Apple today seeded the second release candidate version of iOS 26.2 to developers and public beta testers. The new RC comes one week after the release of the first RC.
Registered developers and public beta testers can download the new release candidates using the Software Update section of the Settings app.
Release candidates are usually identical to the final version of the software that will be released to the public provided that no show stopping bugs be found.
iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 will likely be released to the public later this week.
iOS 26.2 adds a Liquid Glass slider on the Lock Screen to adjust the transparency of the clock, plus it brings AirPods Live Translation to the European Union. The Reminders app now supports alarms for when tasks are due, and there are updates to the Podcasts and Apple News apps.
The Reminders app now offers support for alarms for when tasks are due, and there are updates to the Podcasts and Apple News apps. Menu animations have been remodeled, and CarPlay now supports disabling pinned messages in the Messages app.
As usual, MacTrast and Apple both warn users to not install any release candidates on their daily driver iPhone or iPad. Instead, only install them on a device set aside for testing purposes.
