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Apple Seeds Fourth Betas of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1 and More

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Apple today provided developers with the fourth betas of upcoming iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1, and visionOS 26.1 updates for testing purposes. The fourth betas come a week after Apple released the third betas.

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The new betas can be downloaded from the Settings app on a compatible device by going to General > Software Update.

Apple Intelligence is now available in more languages in the updates, including Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Traditional), and Vietnamese. AirPods Live Translation also works with Japanese, Korean, Italian, and Chinese (both Mandarin Traditional and Simplified) in iOS 26.1.

Liquid Glass has been expanded to the Phone app's keypad, Apple Music has a new swipe gesture for changing tracks, and there are visual changes to Calendar, Safari, and Photos. Details on what we've found in iOS 26.1 so far can be found in our iOS 26.1 feature list.

The iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.1, tvOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1, and visionOS 26.1, betas will be released later in October.

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srbNYC
7 months ago
I know it's silly, but it will never cease to drive me crazy that Software Update is under "General" everywhere in the Apple ecosystem except for Apple TV, where it's under "System."
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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winxmac
7 months ago
Releases:
iOS 26.1 beta 4 (23B5073a)
iPadOS 26.1 beta 4 (23B5073a)
macOS 26.1 beta 4 (25B5072a)
tvOS 26.1 beta 4 (23J5571a)
visionOS 26.1 beta 4 (23N5042a)
watchOS 26.1 beta 4 (23S5031a)

Source ('https://developer.apple.com/news/releases/')
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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snakesayan
7 months ago
Finally! I really hope this addresses the battery drain issue I’ve been having on my 15 Pro.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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dustin_
7 months ago

I know it's silly, but it will never cease to drive me crazy that Software Update is under "General" everywhere in the Apple ecosystem except for Apple TV, where it's under "System."
had this same thought when updating an apple tv last night. makes no sense.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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RLRabb
7 months ago

Releases:
iOS 26.1 beta 4 (23B5073a)
iPadOS 26.1 beta 4 (23B5073a)
macOS 26.1 beta 4 (25B5072a)
tvOS 26.1 beta 4 (23J5571a)
visionOS 26.1 beta 4 (23N5042a)
watchOS 26.1 beta 4 (23S5031a)

Source ('https://developer.apple.com/news/releases/')
“a” s. Looks like release is probably coming next week.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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Qubelek
7 months ago
Please fix lagz when unlocking. I have some weird icons appearing behavior: looks like lag. 80% unlocks gives the lag. It worked fine on iOS 18…

Please also fix icons when editing wallpapers. You can barely see one icon which also confuses…
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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