Apple launched the beta 5 of iOS 26 for developers. It arrives with a clear objective: the consolidation of all the features and feedback from the community. After the controversial beta 3 and the changes in Liquid Glass and the beta 4 corrections, the new beta promises changes.
In the new iOS 26 beta 5 you will get stability, performance and optimization. One of the best details is that beta 5 is also public beta 2 for the iOS 26 experience. It means that every public beta user will be able to experience the new features and update of the upcoming operating system.
All the news of the iOS 26 beta 5
August represents the 50% of the iOS 26 development progress. In less than 5 weeks the new iOS 26 OS experience will arrive along the iPhone 17. It’s a great moment for the iOS 26 beta 5 to show the full maturity of the new iOS environment. The set of new features in the beta include:
General optimization of the operating system performance. It will mainly be noticeable on iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 devices. It also includes a better battery energy management.
- The Apple Music app includes a new welcome window with a set of features.
- New AirDrop icon to make it easier to share images, files and links.
- Welcome screen in the Notes app including a new Apple Watch app.
- New unlock effect when the PIN introduction numbers appear.
- You can go to Settings – Camera and invert the mode scroll order. You can now select if Photo or Video starts by sliding right or left.
- Bigger size Dock in iOS 26 beta 5.
The evolution of Liquid Glass
The Liquid Glass effect has been suffering drastic changes from beta 3 to the latest version. Apple decided to reduce transparency on the navigation bars on beta 3 creating an opaque style. The community didn’t like this. They rated the decision as “cheap” and “a step back”.
In the beta 4 a lot of transparencies got back and Apple listened to the community. This is the decision taken for beta 4. Liquid Glass is exactly the same as it was after beta 4 changes.
The new iOS 26 experience is on the latest month of development. All the public beta registered users are able to run the public beta 2 that is in fact, beta 5 for the iOS 26 development users.
Respecting the schedule, the company behind iOS and iPhone makes the users relax as they test the new environment for the mobile phone and tablet devices. Remember to always update your latest beta version in order to get more security and stability updates. Apple keeps improving the user experience with this new public and developer’s beta. In just a few weeks all the users will be able to experience the iOS 26 Liquid Glass experience as well as the new iPhone 17 with all the features and power of Cupertino’s flagship. You can already start checking it out.