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iOS 26.0 Beta 2

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About this appearance

iOS 26 Beta 2 (23A5276f) has 7 source-supported milestone deltas plus exact build and channel metadata.

Date
Jun 23, 2025
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Release identity

iOS 26 Beta 2 appeared on 2025-06-23. Its primary build is 23A5276f; that build identifier is scoped to iOS even when the same alphanumeric value also appeared on another Apple platform.[1]

What changed at this milestone

The adjacent preserved Apple Developer snapshots support 7 milestone-specific items for this seed. These are deltas visible at this point in the prerelease cycle, not a cumulative copy of the eventual public release notes.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

How to read these notes

Apple’s iOS and iPadOS 26 developer-notes page was updated throughout the beta cycle. This article uses preserved snapshots to isolate what the retained evidence supports at Beta 2; it does not project the final public notes backward or describe an unlisted revision as a bug or security fix.[9][10]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. iOS 26.0 beta 2 (23A5276f)

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z · iOS 26.0 Beta 2; build 23A5276f

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  2. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-2 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z · AuthenticationServices — New Features; preferImmediatelyAvailableCredentials; 150688929

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  3. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-2 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z · Background Assets — Resolved and Known Issues; 143281558, 151498902, 151647839, 151942388, 153128086

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  4. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-2 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z · HealthKit — Resolved Issues; 152094574

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  5. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-2 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z · Lock Screen — Known Issues; 153005914

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  6. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-2 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z · Messages — Resolved Issues; 149401758

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  7. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-2 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z · Overview — Recovery Assistant; 151856202

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  8. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-2 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z · Wi-Fi Aware — Resolved Issues; 152279075

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  9. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-2 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z · beta-2 release-note snapshot

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  10. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes

    Apple Developer Documentation · Apple · 2026-07-29 · Living document; historical attribution boundary

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Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

bugFix · fixed

Background Assets download stability

documentedconfirmed

Apple fixed stalled or failed asset-pack downloads, missing status updates, and delayed TestFlight asset refreshes while retaining a large-pack installation limitation.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-2 snapshot · Background Assets — Resolved and Known Issues; 143281558, 151498902, 151647839, 151942388, 153128086

developerApi · introduced

Immediate passkey registration availability

documentedconfirmed

AuthenticationServices could limit passkey-registration UI to cases where the device was immediately able to create a passkey.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-2 snapshot · AuthenticationServices — New Features; preferImmediatelyAvailableCredentials; 150688929

other · changed

Beta 2 seed

documentedconfirmed

iOS 26 Beta 2 appeared on 2025-06-23 as build 23A5276f.

  1. [1] iOS 26.0 beta 2 (23A5276f) · iOS 26.0 Beta 2; build 23A5276f

regression · regression

Adaptive clock depth regression

documentedconfirmed

Upgrading from Beta 1 to Beta 2 could remove depth from Lock Screen wallpapers and posters using the adaptive clock.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-2 snapshot · Lock Screen — Known Issues; 153005914

bugFix · fixed

Medication authorization dismissal

documentedconfirmed

The HealthKit medications authorization sheet could be dismissed when no medication required authorization.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-2 snapshot · HealthKit — Resolved Issues; 152094574