Apple right this moment supplied builders with the second beta of iOS 26.2, which provides a couple of new options price figuring out about.
Measure App
Apple’s Measure app now incorporates a Liquid Glass design for the extent, with two Liquid Glass bubbles as a substitute of white circles.
Video games App
There’s now an choice to kind video games within the Video games app Library by dimension, along with Title and Latest.
CarPlay
The CarPlay app helps disabling pinned messages within the Messages app.
Menu Animations
For pop-out menus that develop from a nook button, there is a faster, bouncier animation that appears just like the animation that Apple confirmed off at WWDC.
Alerts
Apple now gives extra data on the Enhanced Security Alerts added within the first beta.
Enhanced Security Alerts can present you security alerts in your iPhone and Watch to inform you of an emergency occasion, comparable to an earthquake or flood. These alerts are despatched over accessible connectivity, comparable to Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, and, when accessible, cellular information. Apple can ship Enhanced Security Alerts to your present area, which is decided utilizing your gadget location. A area could also be a rustic, or for some nations (such because the US), a area could also be a gaggle of states. Your Apple gadget could be related to this area. Apple doesn’t retailer details about your gadget location in a area.
Enhanced Security Alerts are turned on by default. You may disable or re-enable Enhanced Security Alerts by going to Settings > Notifications > Enhanced Alerts > Enhanced Security Alerts, then tapping to show a number of forms of Enhanced Security Alerts on or off. Enhanced Security Alerts are delivered by Apple and can seem and sound completely different to a Authorities Alert despatched by your native authorities.
Enhance Alert Supply makes use of your approximate location to enhance the timeliness and reliability of Enhanced Security Alerts. For instance, Earthquake Alerts may be delivered faster and extra reliably when Enhance Alert Supply is turned on. Apple doesn’t retailer your approximate location. You may allow Enhance Alert Supply in Settings > Notifications > Enhanced Alerts > Enhanced Security Alerts > Enhance Alert Supply.
To obtain Enhanced Alerts, it’s essential to have enabled Settings > Privateness & Safety > Location Providers > System Providers > Alerts & Shortcuts Automation.
Different Options
There are a number of different new options coming in iOS 26.2, comparable to a Liquid Glass slider for the Lock Display and Dwell Translation assist for the AirPods within the European Union. Extra data could be present in our iOS 26.2 beta 1 information.
Obtain iOS 26.2
iOS 26.2 beta 2 is offered for builders proper now, however a public beta is probably going coming later this week. You may join public beta testing by visiting Apple’s beta web site.
Compatibility
iOS 26.2 is offered on all iPhones that assist iOS 26.
Launch Date
We’re anticipating Apple to launch iOS 26.2 in December, someday between December 9 and December 16.
