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iOS 18.6 beta 2 and more now available, here’s what to expect

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-08-21 19:07:11

Apple has just released iOS 18.6 beta 2 to developers, alongside companion updates like macOS Sequoia 15.6 and more. Here’s what to expect. Apple offering two beta cycles this summer, including iOS 18.6 It’s rare for Apple to offer multiple different beta cycles for its software, with the main exception being summertime. In the summer, Apple always tests its big new OS versions in developer and public betas. This year that’s iOS 26, macOS 26, iPadOS 26, and so on. These major updates will la

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I always install Chrome Beta on all my Android phones; here’s why

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-23 06:30:47

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority It’s been more than 13 years since Chrome first launched on Android. Fundamentally, the app hasn’t changed much in all these years: I type a URL and the page loads up. In all these years, though, Chrome hasn’t caught up with the rest of Google’s apps in one key feature: multiple account support. Most of the official Google apps let me quickly switch between different Google accounts, and they have done that for many years now, since 2010-2011, to be precise.

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Breaking: One UI 8 beta 3 starts rolling out for the Galaxy S25 series

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-23 12:37:16

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has begun rolling out the third One UI 8 beta for the Galaxy S25 series. The third beta is available to users in the UK, Germany, and South Korea, but we expect users in the US to get the update soon. Samsung has been churning out One UI 8 beta releases at a good speed. Galaxy S25 users have already tasted Android 16 with One UI 8 Beta 1 and Beta 2, and they now get to enjoy One UI 8 Beta 3. The third One UI 8 beta build for the Galaxy S25 series

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The first One UI 8 Watch beta is rolling out now!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-23 12:50:19

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has released the first One UI 8 Watch beta update to testers. The update is reportedly available in the US and Korea. The changelog mentions additions like the Now Bar, a double-pinch gesture, the ability to create custom tiles, and more. Samsung confirmed earlier this month that One UI 8 Watch was in the pipeline. The company also revealed a few features that will arrive with the new software. Now, the first One UI 8 Watch beta update has inde

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One UI 8 Watch beta completely overhauls tiles on Galaxy Watch

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-23 15:47:22

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority TL;DR The One UI 8 Watch beta has released, and it brings new tile shapes. Many apps also support smaller tiles which can be stacked in pairs on a single screen. Most of these newly shaped tiles belong to Samsung apps, while other developers, including Google, continue to have circular ones. The Galaxy Watch 8 series has already leaked ahead of its expected arrival, and it has a divisive design change. But with changes to its hardware, Samsung is also plann

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PSA: Apple Watch Hermès owners should not install the current betas

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-08-27 23:02:19

Anyone running a beta version of any software should of course expect issues, but if you own an Apple Watch Hermès, you’ll want to completely avoid the beta 2 versions of both watchOS 26 and iOS 26. Apple has warned of an incompatibility issue between watchOS 26 beta 2 and the Hermès watch, believed to be due to a problem with the watch faces unique to that model … Apple includes the warning in the release notes. Apple Watch Hermès crashes continuously if updated to watchOS 26 beta 2. It is a

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Android 16 QPR1 Beta 2.1 is ready for testers with a few choice bugfixes

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-28 14:49:03

Paul Jones / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16’s first QPR build entered beta testing last month. Two weeks ago we got QPR1 Beta 2 with a handful of new features. Today QPR1 Beta 2.1 arrives, delivering a few fixes for problematic bugs. If you’ve never really been into testing Google’s in-development Android updates, now is probably the best time ever to get started. Pixel owners can opt in to Google’s beta programs for early access to the platform’s latest features, and changes this year t

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Google unpacks what went into Phone’s Material 3 Expressive revamp

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-29 02:35:42

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Over the past few weeks, we’ve tracked a number of Material 3 Expressive changes in development for Google’s Phone all. Last week testers in the Phone beta program first started seeing some of these changes arrive. This week Google confirms the rollout and details exactly what’s changing and why. Google’s Android apps are currently in a state of flux, as a wave of Material 3 Expressive washes over them with a coat of its new design language. We’ve alr

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Before iOS 26, Apple Could Bring Some Bug Fixes to Your iPhone With iOS 18.6

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-29 09:40:18

Before Apple releases iOS 26 this fall, the company will release iOS 18.6. The company released the first public beta of that software on June 18, but it didn't change much on the iPhones of developers and beta testers. While iOS 26 will bring a major redesign to iPhones, the latest beta is filled with bug and security fixes, so developers and beta testers shouldn't expect new features. Read more: iOS 26 Finally Lets Us Get Rid of the Abomination That Is the 9-Minute Snooze Apple/Screenshot by

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New AirPods Pro 2 beta firmware available with iOS 26 features

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-08-31 06:39:59

iOS 26 introduces several new AirPods features that are currently being beta tested by developers, and Apple just released a new firmware build for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 users. Earlier this month, shortly after its WWDC keynote presentation, Apple shipped new beta firmware for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4. The firmware brought the first iOS 26 AirPods features to beta testers, such as sleep detection and camera remote. And for the first time, joining the AirPods beta became as easy as op

