watchOS 26.2 and iOS 26.2 betas
9to5Mac Daily
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🗓️ 5 November 2025
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Stories discussed in this episode:
- Everything new in iOS 26.2 beta 1
- iOS 26.2 includes three helpful upgrades to Apple Podcasts app
- watchOS 26.2 makes a big change to Sleep Score, here’s what’s different
- Apple Card adds new 3% Daily Cash partner, plus more perks
- New airline adds support for iOS 26 boarding passes in Wallet
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to 95 Mac Daily for Wednesday, November 5th, 2025. |
| 0:07.1 | I'm your host, Chance Miller. |
| 0:09.2 | We are sponsored this week by Backblaze. |
| 0:12.5 | Leading off today, Apple Card has a new perk for its card holders. |
| 0:16.0 | Apple's announced that Apple Card now offers 3% daily cashback for car rentals with Hertz. |
| 0:22.4 | When you use your Apple Card at Hertz, you'll get 3% back with Apple Pay for booking eligible |
| 0:27.6 | rentals in the app through the Hertz website or at qualifying locations. |
| 0:32.5 | In addition to that boosted cash back, there are a few other perks. |
| 0:36.0 | Free Emergency Roadside service, a discount on |
| 0:39.7 | loss damage waiver vehicle protection, the ability to add a free additional driver to your rental, |
| 0:46.4 | and 5% off base rates when you choose the pay later option. With the addition of Hertz, there are now |
| 0:52.7 | 10 different companies that offer 3% |
| 0:55.3 | daily cash with Apple Card. Those include Apple, Ace Hardware, Booking.com, ChargePoint, Exxon, |
| 1:02.1 | Hertz, Mobile, Nike, Uber, Uber, Eats, and Walgreens. All purchases made with Apple Card with Apple Pay |
| 1:09.5 | earn 2% back, all purchases made with a physical |
| 1:12.6 | titanium card earn 1%. Apple Card's daily cash is available as soon as the transaction posts |
| 1:19.2 | to your account, and you can save it to your Apple Cash balance, add it to your savings account, |
| 1:24.5 | or use it as a statement credit to reduce your Apple card balance. |
| 1:28.6 | Next up today, as part of iOS 26, Apple launched a redesigned boarding pass experience for flights |
| 1:34.6 | in the Apple Wallet app. The new design features live activities, quicker access to flight |
| 1:39.4 | details, and other improvements. Last month, United became the first U.S. airline to roll out support for these new features. |
| 1:47.8 | Air Canada also recently launched support. |
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