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Apple has released iOS 26 Beta 4, and with it comes a bold revival of a concept first teased at WWDC 2025, the Liquid Glass interface.
During one of the iOS 26 developer previews, Apple dialed back the effects of its Liquid Glass UI, but it’s back in force in the public beta.
Apple launches iOS 26 beta 4 for developers with updates to Liquid Glass and AI notification summaries. A public beta is expected later this week.
Apple’s polarizing new iOS design language is probably here to stay.
Apple's Liquid Glass makeover and expanded Apple Intelligence tools arrive this fall, but not every phone can make the leap.
Apple announced in June that the release of iOS 26 would first appear as developer betas as usual, with the first public beta set for July. When it reaches general release it will be on the 2025 releases, iPhone 17 series, as well the iPhone 16 series and plenty of much earlier models.
The fourth developer beta of iOS 26 introduces 12 new CarPlay wallpapers. The new CarPlay wallpapers are based on the official iOS 26 wallpaper