Apple has started a brand new developer beta testing cycle, issuing the first round of builds for iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2, and visionOS 26.2, but not
Apple has started a brand new developer beta testing cycle, issuing the first round of builds for iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, watchOS 26.2, tvOS 26.2, and visionOS 26.2, but not macOS Tahoe 26.1.

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Apple's hardware that works with the 26-generation operating systems - Image Credit: Apple

This is the start of a brand new set of developer betas, following the release of the 26.1 generation. That included the release candidate betas, which arrived on October 28 after four prior beta builds.

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