Phone owners have had to wait longer than ever for the first iOS 26 public beta, but it should result in a cleaner, more stable release.

Apple previously announced that a public beta of iOS 26 would be available in July, and now a more specific timeframe has surfaced.

Meanwhile, the third iOS 26 beta added more changes to Liquid Glass to make it more readable, new wallpapers and several other fixes. As such, we’d expect the first public beta to take all the recommendations and fixes from the developer beta. This also goes for the full public release, which could look very different.