’m on a 15 Pro.
Apple today provided developers with the third betas of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 for testing purposes, with the updates coming two weeks after Apple seeded the second betas.
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Registered developers can download the new beta software using the Software Update section of the Settings app.
iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 feature Apple's new Liquid Glass design aesthetic, with a focus on translucency and glass-like interface elements. The design extends to the Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Control Center, along with menus and buttons in apps.
Apple's software includes features for apps like Messages, Phone, Shortcuts, and Apple Music, along with new Apple Intelligence features, a revamp for CarPlay, and more. In iPadOS 26, there's a whole new multitasking system that supports multiple app windows for a more Mac-like experience.
For more on the features in iOS 26, we have a dedicated iOS 26 roundup and a separate iPadOS 26 roundup. Several new features were found in beta 2, and we rounded them up.
While the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 betas are limited to developers right now, Apple plans to release a public very soon. The updates will launch in the fall.
Article Link: Apple Seeds Third Developer Betas of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26
Great spot! Glad it’s back!Happy to report that app switch gesture works in beta 3.
Unfortunately Slide Over still seems to be missing.
Seems Gurman isn’t happy with Liquid Glass changes in beta 3 oh well… lol
On iPad the changes are pretty dramatic, you should speak for yourself.Gurman should finally shut up. There's nothing groundbreaking about the whole iOS 26, it's definitely not "one of the biggest iOS updates–if not the biggest–in the company’s history" he word for word claimed it to be. Gurman should literally shut up.
On iPad the changes are pretty dramatic, you should speak for yourself.
Do you even use iPad? All the multi tasking changes have made it so I can bring this thing on vacation instead of also needing a laptop. That’s a first, a big change.Calling them "dramatic" is a bit of a stretch, it's nowhere near "one of the biggest iOS updates–if not the biggest–in the company’s history".
Do you even use iPad? All the multi tasking changes have made it so I can bring this thing on vacation instead of also needing a laptop. That’s a first, a big change.
Either way, feel free to complain.
i was joking.It's difficult to tell if you're joking or asking sincerely.
It's been widely reported that going forward, all Apple OSes will bear the name of the (upcoming) year. This way, it's no longer necessary to remember different OS numbers for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, visionOS, etc. From now on, they will all be unified.
Really? I found moments of laggy UI on my M1 12.9. Maybe I'm more sensitive.Updated to b3 on my M1 iPad Pro 11, and it's all smooth. I am really liking all the new features in 26. Thinking about putting it on my 13PM. I'll use it another day or 2 on my iPad and decide then.
Same here especially notifications when in landscape are bit laggy at timesReally? I found moments of laggy UI on my M1 12.9. Maybe I'm more sensitive.
Really? I found moments of laggy UI on my M1 12.9. Maybe I'm more sensitive.
Nope! No lag while scrolling or swiping. Apps are opening nice and smooth also. I am very happy with b3 so far.Same here especially notifications when in landscape are bit laggy at times