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Apple Releases iOS 26.1 With Liquid Glass Toggle, New Safeguards and Wide-Ranging Security Patches

Developer testing of iOS 26.2 signals new controls with EU Live Translation on the way.

Overview

  • The iPhone update adds a display setting to switch Liquid Glass from Transparent to a less translucent “Eingefärbt” mode to improve legibility.
  • Alarm dismissal now requires a rightward swipe instead of a tap, and users can disable the lock‑screen camera swipe to avoid accidental launches.
  • Smaller tweaks include swipe gestures to change tracks in Apple Music, optional vibrations on call accept or end, and a setting for automatic background security installs.
  • Apple issued matching 26.1 updates across iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS with roughly 45–50 security fixes spanning kernel, WebKit, sandbox and apps, with users urged to update promptly.
  • Apple has seeded the iOS 26.2 developer beta featuring a lock‑screen Liquid Glass slider, expanded AirPods Live Translation support for the EU, Freeform tables and revised Sleep Score, with a public release expected in December.