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

Apple today provided public beta testers with the third releases of upcoming iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 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.

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

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Top Rated Comments

RevTEG Avatar
8 months ago
Developer beta 3 really messed Safari up for me on my M2 iPad Pro. Lines missing from tabs. Jumps from day/night mode. Really a mess. Beta 2 was fine.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
boswald Avatar
8 months ago
Eagerly awaiting 26.1 final!
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
8 months ago

Developer beta 3 really messed Safari up for me on my M2 iPad Pro. Lines missing from tabs. Jumps from day/night mode. Really a mess. Beta 2 was fine.
Yeah, same here. It’s a mess in this one.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Black_Mage Avatar
8 months ago
Depending on the feedback here, this may be the version that gets me to install the new version.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TJFDenver Avatar
8 months ago
I just installed a Hamilton CarPlay conversion kit in my ‘16 Toyota 4Runner … Pixel 8a / Android 16 / Android Auto work flawlessly (my backup phone) … while my primary phone, an iPhone 15PM / iOS 26.0.1 / CarPlay won’t hold a stable connection for more than 20 seconds

Whoever regression tested iOS 26 w/carplay integration at iApple needs to be iFired
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Ursadorable Avatar
8 months ago
Does it still look and function as awful as 26.0.1?
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)