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Daily Mail
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Emma Roberts-approved strappy phone cases are the chic accessory you didn't know you needed this summer
There is a new trendy accessory on the block, and it is Emma Roberts-approved. That's right. Ossa, aka the coolest destination for phone charms on the planet, is ready to kick summer into high gear with one-of-a-kind wristlets, crossbodies, and more all beaded to perfection. Ossa Revamp your summer accessories with phone straps from Ossa. These gorgeous hand crafted pieces are perfect for adding a little personality into your look while also serving a purpose. Ditch your purse for good and feel light as a feather with these curated cords! Shop The popular brand has garnered attention across social media and with several celebrities, such as Roberts, for their iconic phone chains that turn any Smartphone into an instant accessory. Whether your vibe is girly and bright or neutral and cool, Ossa has something for everyone with too many styles to count (and new ones always on the way!). Plus, if you fall in love with the trendy brands' phone straps as much as we did, you can even explore other bedazzled accessories, such as our favorite, their charmtastic Pet Waste Bags! Pave Disco Ball Wristlet + Phone Case Cue the disco! If you are ready to add some color into your summer accessory game this fun phone case chain. The crystal, color beads catch the light beautifully and for $70 you can get both the chain and the case that goes with it too. $70 Shop Shell Stacked Pearl Wristlet + Phone Case Summer is all about the beach and this seashell inspired wristlet nails the vibe perfectly! The chunky design combines shells and pearls to make a one of kind wristlet that can carry your phone effortlessly. For $140 you can snag this wristlet and the phone case that it attaches to and they comes in sizes from iPhone 11 through 16. $140 Shop Pearl Shoulder Length + Phone Case Who needs a purse when you can carry your phone like one! This classic and chic pearl crossbody style charm rope makes the perfect accessory or gift for a loved one. It has a generous length that works for using as a shoulder strap or across the body and the pearlescent design matches nearly everything. $220 Shop Faceted Gemstone Crossbody + Phone Case Bestseller alert! Shoppers can not get enough of this earthy toned gemstone crossbody cord. Designed with delicate green rocks, this strap is perfect for going hands-free with your phone and ditching the pesky purses behind too. $170 Shop Pet Waste Bag Ossa has expanded their catalog to include some of the cutest dog accessories, including these charm embellished doggy bags. They come in multiple color combinations and styles with a strawberry version, orange version, and more. Safe to say every dog owner needs one of these (or multiple) ASAP. $45 Shop
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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Business Standard
iOS 26 public beta hands-on: Liquid Glass, simplified UI, and new AI tools
Apple has rolled out the first public beta of iOS 26, giving iPhone users an early look at the company's next major software update. The new release brings a refreshed 'Liquid Glass' interface and introduces several Apple Intelligence-powered features. While the stable version is still a few months away, iOS 26 is now available for public testing on the iPhone 11 series and newer models. I have been running the beta on the iPhone 16e over the past few days, exploring what the new software has to offer. As expected with any beta release, there are occasional bugs and performance hiccups, but overall, iOS 26 public beta offers a solid preview of what iPhone users can expect later this year. iOS 26: First encounter with Liquid Glass design The new Liquid Glass interface in iOS 26 reveals itself right from the first reboot after installing the public beta. The lockscreen clock now carries a subtle, glass-like shimmer, while the left and right shortcut icons adopt a transparent, lens-like aesthetic – almost as if they are floating on contact lenses. This design language continues to the passcode screen, where the number pad also features the same translucent look. Even the swipe-up gesture from the lockscreen gets a visual upgrade, with an animation that feels like you are peeling back a thin layer of glass from the screen. It is a small touch, but one that gives the interface a slick feel. iOS 26: Homescreen and Lockscreen As soon as you land on the homescreen, the changes are immediately visible. The dock holding your four primary apps now floats above a translucent layer, subtly setting it apart from the rest of the interface. App icons have also been updated to match the new Liquid Glass aesthetic – some changes are subtle, others more pronounced. Interestingly, this visual treatment extends to most third-party apps as well, though a few outliers like Airtel Xstream Play and the