Apple Releases First iOS 26.5iPadOS 26.5 and macOS Tahoe 26.5 Public Betas
Apple today provided public beta testers with the first releases of upcoming iOS 26.5iPadOS 26.5macOS Tahoe 26.5watchOS 26.5and tvOS 26.5 updates for testing purposes. The public betas come four days after Apple provided the betas to developersthough Apple seeded updated iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 betas to developers earlier today.
After signing up for beta testing on Apple's beta sitepublic beta testers can download the updates using the Software Update section of the Settings app on each device.
iOS 26.5iPadOS 26.5and macOS Tahoe 26.5 include a new Suggested Places feature for recommending nearby locations to visitand Apple is also gearing up to start showing ads in Maps.
Apple is testing end-to-end encryption for RCS messages between iPhone and Android users againand there are proximity pairingnotification forwardingand Live Activities for third-party wearables in the EU.
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