{"id":344424,"date":"2025-12-15T00:17:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T00:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/apple-2\/apple-releases-ios-26-2-with-new-liquid-glass-controls-one-time-airdrop-codes-and-offline-apple-music-lyrics\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T00:17:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T00:17:30","slug":"apple-releases-ios-26-2-with-new-liquid-glass-controls-one-time-airdrop-codes-and-offline-apple-music-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=344424","title":{"rendered":"Apple releases iOS 26.2 with new Liquid Glass controls, one-time AirDrop codes and offline Apple Music lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"248\">Apple has rolled out iOS 26.2, adding new features and refinements that round out one of the final major updates to iOS 26 this year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"549\">The update introduces offline Apple Music lyrics, allowing users to view synced lyrics even when they have no data connection. 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