Formula 1 app have not adopted the new look yet. That said, broader compatibility is expected as the stable release approaches. The Liquid Glass effect becomes even more noticeable when you swipe through grouped app icons, which now appear to sit atop a magnifying-glass-like surface that shifts dynamically with movement. If you prefer this aesthetic applied uniformly, iOS 26 offers a 'Clear' app icon customisation option, which can be tinted in either light or dark themes. While this may slightly compromise visibility and make it harder to distinguish some apps at a glance, it lends the homescreen a clean, minimalist appeal. The transparent styling continues in the Quick Settings panel and Notification Center, where each item now sits on its own distinct, glass-like strip—making individual notifications easier to visually separate. On the lockscreen, the clock widget now resizes dynamically depending on the available space in your selected wallpaper. You can also manually stretch it by dragging, offering more control over the layout. However, while the Liquid Glass effect is used extensively across the lockscreen, it surprisingly does not extend to the widgets you manually place here – likely something Apple will refine before the final release. iOS 26: Apple Intelligence and new features The redesigned interface is not the only highlight of iOS 26; Apple is also bringing in a wave of smart features under its Apple Intelligence banner. Some of the most notable ones I have tried so far include: Hold Assist: This feature minimises the call interface when you are placed on hold and automatically alerts you when the caller returns. If you do not pick up right away, a live transcription shows what the caller is saying in real time. All these functions are already live in the public beta. However, there is one caveat: the system does not yet automatically detect when you are on hold. You have to manually activate Hold Assist from the call menu. Apple is likely to address this before the stable release. Live Translation: This feature offers real-time voice translation during calls, paired with an animated voice overlay and live transcription on-screen. It works well in supported languages, but at the moment, the language selection is quite limited. More options are expected to arrive with future updates. Call Recording: iOS 26 now lets you record phone calls, storing both the audio and a full transcription of the conversation in the Notes app. Like Live Translation, this feature currently supports only a handful of languages. Image Playground with ChatGPT styles: Apple's Image Playground app lets you generate visuals in various artistic styles popularised by ChatGPT, including Oil Painting, Watercolour, Vector, Anime, Print, and a flexible 'Any Style' mode. The process is similar to interacting with ChatGPT via Siri, with a prompt notifying users that their image request will be sent to ChatGPT for processing. Spatial Images: The Photos app now lets you convert any regular image into a spatial image even if the photo was originally taken with a different smartphone. However, you can not take many actions from within the app when viewing spatial images. For instance, if you want to use a spatial image as your wallpaper, you will need to do so from the lockscreen customisation interface. iOS 26: Changes to apps iOS 26 also brings a host of subtle UI refinements across core apps, aimed at simplifying navigation and decluttering the experience. One of the most noticeable changes is the redesigned Camera app. The bottom slider has been streamlined to just two primary modes – Photo and Video. You can tap either to switch instantly, or swipe sideways to access additional modes like Portrait, Slo-Mo, and Timelapse. The result is a cleaner, more intuitive layout that keeps the focus on shooting. In the Photos app, the bottom tab now offers just two sections: Library and Collections, along with a floating search icon for quick access. As you scroll through your gallery, the UI adapts—the bottom bar transforms to show sorting options like date-based filters. One of my personal favourite tweaks is in Safari, where the new translucent bottom bar minimises as you scroll through webpages. This provides a cleaner look while maximising the reading space. Tap the collapsed bar, and it expands to reveal full navigation and sharing tools. It's a small touch, but a welcome one. While the translucent UI is now standard across most of Apple's system apps, the auto-minimising bottom bar remains exclusive to Safari for now. I hope Apple extends this design to more apps like Mail in the future. iOS 26 also introduces two new apps. The Preview app finally debuts on iPhones, allowing users to make edits to screenshots, annotate files, and save them directly as PDFs – bringing Mac-like functionality to mobile. Then there is the new Games app, which feels like a more modern and refined take on Game Center. It not only displays your achievements and in-game events but also lets you browse and download titles from the App Store and play along with friends – all within a unified hub.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Hindustan Times
