Apple released the fifth public beta of iOS 26 on Aug. 25, and the beta brings a new Liquid Glass design to the iPhones of developers and beta testers, alongside other updates such as call screening. And developers and beta testers with an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone will see AI notification summaries for news and entertainment apps in the latest beta.

Apple disabled AI notification summaries for news and entertainment apps in January. That came a few weeks after the BBC pointed out in December that the feature twisted the media organization’s notifications and displayed inaccurate information. 

The latest beta brings those AI summaries back with a new warning.

Before you download the beta and check out these summaries, just know this beta is not the final version of iOS 26. That means, the update might be buggy for you, and your device’s battery life may be affected, so it’s best to keep those troubles off your primary device. If you want to try out the beta, I recommend downloading it on a secondary device.

It’s also possible that Apple could remove or further alter this feature before the final version of iOS 26 is released this fall — I’m guessing in a few weeks.

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iOS 26 beta warns about summary inaccuracies

When I updated to the latest iOS 26 beta, I was greeted by some splash screens which asked for various permissions. One splash screen was for the AI notification summaries. When you see this screen, you have two options: Choose Notifications to Summarize or Not Now. If you tap Not Now, the splash screen goes away. 

If you tap Choose Notifications to Summarize, you are taken to a new page where you’ll see three categories: News & Entertainment, Communication & Social and All Other Apps. Tapping one of these categories allows notification summaries for apps in that category. Beneath the News & Entertainment category, there’s a warning that gets outlined in red if you tap it.

«Summarization may change the meaning of the original headline,» the warning reads, adding, «Verify information.»

In the beta, there’s also a warning across the bottom of the screen that reads, «This is a beta feature. Summaries may contain errors.»

After tapping the categories you want, tap Summarize Selected Notifications across the bottom of your screen. If you selected all the categories, this button will read Summarize All Notifications.

And if you don’t want these summaries, you can tap Do Not Summarize Notifications. If you allow these summaries and don’t like them, you can easily turn them off. Here’s how.

How to turn off AI notification summaries

1. Tap Settings. 
2. Tap Notifications.
3. Tap Summarize Notifications.
4. Tap the Summarize Notifications toggle in the new menu.

You can also follow the above steps to turn AI notification summaries back on. You’ll have to select which categories you want these summaries for again, too. 

Don’t forget, this feature is still in beta so it could be buggy, and Apple could alter or remove it when iOS 26 is released to the general public this fall. There’s no definitive date for when Apple will release iOS 26. 

For more iOS news, here are my first impressions of the beta version of iOS 26, how to enable call screening in the beta and all the new features Apple said it will bring to your device later this year. You can get an early view of the upcoming iPhone features with our iOS 26 cheat sheet.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Sadly, the NYT Mini Crossword is now behind a paywall. You can of course subscribe to the Times’ Games package to receive full access. If you just can’t, there’s at least one way you can still access it.

I was cruising through today’s Mini Crossword until I got to 8-Across, which threw me for a while until I filled in some of the Down answers. Need some help or answers? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: «Hamilton» was nominated for 16 of them in ’16
Answer: TONYS

6A clue: Vegetable you might wear cooking goggles to cut
Answer: ONION

7A clue: Lizard that can detach its own tail
Answer: GECKO

8A clue: Slightly off, as a picture frame
Answer: ASKEW

9A clue: Cunning
Answer: SLY

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Wrap on filming «300»?
Answer: TOGA

2D clue: Tip jar bills
Answer: ONES

3D clue: Tiny shaving cuts
Answer: NICKS

4D clue: Country bumpkin
Answer: YOKEL

5D clue: Adjective that can precede «owl» or «egret»
Answer: SNOWY

Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is tough. The purple category does that thing where the editors chop up a team name and expect you to find it. If you’re struggling but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.

Connections: Sports Edition is out of beta now, making its debut on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9. That’s a sign that the game has earned enough loyal players that The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by the Times, will continue to publish it. It doesn’t show up in the NYT Games app but now appears in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can continue to play it free online.  

Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta

Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Take me out to the ball game.

Green group hint: City of Brotherly Love.

Blue group hint: You want a high pick.

Purple group hint: Southern group of teams.

Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups

Yellow group: Materials found on a baseball field.

Green group: Philadelphia teams.

Blue group: Words that precede «draft.»

Purple group: Starts of SEC team names.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is materials found on a baseball field. The four answers are chalk, dirt, grass and rubber.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is Philadelphia teams. The four answers are Eagles, Flyers, Temple and Union.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is words that precede «draft.» The four answers are fantasy, mock, NFL and snake.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is starts of SEC team names. The four answers are Bull, Gato, Soon and Wild. (Mississippi State Bulldogs, Florida Gators, Oklahoma Sooners and Kentucky Wildcats.)