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

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

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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 26.1.

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

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Top Rated Comments

26 weeks ago
I’d be more interested in iOS 18.8
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
N0ughtsAndCr0sses Avatar
26 weeks ago
New phone

Beta horsing around is over 😂😂
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
vertsix Avatar
26 weeks ago

Is this and the iTunes Store app fixed?



Oh honey... out of all the things you could be complaining about with iOS 26, you choose THIS?
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
26 weeks ago

Trying this out in desperation to see if it improves battery on my Air
If you are worried about battery you bought the WRONG model :rolleyes:.....By the way for the form factor the battery life is incredible.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
26 weeks ago

Trying this out in desperation to see if it improves battery on my Air
You bought the iPhone with the smallest battery and you're worried about battery issues? Do you even? if you got battery issues on the Air Apple made an "extra battery pack" you can attach to your super slim phone.....to make it bigger than ALL the other phones. Good job dude, that's enough internet for the day.
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Sanlitun Avatar
26 weeks ago
Trying this out in desperation to see if it improves battery on my Air
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