Tag Archives: Beta

Nothing OS 4.0 launches in beta with Android 16 and new features

Nothing OS 4.0 launches in beta with Android 16 and new features

Nothing is officially launching its Android 16 update in beta today, but Nothing OS 4.0 unexpectedly leaves out a couple of key devices. Nothing OS 4.0 was announced earlier this month with a focus on new AI features, and Nothing also confirmed earlier today that it delivers support for its new AI-generated “Essential Apps,” which are custom widgets. In a …

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Top Stories: iOS 26.1 Beta, iPhone Scratches, Apple TV Rumors, and More

Top Stories: iOS 26.1 Beta, iPhone Scratches, Apple TV Rumors, and More

iPhone launch month is coming to a close, but there’s still plenty to talk about in the Apple world including ongoing discoveries with the new hardware and software. Apple is also preparing some tweaks and additions in iOS 26.1 and other updates, while we’re still expecting some other hardware updates before the end of the year. If you’re a student, …

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iOS 26.1 public beta now available, here’s everything new

iOS 26.1 public beta now available, here’s everything new

Apple has just released the first public betas for iOS 26.1 and more. Here’s what’s new in iOS 26.1 public beta 1. New features and changes in iOS 26.1 beta 1 iOS 26.1 is the next big update coming for iPhone users. It was previously available in a developer beta, but now Apple has shipped the first public beta too. …

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One UI 8 Watch beta program opens for Galaxy Watch 6, Watch 6 Classic

One UI 8 Watch beta program opens for Galaxy Watch 6, Watch 6 Classic

Samsung released the stable One UI 8 Watch update to the Galaxy Watch Ultra last month, but other Galaxy Watches will not get the update as soon as you expected. The company has just opened the One UI 8 Watch Beta Program for the Galaxy Watch 6 series. Galaxy Watch 6 series gets One UI 8 Watch beta update The …

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Latest iOS beta hints at notifications on non-Apple watches

Latest iOS beta hints at notifications on non-Apple watches

Apple could soon improve the interoperability between iPhones and third-party smartwatches. The latest iOS 26.1 beta hints at a new “notification forwarding” feature that could surface iPhone notifications on a non-Apple device or accessory, as spotted by Macworld. Code seen by Macworld suggests that users would only be able to forward notifications to one device at a time, while a …

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Apple Releases First iOS 26.1 Beta With Some Subtle iPhone Changes

Apple Releases First iOS 26.1 Beta With Some Subtle iPhone Changes

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26.1 on Tuesday, just over a week after it released a major iPhone redesign in iOS 26. While that update introduced Liquid Glass, call screening and more to your device, iOS 26.1 doesn’t bring many noticeable changes to the devices of developers and beta testers.  Since this is a beta, I recommend …

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Apple releases macOS Tahoe 26.1 developer beta 1

Apple releases macOS Tahoe 26.1 developer beta 1

Following last week’s official release of macOS Tahoe 26, Apple is rolling out the first developer beta of macOS 26.1. Here’s what to expect. Bug fixes expected, rather than new features The build rolling out to developers right now is 25B5042k. Given that this is the first macOS beta version following the official release of macOS 26, it is likely …

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iOS 26.1 beta adds new languages for AirPods Live Translation and Apple Intelligence

iOS 26.1 beta adds new languages for AirPods Live Translation and Apple Intelligence

iOS 26.1 beta 1 debuted today, and offers big expansions of AirPods Live Translation and Apple Intelligence thanks to new supported languages. Here are the details. iOS 26.1 adds five new AirPods Live Translation languages, eight for Apple Intelligence Last week when iOS 26 and AirPods Pro 3 launched to the public, Apple mentioned that new supported languages would be …

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