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Time of India
08-07-2025
- Time of India
Apple releases iOS 26 beta 3: Check out the features, how to download, who can download, and more
Apple releases iOS 26 beta 3: iOS 26 Beta 3 release is making waves among iPhone users today, unveiling a series of visual refinements and usability tweaks that sharpen Apple's bold Liquid Glass design in iPhone. The update adds fresh wallpaper colour options for home and lock screens—including Halo, Dusk, Sky, and Shadow—and reduces navigation-bar transparency in apps like App Store and Apple Music, enhancing clarity and readability. These subtle yet meaningful adjustments strike a balance between aesthetic flair and everyday practicality. With the beta now available to developers and soon via public release, iOS 26 Beta 3 demonstrates Apple's commitment to refining its most ambitious UI overhaul in years. Stick around to discover how this release fine-tunes your iPhone experience and what lies ahead for the next public rollout. Features of Apple iOS 26 beta 3 Apple made minor visual adjustments with the most recent iOS 26 beta update. As previously noted, the navigation bars in apps such as Apple Music, Podcasts, and the App Store suddenly look less transparent and more substantial. The goal of this modification is to make buttons and text more visible. Similar changes to Safari's transparency levels based on backdrop colour have also been made. In certain cases, notifications now have a darker hue, which makes the text easier to read. The default iOS 26 wallpaper now has additional colour selections thanks to the upgrade. The new variants, which are called Halo, Dusk, Sky, and Shadow, include various blue tones and one with purple undertones. In Dark Mode, these wallpapers exhibit more pronounced colour changes. The blue and green icons for the Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AirDrop, and cellular toggles in Control Centre have been slightly brightened by Apple. The modified colours now more closely resemble the visual design of the rest of the system. Apple iOS 26 beta 3: How to download? As previously stated, developers and beta testers can now get the beta 2 version of iOS 26 via the Apple Developer Program at Those who have already signed up for the program can select iOS 26 Developer Beta from the Beta Updates row on the Settings > General > Software Update screen. Apple iOS 26 beta 3: Who can download? For registered developers and beta testers, iOS 26 Beta 3 is now accessible as a free over-the-air (OTA) update. To experience iOS 26 beta 3, one must have an iPhone 11 or later model. However, only the most recent iPhone 16 series and the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max from the previous year will be able to utilise the new Apple Intelligence features.
India Today
08-07-2025
- India Today
Apple iOS 26 beta 3 update is out now and it dials back Liquid Glass look for more clarity
Whatever Apple does, there's usually a lot of thought behind it. And that was certainly the case with iOS 26 and its all-new Liquid Glass design. But this time, Apple may have gone a bit too far. The visual style, which aimed to introduce a more translucent and layered aesthetic, hasn't quite landed well with users. Many have found it harder to read text and navigate comfortably. After growing feedback and criticism from early testers, Apple has decided to make some changes. In the latest iOS 26 Beta 3 update, the company has rolled out a series of tweaks and bug fixes. But more importantly, it has quietly toned down some of the key design elements of Liquid Glass, dialling back the Liquid Glass look in certain areas for more of the most noticeable changes are visible in apps like Apple Music, Podcasts and the App Store, where navigation bars now appear more solid and less see-through. Safari has also received a similar treatment with reduced transparency when certain colour themes are applied. Notifications too, are easier to read now, with a darker background being used to help text stand out more clearly. Not everyone is happy with this update, though. While some users are relieved that Apple is improving readability, others feel the company is watering down the unique look of iOS 26. Still, these changes feel like a step towards balance — retaining the fresh new design while also making it practical for daily has also made small adjustments to the Control Center, tweaking the colours of icons like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AirDrop and Mobile Data to appear brighter and more in sync with the overall UI. The default iOS 26 wallpaper now comes with new colour variants, including Halo, Dusk, Sky and Shadow, each offering slightly different tones in Light and Dark Mode. Over on iPads running iPadOS 26, Apple has added a new gesture that makes the cursor grow bigger when shaken, similar to the way it works on Macs. The Maps app now supports fog advisories while using offline maps and can better alert users about commute delays. Safari has received minor changes to the folders interface, for rollout, the stable iOS 26 update is expected to be released in September as a free update for iPhone 11 and newer models. If you're a developer, you can already try out Beta 3 through the Apple Developer Programme. For everyone else, Apple plans to release a public beta very soon via the Beta Software Programme.- Ends
