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The iOS 26.2 beta is out now and these 9 new features are coming to your iPhone

iOS 26.2 Beta 1 introduces enhanced lock screen customization, urgent reminder alarms, improved Podcasts navigation, and new safety alerts for Apple device users.

  • Recently, Apple released iOS 26.2 Beta 1 after iOS 26.1, and the beta previews nine new features users can try soon.
  • Apple says the beta exists to test features and released iOS 26.2 Beta 1 to preview new features, warning iPhone users that iOS betas are unfinished and likely buggy.
  • Apple's Podcasts app adds auto-created chapters, podcast following from transcripts, and quick access to episode links, while the Freeform app gains resizable tables with '+' buttons for adding rows and columns.
  • In Settings users will find Enhanced Safety Alerts with earthquake and imminent-threat options plus an Improve Alert Delivery toggle sharing approximate location with Apple, while Settings > Accessibility adds Flash for Alerts to flash the screen for alerts.
  • The lock screen now offers a clock transparency slider to adjust its appearance, while Sleep Scores in the Health app are reworked so 0-40 is 'Very Low' and 96+ is 'Very High'.
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Apple just started a new version of beta software: beta 1 of iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2, TVOS 26.2 and others

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Sapo broke the news in Portugal on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
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