{"id":228011,"date":"2025-10-20T18:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/228011\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T18:03:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:03:09","slug":"apple-releases-ios-26-1-beta-4-for-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/228011\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple releases iOS 26.1 beta 4 for iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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iOS 26.1 is the first big update to Apple\u2019s major operating system release, and as of today, the fourth developer beta version has arrived for testing.<\/p>\n

Apple will likely release iOS 26.1 to the public at the end of October or beginning of November. The upcoming software update includes a number of changes to iOS 26.<\/p>\n

Most notably, iOS 26.1 expands Apple Intelligence language support as well as AirPods Live Translation language compatibility.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Apple Intelligence<\/a>\u00a0gains support for Chinese (traditional), Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish, and Vietnamese.<\/p>\n

AirPods Live Translation\u00a0<\/a>adds support for Chinese (Mandarin simplified and traditional), Italian, Japanese, and Korean. The feature launched with iOS 26 on\u00a0AirPods Pro 2<\/a>,\u00a0AirPods Pro 3<\/a>, and\u00a0AirPods 4<\/a>\u00a0with support for US and UK English, French, German, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish (Spain).<\/p>\n

Apple is\u00a0rebranding<\/a>\u00a0its streaming video service from Apple TV+ to just Apple TV. The rebrand is being accompanied by \u201ca vibrant new identity,\u201d according to Apple. The first sign of vibrancy comes with the\u00a0new icon for the Apple TV app<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Settings app now includes a Local Capture section under General. The setting lets you change where Local Capture files are saved. You can also toggle Local Capture to only include audio.<\/p>\n

iOS 26.1 also\u00a0improves<\/a>\u00a0how alarms are dismissed with a Slide to Unlock interface, adds a swipe gesture for changing songs in the Music app, and\u00a0much more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Notably, today\u2019s release includes a toggle for adjusting Liquid Glass<\/a> transparency.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll have coverage of any new changes in iOS 26.1 beta 4 as soon as we update our devices.<\/p>\n

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