Apple Seeds Third Public Betas of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1 and macOS Tahoe 26.1

[MacRumors]

Apple today provided public beta testers with the third releases of upcoming iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1 and watchOS 26.1 updates for testing purposes. Apple seeded the betas to developers earlier this week.

After signing up for beta testing on Apple's beta site, public beta testers can download the updates using the Software Update section in the Settings app on each device.

iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.1 expand Apple Intelligence to new languages, including Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Traditional), and Vietnamese.

AirPods Live Translation is also available in Japanese, Korean, Italian, and Chinese (both Mandarin Traditional and Simplified) in iOS 26.

There are a few other minor changes to apps like Photos, Music, the Apple TV app, and Phone, with details available in our iOS 26.1 features guide.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Third Public Betas of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1 and macOS Tahoe 26.1

 

[TwoBytes]

no 26.02 today?

 

[Black_Mage]

Depending on the feedback here, this may be the version that gets me to install the new version.

 

[NicosAccount]

Depending on the feedback here, this may be the version that gets me to install the new version.

this is more stable than 26.0.1 imo

(been on it since yesterday)

 

[hovscorpion12]

Can anyone confirm if its the same build#? [build# 23B5064e]

 

[boswald]

Eagerly awaiting 26.1 final!

 

[jjm3]

Can anyone confirm if its the same build#? [build# 23B5064e]

Yep that's what I see on my iPad Pro that just updated.

 

[bigboy29]

10GB+ yo!!
(iPhone 17)

 

[snow755]

no 26.02 today?

or ipad pro M5

 

[RevTEG]

Developer beta 3 really messed Safari up for me on my M2 iPad Pro. Lines missing from tabs. Jumps from day/night mode. Really a mess. Beta 2 was fine.

 

[tennisproha]

Are Safari Compact Tabs back yet on Tahoe?

 

[ajf.350d]

Developer beta 3 really messed Safari up for me on my M2 iPad Pro. Lines missing from tabs. Jumps from day/night mode. Really a mess. Beta 2 was fine.

Yeah, same here. It’s a mess in this one.

 

[Jumpthesnark]

Eagerly awaiting word on whether they addressed some UI and other issues in the Music app. I still haven't updated to Tahoe because of that.

 

[baryon]

They better hurry the hell up with these because the bugs are killing me. Why do they prefer releasing unfinished OSes every year rather than releasing them when they're ready? Was iOS 18 that unbearable? Was Sequoya that bad?

 

[TheWolfKing]

Hello good people!
may i ask if you have the same issues and proposes i reported to apple as me?
the issues exists from the first macOS 26 beta and only one fixed (the known menubar icon leftovers)

Links to Screenshots:

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[archvile]

Anyone know if they’ve fixed the weird visual bug with dark icons where going home doesn’t immediately draw the Liquid Glass border until the icon stops moving? It bugs the crap out of me.

 

[larsism]

So my folders look messed up, but only in clear mode.

 

[geogecko]

CarPlay fixed?

 

[zarmanto]

Dev betas and Public betas only a day apart? Da heck is going on? Are the changes in this update really that minor, or is Apple just getting impatient?

Meh... whatever. *clicks download*

 

[bigboy29]

CarPlay fixed?

Umm; what? What's the issue with CarPlay (it has been flawless for me, actually, before this update even).

 

[boylerman]

Really hoping this one fixes CarPlay. Took a road trip over the weekend and it was a mess.

 

[Apple Mac Daz]

Developer beta 3 really messed Safari up for me on my M2 iPad Pro. Lines missing from tabs. Jumps from day/night mode. Really a mess. Beta 2 was fine.

Same issue on my M4 with favourite bar disappearing in day mode

 

[spaceward agent]

is there any update to wifi issues? my MacBook Pro running Tahoe 26.0.1 is having no WiFi issues, yet my iPhone 15 pro is having connection issues left and right.

 

[zorinlynx]

Ughhh. This is iOS 7 all over again.

I may just stay on 18 until iOS 27 at this point. It seems Apple takes a full year to reverse really bad design decisions. (like with Photos where they returned the tabs on the bottom but the rest of the changes this year are so bad it's not worth upgrading for that.)

 

[one more]

Developer beta 3 really messed Safari up for me on my M2 iPad Pro. Lines missing from tabs. Jumps from day/night mode. Really a mess. Beta 2 was fine.

Safari is messy on my iPad Air M1 too.