iOS 26 icons, public beta feedback and iPhone 17 rumors

Benjamin and Chance analyze the new iOS 26 icon set, as well as respond to some public beta feedback Chance has received from his family. Also, a test iPhone 17 prototype was seemingly caught on camera on the streets of San Francisco.

And in Happy Hour Plus (9to5mac.com/join), Chance has finally updated to watchOS 26 beta, and the pair discuss the surprising utility of the new wrist flick gesture. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.

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Links

• Mayo’s Feedback response (x.com/bzamayo/status/1948696718440034451)

• iOS 26 public beta now available with new design and more (9to5mac.com/2025/07/24/ios-26-now-available-fe…)

• iOS 18 vs iOS 26 compared: Here’s all the new app icons coming to your iPhone home screen (9to5mac.com/2025/07/31/new-ios-26-iphone-apps-…)

• Did someone just get caught using the iPhone 17 Pro in the wild? (9to5mac.com/2025/07/28/did-someone-just-get-ca…)

• Rumor: iPhone 17 Pro could have three unexpected camera upgrades (9to5mac.com/2025/07/27/iphone-17-pro-camera-up…)

• New iPhone 17 Pro video shows full color lineup with dummy models (9to5mac.com/2025/07/29/new-iphone-17-pro-video…)