The latest iOS 26.1 beta reveals 3 more features coming to iPhones including the rebranded Apple TV app

Date:
Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:01:46 +0000

Description:
The third iOS 26.1 beta includes several small changes, one of which hints at a big new AI feature that might arrive soon.

FULL STORY ======================================================================The third iOS 26.1 beta is out now It includes a redesigned app icon for Apple
TV, to go along with its rebranding There are also hints that more
third-party AI integrations could be coming soon, and there's a new Local Capture settings screen

The next beta for iOS 26.1 has now landed, and while this doesnt include many changes from the previous beta, there are three notable alterations.

First up, as spotted by 9to5Mac , the Apple TV app has a new logo, which has
a bit more color to it than the old one. That in itself might not seem very notable, but its part of Apples recently announced rebranding of the service, which is now simply called Apple TV rather than Apple TV+, and which, according to Apple, has "a vibrant new identity."

Presumably, that vibrancy will ultimately extend beyond having a more
colorful app icon, but for now, thats all we get. The redesigned Apple TV
logo (Image credit: Apple / 9to5Mac) More AI options

Elsewhere in this iOS 26.1 beta, theres code spotted by X user @aaronp613
that suggests Apple might soon offer third-party AI integrations other than ChatGPT. Right now, you can plug ChatGPT into Siri to get responses from the former for queries that Siri isnt suited to, but if you prefer a different AI
such as Googles Gemini youre out of luck.

However, in this iOS 26.1 beta, some text has changed from "Report a concern related to ChatGPT" to "Report a concern related to a Third Party",
suggesting that other third-party AIs might become options. With iOS 26.1
beta 3, Apple is getting closer to allowing additional 3rd party AI-integration. Apple has replaced "Report a concern related to ChatGPT" to "Report a concern related to a Third Party" pic.twitter.com/25zW9WLeNh
October 13, 2025

This is something Apple first talked about implementing back in 2024, but
this text change is a sign that it might finally be happening soon.

The only other iOS 26.1 beta 3 feature that has been found is a Local Capture section on the settings screen. Spotted by X user @zollotech , this allows
you to change where Local Capture files are saved, and optionally toggle
Local Capture to only include audio.

Local Capture, if you dont already know, is a feature that allows you to record audio and video on your side of a video conference call. In iOS 26.2 Beta 3. New local capture option under settings> general. pic.twitter.com/HTWaAnPOpL October 13, 2025

In any case, thats everything so far in this latest iOS 26.1 beta, but previous betas also added features and improvements, such as a feature that makes it harder to sleep through your alarms , and some gesture controls in Apple Music .

If youre keen to grab these updates, you can download the latest iOS 26.1
beta now, but wed expect the finished version to land very soon, so you might be better off waiting for that.

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