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

Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a day after Apple released iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1.

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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.

We don't yet know what's included in the new beta software, but given that these updates will be tested over the holiday period, Apple may be planning to focus on bug fixes and performance improvements rather than adding notable new features.

When we learn what's new in the updates, we'll share details.

iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 are limited to developers at the current time, but Apple will likely release a public beta in the next couple of days.

Related Roundups: iOS 26, iPadOS 26
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20 weeks ago

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20 weeks ago
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20 weeks ago
No iOS betas during the holidays. Made that mistake before. LOL.
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20 weeks ago
I’m waiting for iOS 29 when Apple Intelligence will be useful.
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20 weeks ago
Finally back to 1PM EST releases hopefully
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Fingers crossed they added a toggle for that shiny outline thing. The most Winamp design choice they’ve made since iOS 7.0.
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