iOS 26 update now available: Compatible iPhones, how to install, and what's new
Apple has officially released the public beta of iOS 26, giving iPhone users a chance to experience the next-generation software ahead of its final rollout. The update brings a bold new design, Apple Intelligence features, and improvements across core apps and services. iOS 26 brings a major visual overhaul, deeper AI integration via Apple Intelligence, and significant improvements.(Apple) iOS 26 Public Beta: Who Can Download It? The iOS 26 public beta is available to all users enrolled in Apple's Beta Software Program. Compatible devices include the iPhone 11 and newer, including the SE (2nd generation and later). To install it, users must sign in at enable beta updates in Settings, and download the update via the Software Update section under General settings. Supported iPhones for iOS 26: -iPhone 11 to iPhone 16 series (including all Pro and Plus models) -iPhone SE (2nd gen and later) Installation Caution: Back Up First Apple strongly advises users not to install beta software on their primary devices. Since beta releases may contain bugs or incomplete features, users should back up their iPhones via Mac Finder or iCloud before updating. An archived backup ensures data can be restored if needed. Key Features of iOS 26 System Redesign: The update introduces Liquid Glass, a new design language featuring translucent effects that adapt to the environment. This change appears across the Lock Screen, Home Screen, app icons, and system navigation. Apple Intelligence Enhancements: -Live Translation in Messages, FaceTime and Phone app -Visual Intelligence: Ask questions about on-screen content -Smarter Shortcuts with AI-driven suggestions Communication Upgrades: -The Phone app now includes Call Screening and Hold Assist -Messages gets polls, custom chat backgrounds, and Apple Cash transfers -Group chats now show typing indicators, and unknown senders are filtered App Updates: -Apple Music adds Lyrics Translation and AutoMix transitions -Maps includes privacy-protected Visited Places and improved routing -Wallet supports installment payments, updated boarding passes, and new integrations -A new Games app acts as a central hub for mobile gaming CarPlay also gets a refresh, supporting widgets, pinned conversations, and Live Activities. Final release timeline Apple is expected to release the final version of iOS 26 to the public in September 2025, alongside the launch of the iPhone 17 series.
Forbes
3 days ago
- Forbes
Apple Suddenly Releases New iOS 26 Public Beta For iPhone 11 Users
Apple's latest software release left out three iPhones when it happened this week — and it took a day for this problem to be resolved. Here's what happened. Apple releases iOS 26 public beta for iPhone 11. Apple released the first public beta version of iOS 26, the software which will go on general release in September on plenty of iPhones, including current models like the iPhone 16 Pro Max and this fall's upcoming iPhone 17 series. The compatibility for the new software stretches all the way back to the iPhone 11, first released in late 2020. Or it should have done, but three phones were left out of the release: iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. This is the full list of compatible phones. As spotted by MacRumors commenting on Friday, 'Apple did not seed the iPhone 11 version of the iOS 26 public beta yesterday, but it's out now. The update has a build number of 23A5297n, which is different from the 23A5297m public beta that other testers received,' it reported. The build number is almost the same, suggesting there's very little difference between the two, but whatever the changes, they're there to suit the 2020 iPhones. It seems there was an issue for those models in the beta, which has now been fixed. 'Fixed: On iPhone 11, if you have organized apps into folders on your Home Screen, you might only see the leftmost column of the grid of apps when opening a folder. The other two columns in the folder do not display the app icons, preventing users from launching those apps,' Apple said. This is one of those small-but-highly-irritating problems, so Apple did the right thing, I'd suggest, to hold off releasing it. For this to be the blemish on iPhone 11 users' first encounter with iOS 26 would have been a shame. A new developer beta has also been released so that developers using iPhone 11 handsets can see the benefit, too. Although the first public beta has seemed pretty solid, it's a reminder that there can be issues, and that it's worth not installing iOS 26 on your daily driver just yet, but rather put its all-new design, extra features and more to the test on a secondary device instead.
Fast Company
5 days ago
- Fast Company
Is it safe to install iOS 26 on older iPhones like the 11 and SE?
