{"id":48210,"date":"2025-06-24T15:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=48210"},"modified":"2025-07-07T14:50:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T18:50:50","slug":"ios-26-developer-beta-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/24\/ios-26-developer-beta-2\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26 Developer Beta 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/06\/23\/ios-26-beta-2-everything-new\/\">Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/06\/23\/ios-26-beta-2-everything-new\/\"><p>Apple provided developers with the second beta of iOS 26, introducing the first changes and refinements to the new operating system since it debuted after the WWDC keynote. Because we&rsquo;re early in the beta testing process, there are quite a few tweaks to  iOS 26, which we&rsquo;ve rounded up below.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/ios-ipados-release-notes\/ios-ipados-26-release-notes\">official release notes<\/a> don&rsquo;t seem to say what&rsquo;s new in beta 2.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@davemark\/114738065985459216\">Dave Mark<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@davemark\/114738065985459216\"><p>I&rsquo;m a big fan of iOS 26 beta two.<\/p><p>Apple made lots of lovely tweaks. Especially where liquid glass is concerned.<\/p><p>One tweak made Control Center more opaque, easier to read (see pic).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/06\/23\/ios-26-b2-control-center\/\">Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/06\/23\/ios-26-b2-control-center\/\">\n<p>The Control Center buttons are now slightly more opaque, making it easier to see the different control options even on a multicolored background. The new, more opaque look is apparent with the standard app icons and the glass icon style.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/06\/23\/ios-26-beta-2-changes\/\">Zac Hall<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/06\/23\/ios-26-beta-2-changes\/\"><p>&lsquo;Alt 1&rsquo; ring tone is now present under Reflections. This was previously discoverable in code but not visible in Settings. The presentation is still odd and certainly incomplete in beta.<\/p><p>Unknown senders uses a blue notification badge instead of a red notification badge to distinguish between the two types of alert badges.<\/p><p>The iOS 26 wallpaper also now uses a parallax effect that was absent during beta 1.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>Safari controls within the More Menu (&#8230;) have been reorganized with different sort order and icons (but same functionality).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@marcoarment\/114734207365481850\">Marco Arment<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@marcoarment\/114734207365481850\">\n<p>The Liquid Glass toolbar in Music has NOT noticeably changed its legibility with colorful artwork behind it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@simonbs\/114733986296924859\">Simon B. St&oslash;vring<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@simonbs\/114733986296924859\"><p>NOOOO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING, APPLE? Why aren&rsquo;t app icons centered in the iPhone&rsquo;s Dock when there are only two app icons in iOS 26 beta 2?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/10\/liquid-glass\/\">Liquid Glass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/10\/ios-26-announced\/\">iOS 26 Announced<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"ios-26-developer-beta-2-update-2025-06-25\">Update (<a href=\"#ios-26-developer-beta-2-update-2025-06-25\">2025-06-25<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/06\/25\/ios-26-homepod-apple-music\/\">Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/06\/25\/ios-26-homepod-apple-music\/\">\n<p>With the launch of iOS 26 and HomePod Software 26, Apple is adding support for Crossfade, an Apple Music feature that improves transitions between songs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/ios-26-image-playground\/\">Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/ios-26-image-playground\/\"><p>Image Playground  lets you type in any phrase to generate an image in one of three non-realistic styles. You can also select pre-determined scenes and props that Apple suggests, and generate images featuring your friends and family. It&rsquo;s these images where you will see the biggest difference in  iOS 26, because the content generated based on images of people has changed quite a bit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"ios-26-developer-beta-2-update-2025-07-01\">Update (<a href=\"#ios-26-developer-beta-2-update-2025-07-01\">2025-07-01<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@jsq\/114762750394734854\">Jesse Squires<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@jsq\/114762750394734854\">\n<p>I really want to like Liquid Glass, but goddamn.<\/p>\n<p>iOS 26 Books app[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/30\/assorted-notes-on-liquid-glass\/\">Assorted Notes on Liquid Glass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/25\/roundrect-dictator\/\">Roundrect Dictator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juli Clover: Apple provided developers with the second beta of iOS 26, introducing the first changes and refinements to the new operating system since it debuted after the WWDC keynote. Because we&rsquo;re early in the beta testing process, there are quite a few tweaks to iOS 26, which we&rsquo;ve rounded up below. 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