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iOS 26.1 Update - Liquid Glass 2.0 is BACK

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00:00All right, so I feel like iOS 26.1 should have been the software released initially when Apple

00:05released iOS 26 to the general public, and I'll explain the reasons why. Now, Beta 2 has been out

00:11for several days, and of course, as per usual, I always like to come back and share with you guys

00:15some additional new features and changes that I've noticed within the Beta after using the software

00:20for several days. Now, if you want to watch my initial coverage on iOS 26.1 Beta 2, I talk about

00:26some of the changes happening to Liquid Glass and some of the new features, I'll link that video in

00:30the description down below, but again, today we're going to focus on some additional new features and

00:35changes, so I recommend you watch that video first and then come back to this one if you haven't

00:39already. Now, let's talk about a new security feature built into iOS 26.1 Beta 2. This one is

00:46going to be called Background Security Improvements. You can go into Settings, head on over into the

00:51privacy settings on your iPhone, so if we head on over into Privacy and Security. If you scroll all

00:57the way to the bottom, you find the Background Security Improvements. Now, this is very similar

01:01to the Rapid Security Response feature that Apple introduced that allows the iPhone to update the

01:08security of the software without Apple having to provide an entirely new software update. So, this

01:13would allow the iPhone to have the latest security patches, again, without Apple having to provide

01:18users with a new software update in order to patch any security flaws. Now, obviously, if it's a major

01:23flaw, Apple will most likely release a new software update moving forward, but yeah, now that new

01:28Background Security Improvements feature is really cool and it's now available within this latest beta.

01:33Now, I want to talk about the Silence toggle for a second because I was sort of bummed out, and I know

01:38this is minor, but if we go under the Sounds and Haptics option, the Silent toggle is now back to red.

01:44Now, I have this iPhone here running iOS 26.1 Beta 1, and you can see here, if we go into Sound and

01:50Haptics, you see there the toggle was green. It is now back to red, which I was missing, and now Apple

01:56brought it back again, refining the operating system, making it look exactly like it should. Another

02:01example of that is here on the lock screen. Let's say I want to go ahead and click Customize here,

02:04and click on the clock here. You see the platter to customize the clock? The radius there around the

02:10corner looks perfect. Let me show you that here on a previous beta. As you can see, Apple is really

02:15doubling down on the way the operating system looks. Take a look right there. See the radius? How it's

02:20cutting off here on the corners? As you can see right there, the radius is just off. You see here

02:25within the latest beta, not only does it add more liquid glass, but it's also more refined. As you can

02:30see there, beta 2 versus beta 1, and you see there, Apple definitely, you know, taking a look at a lot of

02:37these minor things that I think Apple should have addressed initially with iOS 26. Now, there's one

02:42thing that I did mention on my initial coverage, and that is going to be under Display and Brightness,

02:47where we have now the actual iOS 26 wallpapers there on this section here for Display and Brightness,

02:53as you can see right there. Again, Apple just refining the operating system. Now, a lot of these

02:57refinements also translate over to icons, menus, and also labels. So, for example, if I go into Settings

03:03here and go under Bluetooth, you see that the description has been adjusted, as well as the

03:08icon is over to the left. Let me show you that here on a previous beta. So, if we go under Bluetooth

03:13in beta 1, you see there the icon is centered, not on beta 2. Beta 2 is off to the left, and the

03:18description has been adjusted, and it looks proper, in my opinion, on this second beta. And this also

03:23translates over to the cell options, over to Wi-Fi, for example. There you see everything is uniform

03:30here, gen rows, accessibilities, and so on. Everything has been adjusted here within this

03:36latest beta, including folders and folder labels here. Let me show you here. You see the YouTube

03:40folder here. The YouTube label is off to the left. Let me show you that in beta 1 here, for example.

03:46You see YouTube is all the way at the top. So, I think it looks a lot nicer, more compact,

03:50more organized, and Apple continues to improve the look of the OS with this latest beta, adding more

03:55liquid glass, and things like that, which I really love. Now, the fitness app also received an update,

04:00and I love this one, because you now have custom workouts. So, if you tap into workouts under the

04:05fitness application, you have this new icon on the top here, where you can press and create or add a

04:10workout. You see here, you can select from various workout options available, and even custom options

04:15available here to you. Duration, start times, calorie counts, and efforts, and so on. So, you can create

04:21or add custom workouts under the workouts tab here in the fitness application with iOS 26.1. That is

04:28a welcome change. Now, over the weekend, Apple also fixed the issue on server side for the issue on

04:35Apple Intelligence that wasn't downloading properly for some iPhone 17 owners, including iPhone Air.

04:41Now, keep in mind that Apple Intelligence did get this update server side, which means Apple fixed it on

04:47their end. You don't have to do anything. So, if you had issues downloading Apple Intelligent capabilities

04:52to your device, Apple has now set to fix that here within the latest server side update for Apple

04:57Intelligence. And last but not least, I want to talk about AirPods. If you have AirPods Pro 3,

05:03AirPods Pro 2, USB-C, and Lightning, or AirPods 4, Apple did release the first beta for iOS 26.1

05:11with the latest bill number for the firmware, 8B5014C. That is the latest beta available for

05:18AirPods within iOS 26.1. If you want to give it a try right now, head on over into AirPods settings,

05:23scroll all the way to the bottom, select AirPods beta update, and enable beta updates on your AirPods,

05:29and you should be able to enjoy the latest beta for the AirPods firmware update. Now, in terms of battery

05:34life and performance, I know you guys like to know this information. So, in terms of performance,

05:39the single core score was 3,711, and the multi-core score was 9,694. So, those numbers are looking

05:48excellent here on iOS 26.1 beta 2. In terms of battery life, I know you guys are asking about this

05:54one. I have to say battery life has not improved with this latest beta for iOS 26.1. So, if battery

06:01life is one of those concerns to you, keep in mind that battery life will not get better, but also won't

06:05get worse. It'll be similar to iOS 26. And hopefully, we'll see improvements with battery life moving

06:10forward with additional beta. So, I'll keep you guys posted. But there you guys have it. That about

06:15brings it into this video. Thank you for watching. I hope you guys enjoyed it, and I'll see you guys

06:19on the next one. Peace.

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