With the release date looming, Apple has issued the eighth developer beta builds of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26.

Apple’s hardware getting the 26-generation update – Image Credit: Apple

Apple’s hardware getting the 26-generation update – Image Credit: Apple
The eighth round follows after the seventh, which appeared on August 18. The sixth landed on August 11, however Apple did introduce a small update to the build on August 14 for iOS 26.
The eighth generation is close to the end of the testing period for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, visionOS 26, and tvOS 26. The official releases of the new milestone operating systems are expected to occur within weeks, to accompany the usual hardware launches for Apple’s September iPhone launch.