Apple Shares iOS 26.1 Release Notes — Here's What's New
Following more than a month of beta testing, iOS 26.1 is now available to the general public. The update lets you adjust the look of the Liquid Glass design, introduces a new "slide to stop" function for alarms in the Clock app, and more.
Apple's full release notes for iOS 26.1:
This update includes the following features and enhancements:
- Liquid Glass setting gives you the option to choose between the default clear look or a new tinted look which increases opacity of the material in apps and notifications on the Lock Screen
- Live Translation with AirPods support for Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, Korean and Italian
- Apple Music MiniPlayer swipe gesture to go to the next or previous track
- Apple Music AutoMix support over AirPlay
- Gain control is available for external USB microphones when recording with local capture
- Local capture files can be saved to a specific location
- Manual workout logging is available directly from the Fitness app
- New Camera setting to turn on or off Lock Screen swipe to open Camera
- Improved FaceTime audio quality in low-bandwidth conditions
- Communication Safety and Web content filters to limit adult websites are enabled by default for existing child accounts for ages 13–17 (Age varies by country or region)
iOS 26.1 also makes Apple Intelligence available in Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Traditional), and Vietnamese.
iOS 26.1 fixes dozens of security vulnerabilities, too, with a full list available on Apple's website.
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