- The second beta developer of iOS 26 is now available
- Makes a change in the control center that improves readability
- It also includes several other adjustments and additions, such as orders and a recovery wizard
The second beta developer of iOS 26 has already landed, and includes a small change that could make a big difference for users.
With iOS 26, Apple is launching a new appearance to the interface, known as ‘liquid glass’, and a large part of that is the inclusion of transparent elements more similar to glass. But in the case of the control center, the company could take the idea too far, since in the first beta version the controls were difficult to distinguish in certain origins.
In this second iOS 26 Beta, the background of the control center and its icons are more opaque, as can be seen in the comparison image below (shared by Macrumors). This shows the original design to the left, and the new slightly less transparent right to the right.
This should make it easier to find the controls you are looking for, but this is not the only change in the new beta version.
You will also find a new option ‘reduce transparency’ in the accessibility menu, which allows you to make control funds more opaque, and now there is an accessibility section in the App Store listings, so you can see what accessibility characteristics an application includes an application.
Ordering and assisted recovery
The wallet application can now use Siri to track orders, even if they were not made with Apple Pay, there is a new call tone (which is dividing opinion among users), a new live radio widget for Apple Music, and the location of the ‘New tab’ button has moved in the Safari tab management view.
There is also a new function of ‘recovery assistant’, which according to the notes of the beta version “is a new way of recovering its device if it does not start normally. You can look for problems and try to solve them if it is encountered.”
That is the main thing, but there are some other small changes, such as a new description for the low power mode, and more adjustments and additions are likely to be unearthed in the next few days.
If you want to try these changes for yourself and have a compatible iPhone, then you can simply go to our guide that covers how to download the Beta of the iOS 26 developer to get complete instructions.
However, unless you can’t really wait for the final launch (probably landing in September), we would warn against the installation of beta versions on their main device, since they are inherently less stable than the finished software.
