{"id":197825,"date":"2025-10-13T20:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/197825\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T20:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T20:16:09","slug":"everything-new-in-ios-26-1-beta-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/197825\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything new in iOS 26.1 beta 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ios-26.1-generic.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>iOS 26.1 continues to introduce new features and changes for the upcoming iPhone software update. Here\u2019s the latest from iOS 26.1 beta 3 and more.<\/p>\n<p>Apple TV app icon<\/p>\n<p>Apple is <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/10\/13\/apple-tv-rebranded-as-just-apple-tv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rebranding<\/a> its 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<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/10\/13\/ios-and-tvos-26-1-will-introduce-vibrant-apple-tv-app-icon-following-rebranding\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> new icon for the Apple TV app<\/a>. It now features a splash of color instead of gray. The new icon can be found on the 26.1 beta 3 version of each Apple OS, including Apple TV.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"512\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/appl-tv-icon-26.jpg\" alt=\"Apple TV icon\" class=\"wp-image-1023469\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Local Capture in Settings<\/p>\n<p>iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 include the ability to adjust gain levels when recording local audio with a connected microphone. Local audio capture itself is new to iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. Starting with iOS 26.1 beta 3, the 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<p>Third-party AI provider changes<\/p>\n<p>New language in <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/10\/13\/ios-26-1-beta-3-reveals-new-third-party-ai-integrations-may-be-coming-soon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iOS 26.1 beta 3 code suggests<\/a> Apple is preparing support for more third-party AI providers beyond OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT. Apple has always planned to allow more AI providers to work with Apple Intelligence, previously pointing to Google\u2019s Gemini AI tool as a potential partner. A string that replaces ChatGPT with third-party hints that this promised future may arrive sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>More<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, more changes in code show that work to better support<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2025\/09\/24\/ios-26-1-hints-at-iphone-adding-support-for-third-party-smartwatches\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> third-party smartwatches <\/a>with Notification Forwarding continues. We\u2019ll update our coverage if additional changes are discovered.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1759199230_304_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1759199230_662_google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"iOS 26.1 continues to introduce new features and changes for the upcoming iPhone software update. 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