Following the initial release candidates, Apple has supplied a second build of iOS 26.2, as it prepares for a formal release of its operating system updates ahead of the holidays.
On December 3, Apple started the endgame section of its beta-testing process, with the first release candidates for its 26.2 generation of operating systems. Less than a week later, it's brought out its second RC build of iOS 26.2.
The second RC build, number 23C54, replaces the first RC build, 23C52.
So far, it seems that iOS 26.2 is the only operating system to get a second RC build on Monday. Apple previously issued a second release candidate for tvOS 26.2 just one day after the RC 1 builds arrived.
The developer betas for iOS 26.2 included a new Lock Screen slider, new buttons for Apple News, and automatic episode chapters in the Podcasts app. Updates to Games and CarPlay, a 30-day access code for AirDrop, and third-party virtual assistant hints also appeared in the test builds.
As usual, AppleInsider and Apple strongly recommend against users installing beta operating systems or beta software onto primary or "mission-critical" hardware, due to the persistent risk of data loss. Beta participants should instead use secondary or less critical hardware and have sufficient backups of their data at all times.
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