Everything New in iOS 26.1 Beta 1

[ProbablyDylan]

Stable enough to install?

It's not worse than retail 26, if that helps clarify at all.

 

[darngooddesign]

The back/forward buttons in Music were obvious, not at all for swiping.

There is no obvious indication that you can back/forward in Safari by swiping the left or right side but I use those gestures significantly more frequently than the buttons themselves.

 

[darngooddesign]

How is this even acceptable?

It’s a bug not an intentional choice by Apple. They will fix it.

 

[tomtad]

Swiping the mini player, while a welcome edition, is an undiscoverable feature. Why don't we put a next button in there like they showed in the Liquid Glass launch video

 

[klasma]

Am I the only one who likes the Liquid Glass look?

Yes. Even those who designed it dislike it.

 

[Eorlas]

Nope. Not for me, I’m staying 18.7. iOS, Mac OS, etc 26 has been an absolute ball drop and Tim Cook/software won’t own up to it.

i recently saw a reel where someone talked about this major social shift where people work overtime to make things about them, even when it will have absolutely nothing to do with them.

this right here being a prime example.

 

[darngooddesign]

Swiping the mini player, while a welcome edition, is an undiscoverable feature. Why don't we put a next button in there like they showed in the Liquid Glass launch video

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Probably because there would be barely any space for the text. But Im way more annoyed that Shuffle and Repeat controls aren’t on the top level of the player screen.

 

[Séamus Boyle]

It’s a bug not an intentional choice by Apple. They will fix it.

Yep. I know and it’s a beta. Just blows my mind how it gets by testing.

 

[tomtad]

I don’t know about everything new…

1) App Library now has updated Liquid Glass with specular highlights
2) Fixed animation when the AirPlay view is invoked from Now Playing in Apple Music, Live Activities on the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, or other similar source
3) Phone app keypad now uses Liquid Glass
4) When expanding a platter in the Control Center, the content inside of the platter (ie. Brightness or volume progress, Wifi/Cellular/Airplane Mode buttons) now animate properly where before there were minor visual issues
5) Apple Intelligence and Live Translation expand
6) You can now slide on the current song in the Tab Bar or full screen player views in Apple Music to change the song
7) For a song or album, Go to… actions have been condensed down into “Go To ->” that opens a sub menu
8) When viewing a contact in Phone or FaceTime, “Details” and “Voicemail” now use a proper slider. This change is not reflected everywhere (ie. Messages does not adapt this) for some reason
9) In Messages, the "+" button no longer expands out and up, rather it now expands just outward.
10) In Calendar, the "Calendars" dismiss view button now uses an "X" in the top leading as opposed to a checkmark in the top trailing edge
11) Photos Filter and View Options button now uses an ellipsis icon, rather than the filter icon
12) "Show Map" option in the menu with Filter and View Options
13) "Use as Ringtone" is no longer an option when sharing a photo using the Share Sheet
14) In Notes, the keyboard toolbar can be scrolled even when there's nothing else
15) In Games, the "Invite Friends" button no longer uses a green plus
16) In Maps, the Recents, Find Nearby, and other similar list views use a darker gray (almost certainly a bug)
17) In Settings, some toggles that would not use Liquid Glass now do
18) Home app uses Liquid Glass and light SF Symbol colors more liberally
19) Podcasts gets updated splash screen
20) Apple Books tab bar no longer shrinks when scrolled
21) Apple Vision Pro app now uses a 3D visual render of the device that animates as you scroll under the "Vision Pro" tab
22) Apple Vision Pro app now lets you configure AirPlay Receiver options in the "Vision Pro" tab
23) Under Tips in the Apple Vision Pro app, there's a new "What's new?" section that replaces "Essentials"

I'm certain there's more, but I didn't do a very deep dive as I'm short on time.

Are you EverythingApplePro?

 

[IceCool]

Are you EverythingApplePro?

Hahaha, no. But I decided to bring those kinds of videos to my channel with iOS 17 since he had been out of the game for a while and I want to do it again starting when beta 2 comes out (I took an almost 2 year hiatus from YT). So I'm just warming up right now

 

[ebika]

Am I the only one who likes the Liquid Glass look?

I'm ok with the vibe too. It's just not executed that well yet imo.

