Apple released the iOS 26 beta on Monday, shortly after the main WWDC 2025 keynote. I installed it right away, and I can say it’s a great experience. It’s stable and polished enough to run on a daily driver rather than a test iPhone. All the apps work, the battery hit is negligible if any, and I haven’t encountered major bugs.
I’m not saying you should install it right away on your main phone. iOS 26 beta 1 is for developers, so they can get started with all the novelties in the iPhone’s upcoming operating system. But I know many people will want to get on it, just like I did. I’m saying that it’s more than a decent experience.
That said, there’s a truly massive caveat this time that you should know before installing iOS 26 on your iPhone.
It’s called Liquid Glass, the new design language that Apple introduced on Monday to take Apple hardware into the future by delivering a unified software experience.
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