Apple has started rolling out the fifth developer betas of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, according to Apple’s Developer Webpage. These updates come two weeks after the release of iOS 26 & iPadOS 26 beta 4. We can expect the second public beta for these versions to be released later this week.
iOS 26 and iPadOS include a new design implemented across the system called “Liquid Glass”. This is the second major redesign of iOS after iOS 7 in 2013. Everything from icons to the System UI will now adapt to the surrounding elements with the translucent material.
The build number of these updates is 23A5308g, and the update size of this beta can vary on the basis of device and region. As noted by 9to5Mac, Apple has added an option within Camera Settings for ‘Classic Mode Switching’ to reverse the scroll direction while switching between modes back to how it was in Beta 3 and prior.
Users who are registered as developers on www.developer.apple.com can opt in to receive beta updates by going into Settings>General>Software Update>Beta Updates and selecting iOS 26 Developer Beta or iPadOS 26 Developer Beta. Do note that these versions are not stable and are meant for testing purposes.
Users can also sign up as a Public Beta Tester for iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 on www.beta.apple.com as the release for Beta 2 is near.
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