 

[MacRumorUser78]

Edit: Phillips Customer Care got it working. Had to turn off all Bluetooth devices in house to get aids to connect. Shouldn't be this hard, but customer care was good.

Phillips HearLink 2 1.5.2 app doesn't work on iPhone 17 Pro but does on iPhone 13 Pro. Both on iOS 26. Not of concern to many people, but means I can't hear what's on my iPhone via hearing aids on new phone.

 

[nymphe]

Guys it is called ios26 for a reason. Just install the latest iOS in.... 2026, when it is 26.3.1 or something.

 

[ort888]

How about the incredible feature of actually working?

I put iOS 26 on my iPad and it's the buggiest piece of crap I've ever seen come out of Cupertino. I've been an Apple user since the mid-90s and this is the worst software update from Apple I have ever experienced... by far.

 

[swrobel]

*the phone keypad now uses dropshadows

 

[Baritone_Guy]

How is this even acceptable?

Looks normal on my Air

 

[Klaren031]

Sorry, but has anyone else lost hypertension under health checklist?

 

[indefinite]

I guess we'll be hearing even more complaints about nail salon workers gossiping.

 

[noraa]

All I want at this point are major refinements to Liquid Glass, the big one being contrast - i.e. there is currently a major lack of contrast between interface elements.

 

[burgman]

So basically it should be finished around .3 ?

Like every major software upgrade ever, some even longer

 

[mac-hummer]

I won’t eat that apple cuz it’s still too sour 🍏

 

[mavis]

Japanese Live Translate isn't working for me, even though Japanese language is downloaded for offline use. An overly enthusiastic British voice keeps telling me to download languages to use Live Translation; when I download another language it works fine. But not Japanese. 😐

 

[timborama]

I hope they fix Live Text in photos synced from iPhoto…. completely broken, no text is identified in any of the photos brought in from the Mac.

 

[minhrom]

I don’t know about everything new…

1) App Library now has updated Liquid Glass with specular highlights
2) Fixed animation when the AirPlay view is invoked from Now Playing in Apple Music, Live Activities on the Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, or other similar source
3) Phone app keypad now uses Liquid Glass
4) When expanding a platter in the Control Center, the content inside of the platter (ie. Brightness or volume progress, Wifi/Cellular/Airplane Mode buttons) now animate properly where before there were minor visual issues
5) Apple Intelligence and Live Translation expand
6) You can now slide on the current song in the Tab Bar or full screen player views in Apple Music to change the song
7) For a song or album, Go to… actions have been condensed down into “Go To ->” that opens a sub menu
8) When viewing a contact in Phone or FaceTime, “Details” and “Voicemail” now use a proper slider. This change is not reflected everywhere (ie. Messages does not adapt this) for some reason
9) In Messages, the "+" button no longer expands out and up, rather it now expands just outward.
10) In Calendar, the "Calendars" dismiss view button now uses an "X" in the top leading as opposed to a checkmark in the top trailing edge
11) Photos Filter and View Options button now uses an ellipsis icon, rather than the filter icon
12) "Show Map" option in the menu with Filter and View Options
13) "Use as Ringtone" is no longer an option when sharing a photo using the Share Sheet
14) In Notes, the keyboard toolbar can be scrolled even when there's nothing else
15) In Games, the "Invite Friends" button no longer uses a green plus
16) In Maps, the Recents, Find Nearby, and other similar list views use a darker gray (almost certainly a bug)
17) In Settings, some toggles that would not use Liquid Glass now do
18) Home app uses Liquid Glass and light SF Symbol colors more liberally
19) Podcasts gets updated splash screen
20) Apple Books tab bar no longer shrinks when scrolled
21) Apple Vision Pro app now uses a 3D visual render of the device that animates as you scroll under the "Vision Pro" tab
22) Apple Vision Pro app now lets you configure AirPlay Receiver options in the "Vision Pro" tab
23) Under Tips in the Apple Vision Pro app, there's a new "What's new?" section that replaces "Essentials"
24) In jiggle mode, "-" buttons are significantly more blurred than before
25) Apps such as Health and Wallet now let you configure their widgets from the long press quick actions platter where they did not before

I'm certain there's more, but I didn't do a very deep dive as I'm short on time.

this guy should work for the FBI

 

[maxoakland]

The Phone keypad now uses Liquid Glass for the numbers.

Those don’t look liquid or glass. They’re flat white with a low contrast shadow