The iOS 26 developer beta is now available to download, but it's not ready to be your daily driver. Before you install it, you should know what you're getting yourself into.

The developer betas continue as the OS updates prepare to launch, with new ninth builds of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 now available.

Macworld As is tradition, Apple released beta versions of its new operating systems to developers on the first day of WWDC on June 9. That first beta release had all the major features Apple demonstrated in its WWDC keynote: Liquid Glass,

Let us know your thoughts about the current version of iOS 26 beta likely being the finalized version to reach iPhones. Of course, one change between the current version and what ships is any feature that hasn’t yet been shown. That could mean features exclusive to the iPhone 17 line.