This year iOS 26 is the update for your iPhone! Do you want to try out all the new functions now? This way you install iOS 26 before the official release.
Public beta of iOS 26
Apple prepares the release of iOS 26! In 2025, iOS 26 is the most important update for the iPhone, with which many more functions and a new interface come to the device. For the final release of updates, Apple is releasing test versions of the software, so that developers can get started with all new functions. The first betas have since appeared, including the public test version of iOS 26.
Where the first test versions are intended for developers, this does not apply to the public beta of iOS 26. After the first beta’s, Apple has remedied the most software errors, so that the new version of the operating system can now be tested by all users. This way you can already get started with all the new functions, months before the final release of iOS 26 on the iPhone.
This is how you install iOS 26
Are you planning to install the public test version of iOS 26 on your iPhone? First make a backup of your iPhone, so that you are sure that your data will be stored correctly. You also have the option to go back to iOS 18 (or earlier), if iOS 26 does not like it or cause problems on your device. Did you make the backup? Then you can install iOS 26 as follows:
- Sign up for it Apple Beta Software program;
- Then go to ‘Settings’ on your iPhone;
- Tap ‘general’;
- Choose ‘Software update’;
- Open ‘beta update’ and tap ‘iOS 26 developer beta’;
- Go back to ‘Software update’ and install the latest beta.
Do you not see the update yet? Then check whether your device has support for iOS 26. View here which iPhones work with the new software version. Keep in mind that there can also be software errors in the public test version. That means that not all new functions or applications work properly if you install the public beta of iOS 26. The battery of your iPhone also becomes empty faster, if the device runs on a test version. Do you want to prevent that? Then wait for the final version of iOS 26.
Release of iOS 26
With the public test version of iOS 26 you can already try out all the functions and the new interface on your iPhone. With iOS 26, Apple brings major changes to the device, so you get several new applications and almost all Apple apps get a different layout. In addition, the operating system looks completely different, due to the introduction of Liquid Glass. Do you want to know what improvements Apple brings to the iPhone with iOS 26? Then read all about the new functions of the software update here.
Do you prefer not to install the public test version of iOS 26 on your iPhone to avoid possible software errors? Then you have to wait a while, because the final release of the update will only follow in September. That month, Apple releases the most important software versions of the year, including iOS 26 and iPados 26. Are you curious when you can install the update? View more about the expected release of iOS 26 here!
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