Although every year we have available the betas of the different systems (iOS, macOS, iPados, etc.), to be able to try before the official departure of them, this year is something different, or that reveals Tim Cook, who says they have been the most downloaded in history.
This may be due, in the first place, to the unification of these, both in number (the 26), as in design and other characteristics, which makes many want to prove that Liquid Glass They showed us at this year's WWDC, although there are more reasons.
The beta of iOS 26 is the most downloaded, why?
He Apple CEO, Tim Cooksaid the July 31, 2025 that the betas of ios 26, ipados 26 and macos 26 They have become the most popular that the company has ever had. And although we do not have concrete figures, Cook explained that this record of facilities is due in large part to a change that Apple applied a couple of years ago, because It is no longer necessary to pay the $ 99 per year To access as a developer, something that was previously a requirement, both to upload app to the App Store, and to download betas. Since then, anyone with a free Apple Developer account can install beta versions, which has led many users like you and as me to try it, because it is as simple as doing it with a public beta, only that before the exit of it.
But not only this explains interest, since last year this could also be done, but has influenced the new visual language of the platform, presented in the WWDC 2025: The so -called design Liquid Glass. This renewed aesthetic, with dynamic visual effects and a fluid appearance, has generated that interests that many other years did not have, because it is a real change that we can see on our iPhone without the need to buy another device, so most have installed it to be able to observe it first hand, and not in videos.
In any case, as we have been repeating since its departure, we do not recommend installing it, since it can contain errors and problems, so it would have to be on a secondary iPhone, and not in the staff, being able to leave us lying at an important time with some failure.
The final version will be released in September, with the departure of the iPhone 17, so it is not so much to be able to install it safely on any or higher iPhone, those that have already been announced that they will be compatible.
And you, are you one of those who have tried the new version of iOS 26 Ya? Remember that going back to it is complicated, although possible, so think about it if you run the beta. In my case I did it, and I returned to iOS 18, due to the mistakes I told you, so it is better to see it by video and wait a little more, especially now, that we are already closer. Leave us a comment in case you have done it, explaining your experience with this new version, and if it really is worth being the most downloaded, or it seems similar to you.