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Apple heard your complaints about the Liquid Glass Control Center

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-09-01 15:34:27

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. My biggest complaint with Liquid Glass in the first iOS 26 developer beta was that it sometimes made Control Center nearly unreadable, but Apple has seemingly fixed that with the second beta, which is out now. In the first beta, the glassiness of everything meant that you could still see a fair amount of what was under Control Center, making it all look really cluttered. With

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Phew: Apple fixed the Finder icon in macOS Tahoe 26

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-09-01 22:13:11

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Apple’s first macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta introduced a big change to the Finder icon that I really didn’t like, but thankfully, the company has reversed it with the second beta released today. A big feature of macOS 26 is Apple’s new Liquid Glass design language, which it has applied across the operating system to give it a new look. But for some reason, for the initial ver

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Apple releases new beta builds of all its flashy new Liquid Glass-ified OS updates

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-02 10:38:44

As with any operating system that ushers in a major new look and feel, this year's Apple operating systems and their new Liquid Glass aesthetic will likely merit some extra attention from power users who want to see all the new stuff and developers who suddenly need to acclimate to a new design language. Apple put out one early beta build of all of its new operating systems after its Worldwide Developers Conference keynote a couple of weeks ago—these updates are the first to standardize on year-

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Apple’s Liquid Glass interface improves with release of iOS 26 Beta 2

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-02 10:54:29

With Monday’s release of iOS 26 Beta 2, Apple has fixed one of the more glaring issues with Liquid Glass, its divisive new user interface design for the iPhone, iPad, and other Apple devices, announced earlier this month at its WWDC 2025. The refreshed user interface modernizes the operating system’s look and feel with a design system inspired by the optical qualities of glass, including the way it refracts light and its translucency. However, early iOS 26 testers, somewhat unfairly, were quic

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iOS 26 beta 2 adds brand new iPhone ringtone, listen here

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-02 14:54:15

Apple released iOS 26 beta 2 today, and the latest version of the forthcoming iPhone software update adds a brand new ringtone. Here’s what it sounds like. New iOS 26 ringtone available as alternative to default in beta 2 iOS 26 beta testing is in full swing. Two weeks after the first beta shipped, Apple has just released iOS 26 beta 2. As happens every summer, Apple has continued adding new features to its software during the beta cycle. So far iOS 26 beta 2 has included various design revi

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Apple tweaks Control Center visibility in iOS 26 beta 2

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-02 14:59:50

Apple was quick to address what was by far one of the biggest complaints from the first iOS 26 developer beta: Control Center contrast. With beta 2, released earlier today, Apple seems to have tweaked it for better visibility. When Apple introduced the new Control Center UI at WWDC25, the overall design direction looked promising, thanks to the broader Liquid Glass UI overhaul. But there was one glaring usability issue: contrast. In beta 1, many noted that opening Control Center would often le

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iPadOS 26 beta 2 now available, here’s what to expect

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-02 18:06:28

iPadOS 26 beta 2 is rolling out now for developers, bringing the latest refinements to Apple’s forthcoming major iPad software update. iPadOS 26 has major focus on productivity upgrades Apple has just released a new wave of betas for its forthcoming major software updates. One of the big highlights is iPadOS 26, which in many respects offers the biggest changes to the iPad ever. Now, the latest version of iPadOS 26 is available for developers via the new beta 2 build. iPadOS 26’s first beta

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Apple releases iOS 26 beta 2

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-09-02 18:06:38

Apple has released iOS 26 beta 2. The update replaces iOS 26 beta 1 which arrived on June 9 (followed by an updated build for iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 on June 13). The second version of the pre-release iPhone software update is available now for developer beta testers. Apple will expand iOS 26 beta testing in July when it adds the major new version to its public beta channel too. What’s coming in iOS 26 iOS 26 is the successor to iOS 18. This year, Apple is replacing the version number of each

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macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2 now available for developers

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-02 18:07:38

Following the typical two-week gap after the release of the inaugural betas, Apple has just pushed out the second wave of post-WWDC betas, including macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2. The build number for today’s macOS Tahoe 26 beta 2 release is 25A5295e. As announced at WWDC25, macOS Tahoe 26 introduces the Liquid Glass UI overhaul, alongside features like Live Activities on the Mac, a much improved Spotlight with clipboard history and Shortcuts integration, plus a dedicated Phone app and Live Translatio

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Apple releases watchOS 26 beta 2

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-02 18:10:42

watchOS 26 is the next big software update coming to Apple Watch, and Apple has just released developer beta 2 for testing. watchOS 26 adds revamped Workout app, Liquid Glass, Apple Notes, more Apple Watch users will get a variety of new features this fall in watchOS 26, Apple’s next major software update. The Notes app is coming to your wrist in watchOS 26, plus a fresh ‘Liquid Glass’ design, the AI-powered Workout Buddy, and a variety of other changes. Apple released the first watchOS 26 b

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Apple releases developer beta 2 for visionOS 26