Apple says the upcoming iOS 26, expected in a polished 'release' version in September, will support devices back to the iPhone 11 from September 2019 and second-generation iPhone SE from April 2020—both with A13 Bionic processors. For those who don't want to wait, the iOS 26 public beta release is now available. It previews many updates, including call and text spam filtering, and revamped designs for apps such as Camera, Wallet, and especially CarPlay. Apple has revived the translucent look of the Liquid Glass interface after toning it down in the third beta released for app developers on July 7. Some of the biggest changes in iOS 26 are for the newest models—starting with the iPhone 15 Pro—with upgrades to the Apple Intelligence AI suite, such as live translation and visual search across apps. iOS 26 on older iPhones: mostly positive signs But how well will iOS 26 support older devices? To get a sense, I ran formal tests with an SE2 running developer beta 3, and also lived with it as my personal phone for over a week. I then upgraded to developer beta 4 and finally the public beta this week. It's common for such early versions to be buggy. Much to my surprise, even the experience with developer beta 3 was very smooth, with no major issues in performance and none in battery life. The public beta brought some incremental improvements, especially in graphics performance. These are good signs for September's release version. Of course, that's not a guarantee. Online discussions of the developer beta 3 were mixed, with some testers reporting battery issues and sluggish performance. Some issues diminished in beta 4, but other random bugs with apps, such as CarPlay compatibility, emerged. The iOS 26 public beta appears to be very close to or even the same as the latest developer beta, but all its fixes and foibles won't be clear until a lot of people try it for a while. And the Apple Beta Software Agreement exempts the company from any responsibility if things go south. The ideal way is to use an old phone you don't need; the next best is to first back up your phone and learn how to restore it if things go wrong. However, my positive experiences with the iOS 26 betas jibe with early impressions from several pros whose job includes testing new software on old devices. Tom Quinlan, a longtime technician at Apple-authorized service provider Charlotte Street Computers in Asheville, North Carolina, tried Developer Beta 3 on an iPhone 11 and came away impressed. 'I must say it did NOT feel sluggish,' he writes in an email. 'I am very surprised.' Used-device sellers are another early indicator. 'A few of our team members are running the [Developer Beta 3] for iOS 26 on their devices and are fans of the new release,' says Michael Lipson, director of technology at Swappa, an online marketplace. They ran the software on an iPhone 12 and a third-gen iPhone SE. Performance comparison: iOS 18.5 versus iOS 26 beta In my tests with the SE2, shows played just as smoothly in the Amazon Prime Video app on iOS 18.5 and iOS 26 developer and public betas. Response times when tapping, scrolling, or opening apps (Photos, Camera, Mail, Reminders, Clock) were comparable at first. Over the week, though, I did notice occasional sluggishness in the interface of developer beta 3. I will keep an eye on the public beta in the coming days. My tests with the 3DMark Wild Life graphics benchmark showed insignificant differences, with average scores of 6,082 on iOS 18.5 vs. 5,766 on iOS 26 public beta. For real-world perspective: Average frame rates dropped from 36.4 fps to 34.5 fps. Battery life was unchanged. I tested the SE2 (which had 88% of its original battery capacity) by playing shows in the Apple Podcasts app, with a half-light/half-dark screen. I set brightness at 50% and disabled low power mode. Running the battery from 80% to zero took close to five hours with all OS versions. Is it safe to install iOS 26 public beta now? Beta versions carry risks, but so do release builds. Last year's iPadOS 18 bricked some iPads with M4 processors, prompting Apple to rush out version 18.0.1 with fixes. If you're not prepared for possible glitches, the public beta may not be for you. And it won't hurt to wait a few days after the release version drops to see how it shakes out. Predictions for September are favorable for all iPhones. 'Based on past versions [of iOS], it should run perfectly, and there's no reason not to update to iOS 26,' writes Kewin Charron, senior lead refurbishment operations manager at Back Market, a Swappa competitor. But he's not committing to a time frame for their sellers, saying it will depend on how stable they find the nearly final beta version, called release candidate, to be.
