iOS 26.2 is available with Liquid Glass, AirDrop, and Apple Music updates

Today, Apple officially released iOS 26.2 For iPhone 11 and later devices, which includes new Lock screen customizations so you can adjust the opacity level, as well as the ability to use AirDrop with people who aren’t in your contacts by sharing a one-time code with them instead. There are also new updates for macOS, iPadOS, visionOS, and watchOS.

On updated iPhones, the Reminders app now has an “Urgent” option that will set an alarm for the specific time of a task, while Apple Music has added support for offline lyrics to go along with downloaded songs, and a new playlist of favorite songs inside Top Picks. Live translation on AirPods is finally available for users in the EU next Delay due to regulatory concerns Earlier this year. There’s also support for Enhanced Safety Alerts in the US, which Apple says “can inform you of impending threats like floods, natural disasters, and other emergencies, with rich information like a map of affected areas and links to additional safety guidance.”

iOS 26.2 is also included Apple Podcast An update was announced last month that automatically creates chapters for English-language podcasts (when the creator doesn’t provide the chapters themselves). Apple Podcasts now also has timed links, which appear at specific times in podcast episodes, such as when the host mentions another podcast.

Vision Pro has fewer new additions In VisionOS 26.2with travel mode support now extending to cars and buses as well, support for hand-drawn content using devices like Logitech Music in compatible apps, and support for tables in free-form so you can manage VR spreadsheets. If you have an Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD, then TVOS 26.2 Also available now, with support for creating profiles without an Apple Account, and a new age-restricted mode that adheres to the rating limits set for that account.

Apple also released iPad OS 26.2 Today, which brings back the drag-and-drop multitasking feature that was originally removed in iPadOS 26 when Apple updated the iPad’s window system. Now that this feature is back, you can once again navigate between apps in your multitasking setup using the old drag-and-drop gestures. Besides, iPadOS 26.2 also includes many of the same updates that were in iOS 26.2, including new features in Apple Podcasts, Urgent Reminders, and improved lock screen customization options for Liquid Glass.

Finally, on the Apple Watch, the most notable changes are WatchOS 26.2 It’s the same Enhanced Safety Alerts feature added to iOS, and tweaks to the way results are categorized into Sleep Score.