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Apple Seeds Second Betas of iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 to Developers

Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple seeded the first betas.

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Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update.

iOS 26.2 has a Liquid Glass slider on the Lock Screen to adjust the transparency of the clock, plus it brings AirPods Live Translation to the European Union. The Reminders app now supports alarms for when tasks are due, and there are updates to the Podcasts and Apple News apps.

We have a full guide on all of the features available in iOS 26.2 in our guide.

iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 will see a launch in December.

Related Roundups: iOS 26, iPadOS 26
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Top Rated Comments

MacUserFella Avatar
19 weeks ago
Again with the 4PM EST release?!
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
19 weeks ago

Yep, usually iOS is usable by x.1.

Not this year…sigh.
Been perfectly usable for me since 26.0 beta 1. As was 18,17 and 16.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
19 weeks ago

Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple seeded the first betas ('https://www.geekwebguides.com/2025/11/04/apple-seeds-ios-26-2-beta-1/').



Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update.

iOS 26.2 has a Liquid Glass slider on the Lock Screen to adjust the transparency of the clock, plus it brings AirPods Live Translation to the European Union. The Reminders app now supports alarms for when tasks are due, and there are updates to the Podcasts and Apple News apps.

We have a full guide on all of the features available in iOS 26.2 in our guide ('https://www.geekwebguides.com/guide/ios-26-2-beta-features/').

iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 will see a launch in December.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Second Betas of iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 to Developers ('https://www.geekwebguides.com/2025/11/12/apple-seeds-ios-26-2-beta-2/')
Hopefully, it fixes the random freezing of Apple Music on Car Play.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
n-evo Avatar
19 weeks ago

Yep, usually iOS is usable by x.1.

Not this year…sigh.
It’s been perfectly usable for me tbh.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
LordArchie Avatar
19 weeks ago

Again with the 4PM EST release?!
9pm BST ;)
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
19 weeks ago
Were we expecting this? Find out below.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)