iOS 26 Developer Beta Update Is Here: What Can iPhone Users Expect?

The iOS 26 era has started and the developer beta has now moved to version 2 recently, giving us a closer look at all the new features and options coming to iPhone users later this year. The iOS 26 public beta is expected later this month, but developer beta is a good enough release to give you the details about what Apple has been cooking behind the scenes.

Yes, the current version is not suitable to run on primary devices but the beta 2 update gets one step closer to the public version. 

iOS 26 Developer Beta: What Features It Offers 

Better Tuned Liquid Glass UI 

Apple faced a lot of criticism with the Liquid Glass UI with the developer beta 1 update and the new version fixes those on the Control Centre and the overall layout. You don’t see the tabs overlapping with the glass interface which gives it a cleaner and readable finish. 

Better Accessibility Support 

Apple is making the developers give details of the accessibility features that their app supports and it will be highlighted in the new section to the product pages in the App Store. Offering this transparency goes a long way in keeping the users in their good books. 

New Ringtone 

Apple adding a new ringtone ends up becoming a news and with the iOS 26 developer beta 2 you get a new Alt 1 ringtone. You can set it up from the Settings – Sounds and Haptics and tapping on ringtone to change the tune for your calls. 

Clarity on Low Power Mode 

Apple is finally letting iPhone users know the exact purpose of the low power mode and what all features are affected when you turn it on. The company’s note says background activities, processing speed, display refresh rate and even the iCloud syncing support are reduced. 

Live Captions For Calls 

Live captions have been available for a while but Apple is now making sure that the caller is informed when the feature is activated for a call. 

iOS 26 Developer Beta: How To Install On iPhone 

As we have said before, installing the iOS 26 developer beta 2 version is not difficult but you need to sign up for the program using your Apple ID. If you are going to use the beta 2 version on a primary device, make sure to back up all the data and also expect some of the regular apps to misbehave. 

The iOS 26 version is compatible with iPhone 11 and later models, but you need the iPhone 15 Pro or higher models to use the new Apple AI features coming with the new iOS update.