Apple published the second beta versions of iOS 26.1, iPados 26.1 and MacOS Tahoe 26.1. The new beta constructions are available for all registered beta-tters and offer continuous refinement of new operating systems.
The beta iOS 26.1 version includes a new “slide to stop” feature to deactivate the alarm clocks on iPhone, which aims to resolve a complaint that some users had about the new alarm design too easy to reject or accidentally deactivate when you try to repeat the alarm.
The iPados 26.1 BETA reintroduce multitasking functionality to the slide compared to an option, which had previously been deleted from iPados 26 in favor of the new multitasking based on a window for iPad. Apple has rediced and reworked the multitasking system for iPad since the start of the iPad, and the last beta 26.1 is another indicator that this task is in progress.
It is likely that iOS 26.1, iPados 26.1 and MacOS Tahoe 26.1 will also include various bugs and resolutions to other complaints and problems raised by users, when it is ultimately finalized and published.
How to download iOS 26.1 Beta 2 / iPados 26.1 Beta 2
For iPhone or iPad registered in the form of beta devices:
- Open the “Settings” application on your device
- Go to “General”, then go to “software update”
- Choose “Download and install for iOS 26.2 Beta / iPados 26.2 Beta
How to download MacOS Tahoe 26.1 Beta 2
For mac registered as a beta test device ::
- From the Apple menu, access “system settings”
- Select “General”, then select “Software update”
- Choose “Update now” for MacOS Tahoe 26.1 Beta 2
Apple usually goes through several beta versions before issuing a final version to the general public. With the second beta version of the OS 26 suite, it is reasonable to expect several additional beta versions to be published before the finalized versions, which should put the final version of iOS 26.1, iPados 26.1 and MacOS Tahoe 26.1, somewhere at the end of the month or perhaps next month.
The latest stable software versions of system software are currently iOS 26.0.1, iPados 26.0.1 and MacOS Tahoe 26.0.1.
