Apple announced the next major iPhone software in June, scheduled for a general outing this fall. If you want to try iOS 26, it is about to become available in the first public version. Here’s what’s going on.
Apple iOS 26 coming soon
Apple announced in June that the release of iOS 26 would appear for the first time as a Betas developer as usual, with the first public beta version scheduled for July. When he reaches the general release, he will be in the 2025 versions, the iPhone 17 series, as well as the iPhone 16 Sereis and certain previous models.
This is the normal calendar, although the public beta version regularly arrives towards the middle of the month – so the week starting on Monday July 14 seemed the most likely.
In the Last power on the newsletterMark Gurman from Bloomberg asked the question. He had already posted on X that the public beta version would land on Wednesday July 23. Now he has widened this reasoning.
“All indications are that iOS 26 should enter the public beta phase the coming week.
And there is another reason why things seem to run a little late, that is to say that instead of using the third beta developer as the basis of the public beta version, which is the usual, “it seems likely that this public beta version is accompanied by the fourth beta version of the developer”, this time, continues Gurman.
This means that although it is a little later, it will be based on a more stable version, assuming that Apple improves its beta software with each version.
There have been adjustments to the design of liquid glass which is the marquee functionality in iOS 26, while perhaps the developer Beta 4 / Public Beta 1 will have something closer to the final look.
Public beta release date iOS 26
This week seems very likely: Apple said in July and after this week, there are only three days left in July.
I believe that it will be published the day after the fourth beta developer, so if that lands on Monday July 21, the public beta will take place on Tuesday July 22.
The date proposed by Gurman of July 23 is also possible, but keep an eye on Dev Beta News on Monday. I will update the news, so come back.
