Your iPad is set to get several new features with iPadOS 26 this fall, but you can try them early by downloading the public beta now. Here’s how.
Apple recently announced multiple big changes to the iPad, coming with iPadOS 26. These include the new Liquid Glass visual experience, the new Games app that’s also available for macOS and iPhone, and more Apple Intelligence features. But the biggest update is that iPadOS 26 will offer a more Mac-like experience with window control and tiling, making the iPad more intuitive to use and more like a computer than before.
Although all these new features won’t roll out to your iPad until this fall, you can install the public beta version of iPadOS 26 right now. Apple released the iPadOS 26 developer beta version to registered developers in June. The public beta is now available to give a bigger audience the chance to test it.
Before installing any beta software on an iPad, be sure to back up your device, avoid using your primary tablet, and remember that pre-release software can contain bugs and glitches. How to install the iPadOS 26 public beta
What you need: An iPad running iPadOS 16.4 or later.