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-02 18:11:26

Alongside the new macOS 26 developer beta 2, Apple has also pushed out the second developer beta of visionOS 26, and the rest of its operating systems. The build number for today’s visionOS 26 beta 2 release is 23M5279f. As announced on WWDC25, visionOS 26 brings spatial widgets, a much-improved Personas feature, support for 180-degree and 360-degree videos from action cams like Insta360 and GoPro, and PSVR 2 controllers. It also features a new, Jupiter immersive environment, as well as suppo

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Before iOS 26, Here's What Apple Could Bring to Your iPhone With iOS 18.6

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-03 13:00:03

Before Apple releases iOS 26 this fall, the company will release iOS 18.6, and the first public beta of iOS 18.6 just became available on June 18. While iOS 26 will bring a major redesign to iPhones, the latest beta is filled with bug and security fixes, so developers and beta testers shouldn't expect new features. Read more: iOS 26 Finally Lets Us Get Rid of the Abomination That Is the 9-Minute Snooze Apple/Screenshot by CNET Since this is a beta, I recommend downloading it on something othe

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One UI 8 could give screenshots an HDR glow-up that was missing from betas

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-05 05:36:59

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung is testing HDR screenshot support for One UI 8 with its latest closed beta (ZYF7) release. The feature likely relies on Android 16’s embedded gain maps to show true HDR imagery when viewed correctly. HDR screenshots aren’t yet available in the One UI 8 Beta 2 release, but may arrive with future open betas or the stable release. Samsung will be bringing Android 16 to its devices with the release of One UI 8. The beta program is live for the Galaxy

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Pour one out for 400/800 FireWire? macOS 26 beta 1 drops support for both standards

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-07 01:55:40

If you’re still rocking a first-generation iPod or, like me, are holding on to an old FireWire external drive for dear life, this one might hit hard: the first developer beta of macOS 26 Tahoe appears to have dropped support for the FireWire 400 and 800 standards. Reddit and X users (via MacRumors) who upgraded to macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 1 say FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 devices no longer mount, whether it’s an old iPod, a MiniDV camcorder, or that trusty LaCie drive you’ve been using f

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Pour one out for 400/800 FireWire? macOS 26 beta 1 drops support both standards

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-07 06:55:40

If you’re still rocking a first-generation iPod or, like me, are holding on to an old FireWire external drive for dear life, this one might hit hard: the first developer beta of macOS 26 Tahoe appears to have dropped support for the FireWire 400 and 800 standards. Reddit and X users (via MacRumors) who upgraded to macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 1 say FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 devices no longer mount, whether it’s an old iPod, a MiniDV camcorder, or that trusty LaCie drive you’ve been using f

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Samsung may soon release One UI 8 beta builds for the Galaxy S24 series

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-07 14:16:37

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has begun internal testing of the One UI 8 update for the Galaxy S24 series. A tipster has spotted the first internal test build for the Galaxy S24 Ultra, suggesting that the One UI 8 beta program for the lineup could be around the corner. Samsung plans to release stable One UI 8 this summer, starting with its upcoming foldables and gradually extending the rollout to older models. Samsung has confirmed plans to release stable One UI 8 this sum

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What Apple Could Bring to Your iPhone With iOS 18.6 Before iOS 26

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-08 20:14:30

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 18.6 on June 18, just over a week after the company announced iOS 26 at its Worldwide Developers Conference. While the iOS 26 update will bring a major redesign to iPhones this fall, the latest beta mostly consists of bug and security fixes. Read more: An Expert's Guide to iOS 18 Apple/Screenshot by CNET Since this is a beta, I recommend downloading it only on something other than your primary device. Because this isn't the final version of iOS 18.6

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PSA: WhatsApp for iPhone now also lets you copy part of a message

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-11 18:06:48

If you got excited by yesterday’s news that iOS 26 will let you copy parts of a text message in Messages, but aren’t running the beta and don’t want to feel left out, here’s some good news: you can already do that on WhatsApp. Since version 25.16.81, WhatsApp has offered partial text selection on iPhone, letting you highlight and copy just the specific section of a message you want. To use it, long-press the message bubble, then press and hold again on the text itself. This brings up the famil

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iOS 18.6 beta appears imminent after build number shared

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-14 18:51:19

iOS 26 may be the center of attention for most people following Apple, but the company apparently has more in the works for iOS 18 before moving to the next major update. Per a new leak, it seems the first iOS 18.6 beta is coming soon. iOS 18.6 likely the final noteworthy release before iOS 26 arrives Apple kicked off its iOS 26 beta cycle last week following WWDC, but there’s an alternative beta coming soon. Per a private X account who has shared reliable reports of Apple software before, th

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Apple releases new iOS 26 beta 1 build to developers

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-09-16 02:13:10

Apple unveiled iOS 26 earlier this week alongside the first developer beta, but now it has released a revised build to beta testers for select iPhone models. In an unusual move for a major new OS version, Apple has shipped two beta versions in the very first week of release. Except the newly released software is not technically developer beta 2, but rather a revised version of iOS 26 beta 1. The previous build of iOS 26 beta 1 was 23A5260n. This newly released build is 23A5260u—just barely d

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