Apple has just released for download beta 3 of iOS 26.1, iPadOS 26.1, macOS 26.1, tvOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1 and visionOS 26.1 for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch and Vision Pro devices.
The aforementioned release comes only a week after beta 2 seed and three weeks after the initial beta 1 of v26.1.

Besides the usual bug fixes and improvements in iOS 26.1, the v26.1 update also includes new languages support for AirPods Live Translation feature, new languages support for Apple Intelligence, UI changes in Music app, performance improvements, and much more.
v26.1 update also improves how alarms are dismissed with a Slide to Unlock UI in the Clock app.
You can head over to Settings > General > Software Update section of the device itself and grab the OTA update from there. Alternatively, you can download the IPSW file of iOS 26.1 and others from Apple Developer Program portal over at developer.apple.com and grab the file from there. Once downloaded, you can use Finder on Mac or iTunes on Windows to update the device.
Apple is expected to release final version of iOS 26.1 (alongside iPadOS 26.1, macOS 26.1, tvOS 26.1, watchOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1) to public by end of October.
If we spot anything new in beta 3, we will update the post accordingly. Stay tuned for more on this space.
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