Update February 23: The second beta of iOS 26.4 is out now for developers. It expands the testing environment for RCS encryption to include iPhone-to-Android messages.

The second developer beta of iOS 26 is finally here, and with it, an all-new ringtone, along with a few visual tweaks and enhancements. Here's what's new. With the second developer beta of iOS 26, ...

Apple has released the first iOS 26 beta to developers, but even non-developers have the opportunity to download beta software updates on their iPhones for free. Keep reading to learn how it's done.

Apple has seeded iOS 17.5 beta 3 to iPhone users enrolled in its developer program. Previous iOS 17.5 betas introduced a new Quartiles game, support for downloading apps from the web in the EU, and ...

Apple’s iOS 26.3 release puts a spotlight on deeper user customization and regulatory-driven upgrades to how the iPhone ...

Following the WWDC 2025 keynote, Apple has just made iOS 26 beta 1 available to developers. The company is also releasing the first beta of iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 ...

Apple on Monday released the first public beta of iOS 18, macOS 15, watchOS 11, and tvOS 18. However, these software were already available in a beta preview since last month for developers. If you ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Apple is already moving on from iOS 26.3.

Apple today provided developers with iOS 26 beta 8, which means that beta testing is likely coming to an end. Apple typically only seeds eight developer betas of an iOS update before the software gets ...

Apple has released the latest developer beta for iOS 18. Beta 6 comes less than a week after beta 5 debuted, and confirms releases are ramping up leading into the fall. iOS 18 developer beta 6 is the ...