The final version of iOS 26 will drop next month. But you can try an early version of the software on an iPhone right now.

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I’m downloading the fourth public beta of iOS 26 on an iPhone 16 Pro Max.

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New iOS 26 Public Beta 4 Gets Us One Step Closer to the Final iPhone Release

The final version of iOS 26 will drop next month. But you can try an early version of the software on an iPhone right now…

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