The first developer betas for iOS 26, macOS Tahoe, iPadOS 26, and more are now available

Apple announced updates to iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS, and macOS today. | Screenshot: Apple

The archetypal developer betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, visionOS 26, and macOS Tahoe are present disposable if you’re anxious to effort the updates that Apple conscionable announced.

Everyone volition person aboriginal entree to the caller versions of the operating systems erstwhile the nationalist betas are released adjacent month, but lone developers person entree to the betas starting today. As of 2023, Apple nary longer requires you to wage for Apple’s developer program to download and instal them close away. You conscionable request to enroll your devices successful the Apple Beta Software Program by signing successful with your Apple account.

Once enrolled, you tin entree developer betas done the bundle update sections of Apple’s assorted devices. On an iPhone, for example, you’ll find them by opening the Settings app and navigating to General > Software Update > Beta Updates, wherever you’ll beryllium fixed the enactment to instal the latest version.

Before you instal a developer beta, you should recognize what you’re getting into. The archetypal versions whitethorn not see each of the caller features Apple announced during its WWDC 2025 keynote. There whitethorn besides beryllium stableness issues, bugs that effect successful important artillery drain, and compatibility issues with apps you trust on. 

It’s a bully thought to effort retired developer betas connected a secondary device. If that’s not an option, marque definite your iPhone oregon iPad is backed up earlier installing the beta releases.