{"id":257308,"date":"2025-11-11T19:06:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/257308\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T19:06:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:06:07","slug":"ios-26-2-beta-the-biggest-new-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/257308\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26.2 beta: The biggest new features"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple<\/a> has a new iOS<\/a> beta out now for your perusal.<\/p>\n

Specifically, the beta for iOS 26.2<\/a> is out now for iPhone<\/a> users. As the second update to iOS 26, it doesn’t seem like it’s going to be especially transformative or revolutionary. But, the fine folks at places like 9to5Mac<\/a> have dug into iOS 26.2 and come back with information about the biggest new features you can expect when the update drops in the near-ish future. <\/p>\n

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\n iOS 26.2, macOS 26.2, and iPadOS 26.2 betas are here: How to download<\/p>\n

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iOS 26.2 beta: The biggest new features<\/p>\n

Here’s what you can expect from iOS 26.2.<\/p>\n

Changes to Apple Podcasts<\/p>\n

As I said, iOS 26.2 isn’t a huge update. Many of the changes are minor updates to apps and whatnot, starting with Apple Podcasts.<\/p>\n

Specifically, podcasts will now have AI-generated chapters with timestamps. Podcast creators are free to make their own chapters that will override the AI-generated ones, but if they don’t feel like doing that, you’ll at least have something to use as a guide for when to avoid spoiler discussions about a movie you haven’t seen yet. There’s also a new “Podcast Mentions” feature that will link to other podcasts that are mentioned in the one you’re listening to.<\/p>\n

\n Mashable Light Speed\n <\/p>\n

Sleep Score adjustments<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Apple decided to refine the Apple Watch<\/a> Sleep Score system. Here are the new score classifications, with the previous ones in parenthesis:<\/p>\n

Very Low: 0-40 (was 0-29 before)<\/p>\n

Low: 41-60 (was 30-49 before)<\/p>\n

OK: 61-80 (was 50-69 before)<\/p>\n

High: 81-95 (was 70-89 before)<\/p>\n

Excellent: 96-100 (was 90-100 before)<\/p>\n

In other words, it’s a little less forgiving than it used to be.<\/p>\n

Apple News redesign<\/p>\n

Apple also made some UI changes to the Apple News app. For instance, the “Today” screen now has easy-access buttons for food, puzzles, politics, and sports, so you don’t have to seek those out yourself. There’s also a new “Following” tab that will surface stories you’ve saved and things you’ve favorited.<\/p>\n

Liquid Glass lock screen customization<\/p>\n

Lastly, Apple is continuing its quest to make people like Liquid Glass more.<\/p>\n

After introducing an ability<\/a> to tint the Liquid Glass UI in iOS 26.1, the new iOS 26.2 beta gives you even more control over it. There’s now a slider that lets you adjust the opacity of the clock on your lock screen. This isn’t a huge change, but it should be welcome for people who really, really don’t like Liquid Glass.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple has a new iOS beta out now for your perusal. Specifically, the beta for iOS 26.2 is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257309,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[2306,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-257308","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}