Apple’s iOS 26.2 beta has been released, featuring significant enhancements to the iPhone experience, including the ability to customise the Lock Screen with Liquid Glass and the addition of alarms in the Reminders app.
- Apple’s iOS 26.2 beta has been released, featuring significant enhancements to the iPhone experience, including the ability to customise the...
- The objective of these novel features is to enhance user personalisation and task management in a manner that users have...
- This toggle lets users precisely control the opacity of the clock’s Liquid Glass interface, which incorporates Apple’s elegant, frosted-glass aesthetic.
- According to a beta tester, the update “includes a Liquid Glass slider that is significantly more dramatic and adjusts the...
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The objective of these novel features is to enhance user personalisation and task management in a manner that users have long sought.
Liquid Glass customization enhances lock screen display
One of the most notable features of the iOS 26.2 beta is the new Liquid Glass toggle for the Lock Screen clock. This toggle lets users precisely control the opacity of the clock’s Liquid Glass interface, which incorporates Apple’s elegant, frosted-glass aesthetic. In line with their personal style preferences, users can now choose whether the clock appears almost entirely transparent or more prominently frosted.
Even the Liquid Glass effect can be disabled, giving users complete control over the clock’s visual impact.
According to a beta tester, the update “includes a Liquid Glass slider that is significantly more dramatic and adjusts the level of translucency on the Lock Screen clock,” indicating a transition to a more extensive level of customisation on the Lock Screen.
Alarms in the Reminders app keep users on track
Another eagerly awaited feature is the ability to set alarms in the Reminders app. When creating a reminder, selecting a specific time and enabling the “Urgent” option triggers an alarm notification at the chosen hour.
This has been a top user request to improve reminder effectiveness by ensuring critical tasks aren’t overlooked. A Tweet highlighted this update, stating that the “new ‘Urgent’ alarm option in Reminders will help keep things on track and ensure users don’t forget important tasks”.
iOS 26.2 beta also offers live translation through AirPods for EU users and improved features in Apple News and Podcasts, in addition to these primary updates.
The iPhone experience is expected to be more personalised and richer, with a seamless balance of productivity and style, with the public release scheduled for December.