Now you can install the iOS 26 developer beta on your phone as an over-the-air update: After you sign up for the Apple Developer program, you should see the option to download the iOS 26 developer beta in your settings. Go back and tap Download and Install under the new "iOS 26 Developer Beta" option that appears.

Unlike last year, several iPhone models won't be eligible to download the newest iOS when it makes its debut this fall. This trio of models first released in 2018 won't be coming to the iOS 26 party:

OS 26 isn't quite ready to launch yet, but we're far enough along in the testing process that Apple is seeding the update out to millions