To be clear, iOS 26 is currently in beta testing, and is not generally available to the public yet. What's more, this is the developer beta, which is meant for software developers to test their apps within Apple's new OS. While anyone can install the beta on their iPhones, I do not recommend it, as it's still too unstable. You may find your iPhone unusable or lose data if you uninstall the beta without a proper backup.
Control Center's Liquid Glass effect
The first thing you'll probably notice when you install iOS 26 on your iPhone (or any of Apple's upcoming updates, really) is the new Liquid Glass design. It's hard to miss: All of the UI elements—including menu bars, windows, and buttons—now take on a "glassy" effect that shows the elements behind them, albeit blurred and distorted.
The company clearly went back to the drawing board for beta 2, because Control Center now looks way different. Apple significantly reduced the transparency effect, to the point where I wouldn't blame you for thinking nothing had changed from iOS 18 at all.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.Before Apple toned down Control Center's Liquid Glass effect in beta 2, beta testers were looking for ways to reduce the effect on their own. As it happens, "Reduce Transparency," an existing accessibility feature, gets the job done, cutting down on the transparent effects throughout iOS.
A new ringtone
Apple last updated its ringtone selection with iOS 17 back in 2023. Before that, its tones had stayed the same since iOS 7, save for "Reflection," the ringtone Apple shipped with the iPhone X in 2017.
You can hear the new ringtone below. I think it's pretty great, though I'm not sure why Apple was dead-set on calling this an alternate version of Reflection. It sounds different enough to me that it could have been its own ringtone.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.Safari's tab options are back
With the first iOS 26 beta, Apple's redesigned Safari also moved the placement of the tab buttons. If you're using an iPhone with iOS 18, you're likely used to these options being on the bottom of the screen. That's not the case with iOS 26, as Apple moved them to the top.
You might use Low Power Mode to eke out as much time as possible when your iPhone's battery starts to die—but do you really know what the feature is doing?
iOS 26 beta 2 gives us much more detail, per MacRumors. The description now reads: "iPhone will temporarily reduce some background activities, processing speed, display refresh rate and brightness, and limit certain features such as 5G, iCloud syncing, mail fetch, and more."
Order tracking in Apple Wallet is now live
Apple originally announced the ability to track your orders in Apple Wallet during WWDC, but as of beta 2, the feature is now live. When you update, you'll see an option to scan the Mail app for orders from companies, which will then appear in Wallet. You can see which orders have been placed, which have shipped, and which are out for delivery.
Apple confirms you can restore your iPhone without a Mac or PC
As MacRumors reports, the initial iOS 26 beta contained the ability to restore your iPhone without a separate computer—a first for Apple. But with beta 2, Apple confirmed the change in its release notes, saying: "Recovery Assistant is a new way to recover your device if it doesn't start up normally. It can look for problems and attempt to resolve them if found."
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