Assuming you're enrolled in the Apple public beta program, you can now grab the public beta directly on your iPhone. Just go to Settings, tap on General and select Software Updates. On that screen, tap on Beta Updates to find the iOS 26 beta.

With the iOS 26 public beta now out, you may have chosen to give the new software update a try ahead of its general release in the fall.

After a month of developer testing, Apple is ready to unleash iOS 26 for wider testing. Here's why you might want to wait.