{"id":39238,"date":"2025-08-01T23:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/39238\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T23:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:40:10","slug":"tim-cook-ios-26-is-by-far-apples-most-popular-beta-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/39238\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Cook: iOS 26 is \u2018by far\u2019 Apple\u2019s most popular beta ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apple reported huge quarterly earnings<\/a> yesterday, and on the call with investors, CEO Tim Cook gave an update on how popular iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe are proving thus far.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s three flagship OS updates are proving extremely popular in beta<\/p>\n

Whatever your opinion of the new Liquid Glass design<\/a> coming in iOS 26 and Apple\u2019s other updates, there\u2019s no doubt it\u2019s sparked a lot of interest.<\/p>\n

As compelling as new features might be for your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, there\u2019s nothing like a fresh design to spur upgrades.<\/p>\n

And according to CEO Tim Cook, Apple has seen that prove out in the beta process so far.<\/p>\n

Per Jason Snell\u2019s transcript at Six Colors<\/a>, here\u2019s what Cook said on Apple\u2019s earnings call:<\/p>\n

iOS 26, macOS 26, and iPadOS 26 are by far the most popular developer betas we\u2019ve had.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t altogether surprising. But it is noteworthy nonetheless.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s interesting that Cook called out not only iOS 26, but also macOS Tahoe and iPadOS 26 as being the most popular beta releases ever.<\/p>\n

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For iPadOS 26, that makes a lot of sense, since many iPad users were clearly eager to start using the release\u2019s many productivity upgrades<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Developers tend to not be so quick to adopt macOS betas, however. But it seems Liquid Glass, or at least the desire to check compatibility of apps with the new update, spurred faster macOS Tahoe upgrades than usual.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth noting that Apple\u2019s developer program used to require a $99\/year fee for access to developer betas, and that\u2019s no longer been the case the last few years. <\/p>\n

But it seems a pretty safe bet that the trend of more popular developer betas extends to the public beta releases too. Again, there\u2019s nothing like a new design to drive users to upgrade.<\/p>\n

Have you noticed more friends and family members expressing interest in the iOS 26 betas this year? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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