New Delhi, June 10 -- Apple has released the latest iOS 26 Developer Beta 1 update, just a day after the new software was announced at the WWDC 2025 developers conference in Cupertino. The update succeeds last year's iOS 18 and marks the first time Apple has dropped incremental version numbers in favour of aligning with the upcoming year.

The biggest change in iOS 26 is a major overhaul of the design language through the introduction of Liquid Glass, the most significant UI shift on iPhones since iOS 7.

Notably, Apple rolls out these Developer Betas to give app makers time to optimise their apps before the software officially launches - likely in September alongside the new iPhones. However, since this is an early Developer Beta, many o...