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iOS 26 public beta now available with new design and more

iOS 26 public beta now available with new design and more

The iOS 26 public beta is now available, the next major update for iPhone software. iOS 26 brings an all-new Liquid Glass design, updates to your favorite iPhone apps and features, and much more. Yes, iOS 26 If you haven’t been paying attention, you might be a little confused when you see “iOS 26” pop up on your iPhone. After …

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Apple Improves Liquid Glass in iOS 26 Beta 4, Reversing Some Beta 3 Changes

Apple Improves Liquid Glass in iOS 26 Beta 4, Reversing Some Beta 3 Changes

With the fourth beta of iOS 26, Apple has again made changes to the Liquid Glass design that’s available across the operating system, tweaking how the menus and buttons appear in apps. In response to criticism about too little Liquid Glass in beta 3, Apple has upped the translucency in several areas. Beta 4 on left, beta 3 on right …

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Your new Galaxy Watch 8 may not work on Android’s new beta

Your new Galaxy Watch 8 may not work on Android’s new beta

Getting the newest devices in and the latest version of Android on-device go hand-in-hand, but Samsung’s newest Galaxy watch 8 isn’t exactly ready to handle the latest beta version of Android. Update 7/22: With the rollout of Android 16 QPR1 Beta 3, it appears that the previous bug that was blocking the Galaxy Watch Manager plugin from being installed has …

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iOS 26 beta leak hints at unexpected name for Apple’s ‘HomePad’

iOS 26 beta leak hints at unexpected name for Apple’s ‘HomePad’

Apple has a new Home product in the works that’s been reported on widely, and which I’ve been calling ‘HomePad.’ But a leak in iOS 26 beta 4 reveals Apple may have a different product name planned for the forthcoming HomePod with a touch screen. New leak refers to ‘HomePod’ product with a screen; possibly the first ‘HomePod Touch’? Today …

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iOS 26 beta 4 arrives, with Liquid Glass tweaks and AI news summaries

iOS 26 beta 4 arrives, with Liquid Glass tweaks and AI news summaries

Apple on Tuesday released the fourth developer beta of its next big software update, iOS 26, which brings with it slight changes to its Liquid Glass redesign and the re-introduction of AI-powered notification summaries for news, among other updates. The rollout arrived just ahead of the iOS 26 public beta, which is expected to launch later this week. The developer …

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2XKO adds Vi, PC closed beta begins September 9

2XKO adds Vi, PC closed beta begins September 9

Vi, the Piltover Enforcer, will be a playable character in League of Legends-based free-to-play tag fighting game 2XKO, and a closed beta test will begin for PC on September 9, developer Riot Games announced. Sign-ups are available here. “After Closed Beta begins, our goal is to keep the game online, outside of any necessary maintenance,” reads an update from Riot …

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iOS 26 beta 4 adds more ‘liquid’ back to Liquid Glass design

iOS 26 beta 4 adds more ‘liquid’ back to Liquid Glass design

iOS 26 beta 4 has just been released, and one of the biggest question on many testers’ minds has been answered. After dialing back its redesign in beta 3, Apple has now infused more ‘liquid’ into the Liquid Glass design once again. New iOS 26 beta offers refined Liquid Glass look In iOS 26 beta 3, Apple scaled back the …

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iOS 26 beta 4 now available

iOS 26 beta 4 now available

Apple changed a few Liquid Glass elements in iOS 26 developer beta 3 and got a lot of online feedback. Now we’re on to iOS 26 beta 4, which will surely be compared under the microscope in as much detail in this season of change. iOS 26 developer beta 4 has arrived Apple describes the upcoming iPhone software update by …

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