Apple is at the moment beta testing iOS 26.1, which would be the first main replace to the iOS 26 working system. It isn’t going to deliver the brand new model of Siri that we have been ready for, nevertheless it does embody helpful new options and interface adjustments.
We have rounded up the entire options which have been in iOS 26.1 to date.
Alarms and Timers
Alarms and timers that you simply arrange within the Clock app now have a slide to cease button somewhat than a faucet to cease button on the Lock Display. You possibly can snooze an alarm with a faucet, however to show it off solely, it’s worthwhile to use a slide gesture.
The change makes it a lot more durable to dismiss an alarm while you’re attempting to faucet on the snooze button.
New Apple Intelligence Languages
Apple Intelligence is now accessible in Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish, Chinese language (Conventional), and Vietnamese.
AirPods Reside Translation Languages
AirPods Reside Translation works with further languages in iOS 26.1, together with Japanese, Korean, Italian, and Chinese language (each Mandarin Conventional and Simplified).
Apple Music
You possibly can swipe on the music participant in Apple Music to modify songs. Simply slide a finger over the place the tune title is listed, and it will go to the following tune or again to the earlier tune.
Health App
You possibly can create customized exercises within the Health app on iPhone. There are alternatives for choosing exercise kind, estimated Lively Energy, effort, length, and begin time.
There have been exercise creation choices earlier than, however they have been extra structured than the open, customized creation choices which are in iOS 26.1.
Settings App
Apple modified the alignment of icons and textual content within the Settings app. All settings with headers that function textual content now have that textual content aligned to the left as a substitute of middle aligned. It is a small change that makes a giant visible distinction.
This contains Normal, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Mobile, Private Hotspot, Accessibility, and extra.
Residence Display Folders
While you faucet right into a folder on the Residence Display, the title of the folder on the prime is left aligned as a substitute of middle aligned, matching the adjustments made within the Settings app.
Telephone
The Telephone keypad now makes use of Liquid Glass for the numbers.
Photographs
The slider for scrubbing by means of movies within the Photographs app has been up to date.
The navigation bar additionally has a barely extra frosted look that makes it simpler to see on gentle backgrounds.
The interface for managing a number of photographs that you have chosen has been tweaked barely. Play as Slideshow, Favourite, and Cover at the moment are on the prime of the menu.
Safari
The Tab Bar (Backside) in Safari is wider with much less padding across the edges. In Scale back Transparency mode, there’s extra padding, so it now not seems to be odd.
Background Safety Enhancements
The Privateness and Safety part of the Settings app now has a toggle to routinely obtain and set up safety enhancements. It is a revamp of the prior Fast Safety Responses function.
Show Settings
The Show part of the Settings app now has iOS 26-themed wallpaper as a substitute of iOS 18 wallpaper.
Liquid Glass
The sunshine refraction impact round apps is now extra delicate with darker icon colours and background colours.
Wallpaper
When setting a wallpaper on the Lock Display, directions like Pinch to Crop present up momentarily after which disappear, somewhat than being proven on a regular basis.
Show Accessibility
Underneath the Show and Textual content Measurement part within the Accessibility settings, there’s a new “Show Borders” toggle. It provides a border to all buttons, and replaces the prior “Button Shapes” setting.
Bonus: iPadOS 26.1
Lots of the adjustments above are in iPadOS 26.1 too, and iPadOS 26.1 additionally makes some adjustments to multitasking.
Slide Over
With iPadOS 26.1, Apple is reintroducing Slide Over. Slide Over works alongside the window-based iPadOS 26 multitasking performance, so you may have a number of home windows open and nonetheless swipe over to rapidly entry a Slide Over app.
You possibly can solely have one Slide Over app at a time in iPadOS 26.1, and you should utilize the function by tapping on the inexperienced window resizing button and toggling on Enter Slide Over.
Exterior Microphones on iPad
There’s now an possibility to regulate enter achieve on the iPad when utilizing an exterior microphone.
Obtain iOS 26.1
iOS 26.1 is accessible for each builders and public beta testers, so if you wish to get your arms on the brand new options now, you may. It is best to join public beta testing by visiting Apple’s beta web site.
Compatibility
iOS 26.1 is accessible on all iPhones that assist iOS 26.
Launch Date
It is seemingly that Apple will launch iOS 26.1 towards the tip of October or the start of November.
Extra Options
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