Every part New in iOS 26 Beta 4

Apple launched the fourth beta of iOS 26 as we speak, and the corporate has continued making adjustments to the best way that Liquid Glass appears to be like. There are additionally new options, together with the return of Apple Intelligence Notification Summaries for information. This beta is of explicit curiosity as a result of it is doubtless the beta that public beta testers will get within the not too distant future.

Liquid Glass Modifications

Liquid Glass is extra translucent in beta 4, with Apple strolling again among the opacity adjustments that it launched in beta 3.

Beta 4 on left, beta 3 on proper

Menu bars in apps like Photos, Music, and the App Store at the moment are characteristic extra transparency, permitting extra of the background shade to indicate by way of.

Beta 4 on left, beta 3 on proper

On the Lock Display screen, whenever you scroll by way of notifications, the background will get darker. The darker tone improves the readability of textual content.

Beta 4 on proper, beta 3 on left

Notification Summaries

‌Apple Intelligence‌ Notification Summaries are available for Information and Leisure apps once more. Apple removed summaries for information articles again in January to enhance the characteristic, and now it is prepared for testing once more.

On the time, Notification Summaries have been producing deceptive information headlines by choosing up and mixing the incorrect info in articles. Apple says the characteristic ought to work higher now, and that testing will proceed all through the ‌iOS 26‌ beta.

After updating to ‌iOS 26‌, you will see a pop up for enabling the abstract characteristic for various app classes. You may select to get information summaries or choose out. All notification summaries for Information and Leisure apps which can be generated with ‌‌Apple Intelligence‌‌ might be italicized and might be annotated with a “Summarized by ‌‌Apple Intelligence‌‌” discover.

Digicam App

While you swipe between modes within the Digicam app, the button habits has modified barely. Earlier than, the button gave the impression to be mounted with the background sliding forwards and backwards, however now the button strikes freely in each instructions.

Apple additionally modified the icon of the Digicam app on the Home Screen.

Beta 4 digital camera app icon on left, beta 3 icon on proper

CarPlay Wallpapers

There are new CarPlay wallpapers accessible that match the brand new ‌iOS 26‌ wallpaper design. The ‌CarPlay‌ wallpapers are available in a variety of colours, together with blue, brown, grey, inexperienced, purple, and purple. The wallpapers assist each gentle mode and darkish mode.

Apple has additionally eliminated some older ‌CarPlay‌ wallpapers that have been launched with earlier variations of iOS.

Passcode Modifications

While you faucet on Face ID & Passcode within the Settings app, there’s an up to date interface and wording that reminds you to enter the passcode you employ to unlock the iPhone.

Passwords

The Passwords app has an Permit Contacting Web sites possibility, which permits the app to contact web sites to indicate names and icons for apps and web sites and to let you already know when a web site helps passkeys.

With this characteristic, Passwords now reveals customized icons for web sites robotically.

Climate

There is a new toggle within the Climate app settings that enables it to entry Important Areas. With the characteristic enabled, the Climate app is ready to present climate info for locations that you’re more likely to go to.

Scale back Loud Sounds

The “Late Night Mode” possibility within the Sounds and Haptics part of the Settings app has been renamed to Scale back Loud Sounds, and Apple added an outline.

Reduces audio quantity vary and creates softer sound results whereas sustaining the quiet particulars of the unique audio.

Name Screening

Apple up to date the Display screen Unknown Callers possibility so as to add new choices. You may flip the characteristic off, ask unknown callers the explanation why they’re calling, or silence calls from unknown numbers robotically, sending them to voicemail.

Mail

There are very refined adjustments to the design of the Mail app icon.

‌iOS 26‌ beta 3 Mail app icon on left, beta 4 icon on proper

Wallpaper

The wallpapers launched with ‌iOS 26‌ at the moment are dynamic and can change shade over the course of the day.

Learn Extra

We’ve got additional information on the entire new options in ‌iOS 26‌ in our roundup.