Business Times
01-07-2025
- Business
- Business Times
Market Focus Daily: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Asian stocks rise on trade deal hopes; Trump threatens Japan with more tariffs over rice imports; US dollar tumbles to 50-year low in H1, paving way for Asian FX gains. Synopsis: Market Focus Daily is a closing bell roundup by The Business Times that looks at the day's market movements and news from Singapore and the region. Written and hosted by: Emily Liu (emilyliu@ Produced and edited by: Chai Pei Chieh & Claressa Monteiro Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media --- BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up Follow BT Market Focus and rate us on: Channel: Amazon: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: YouTube Music: Website: Feedback to: btpodcasts@ Do note: This podcast is meant to provide general information only. SPH Media accepts no liability for loss arising from any reliance on the podcast or use of third party's products and services. Please consult professional advisors for independent advice. Discover more BT podcast series: BT Money Hacks at: BT Correspondents: BT Podcasts: BT Branded Podcasts: BT Lens On:
Business Times
18-06-2025
- Business
- Business Times
Market Focus Daily: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Hostilities in the Middle East send oil prices higher; Oil extends its climb as well; Broad risk-off moves across markets abate and US retail sales fall. Synopsis: Market Focus Daily is a closing bell roundup by The Business Times that looks at the day's market movements and news from Singapore and the region. Written by: Howie Lim (howielim@ Produced and edited by: Chai Pei Chieh & Claressa Monteiro Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media --- BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up Follow BT Market Focus and rate us on: Channel: Amazon: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: YouTube Music: Website: Feedback to: btpodcasts@ Do note: This podcast is meant to provide general information only. SPH Media accepts no liability for loss arising from any reliance on the podcast or use of third party's products and services. Please consult professional advisors for independent advice. Discover more BT podcast series: BT Money Hacks at: BT Correspondents: BT Podcasts: BT Branded Podcasts: BT Lens On:
The Verge
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Verge
Apple turns up the speed on Podcasts and adds a new emoji game to News
Apple's next major software updates are getting a huge new feature for playback speed sickos like me: you'll be able to listen to shows on the Podcasts app at as much as 3x speed, Apple notes in a press release about new services features. Previously, the maximum was 2x. You can move to super speed from the podcast play screen in the Podcast app, but you'll have to do a little bit of work to get there, based on my testing in the first iOS 26 developer beta. When you tap the playback speed button, a small popup appears that shows buttons for a few different speeds: 0.8, 1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.8, and 2. To more finely adjust playback speeds or access ones faster than 2x, you need to swipe on the buttons to get to a dial. The popup also includes a new 'Enhance Dialogue' option that you can tap on or off. 'Using real-time audio processing and machine learning, users can turn on Enhance Dialogue to hear speech more clearly over background sounds,' according to Apple's press release. With Apple's new suite of updates, Apple News Plus subscribers will get access to a new daily puzzle game called Emoji Game. ' Emoji Game brings to life one of users' favorite ways to communicate in a fun and engaging way, with players challenged to use emoji to complete three phrases, with the goal of solving the puzzle in as few moves as possible,' Apple says. I'm not an Apple News Plus subscriber, but I do love emoji and puzzle games, so I might have to check this out. In the press release, Apple also highlights some features that appeared in Monday's WWDC 2025 keynote, including updated boarding passes with Live Activities and the ability to make a 'Digital ID' in your Apple Wallet with a US passport.
