Got the iOS 26 public beta? Here are the new AirPods Pro 2 features you could try today – and why you might think twice about it

• Public beta for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 is available now
• Usual beta caveats apply: use at your own risk
• Requires iOS 26, iPadOS 26 or macOS 26

Last week, Apple opened up the public beta program for all its latest operating systems, enabling you to try out the next generation software that'll officially launch later this year.

And there's a beta for the next generation of AirPods software too. That's unusual, because Apple doesn't normally issue AirPods betas, but it's available from the same place as the other betas at beta.apple.com through the iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS 26 public betas. We have a guide on how to install the iOS 26 beta here, if you device to try it.

Should you try it? Yes, and also no.