Apple releases iOS 26 with Preview app as 26.1 beta 4 adds features

Apple has rolled out iOS 26 with a new Preview app and simultaneously issued the fourth developer betas of its 26.1 updates across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch and Vision Pro platforms, while a small point release, iOS 26.0.2, is reported to be in final testing and expected to arrive before iOS 26.1. The moves mark a mix of visible new features and behind‑the‑scenes bug fixes as Apple moves quickly through the early weeks of the iOS 26 cycle.

The Preview app, arriving on iPhone with iOS 26, consolidates several document and image tasks that previously required multiple tools. Users can create new documents, scan pages, edit photos and PDFs, remove backgrounds, fill form fields and add signatures within a single interface that also integrates files stored on the device. Apple positioned the app as a native alternative to third party editors by combining capabilities from Files, Markup and the Camera app’s scanner.

Developer beta 4 of iOS 26.1 and companion updates include a number of interface and language updates. Apple Intelligence has been expanded to support additional languages including Chinese Traditional, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese Portugal, Swedish,...