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New in iOS 26.2: Liquid Glass, News, Podcasts, and Sleep Score changes

The first developer beta of iOS 26.2 is finally here with Liquid Glass customization options and improvements for built-in apps. Here’s what’s new.

iPhone screen showing software update settings for iOS 26.2 Beta, 17.03 GB, with automatic updates off and developer beta selected.
iOS 26.2 developer beta 1 features new customization options and UI enhancements.

On Tuesday, following the public release of iOS 26.1, Apple rolled out iOS 26.2 developer beta 1. The iOS software update bears the build number 23C5027f, as does its iPadOS counterpart.

As a whole, iOS 26 introduced a variety of enhancements, including Apple’s controversial “Liquid Glass” design language. The following update, iOS 26.1, brought additional customization options for Liquid Glass, as well as new toggles.

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