Apple CEO Cook said,The developer betas of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26 are Apple’s most popular systems ever.It is reported that Apple released iOS 26 at the 2025 Global Developers Conference in June. The iOS 26 public beta version is currently online.Cook did not announce the specific installation number of iOS 26.There was also no comment on the public beta.
Two years ago, Apple canceled the rule of paying $99 per year to join the Apple Developer Program, allowing anyone who created an Apple developer account to install the beta system for free. This change caused many non-developers to install the developer beta, but Apple recommended that ordinary users wait for the official version.
On iOS 26, Apple introduced a new liquid glass design, which is a new visual design using a translucent style, using a composite rendering mechanism of "reflection + refraction + dynamic deformation" to create a visual texture similar to real glass.
Liquid glass refracts light and dynamically responds to user movements with specular highlights. With the layering of liquid glass, light mode, dark mode, or a new transparent look come to life.
