Apple Seeds Second iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 Release Candidates to Developers
Apple today seeded new release candidate versions of upcoming iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates to developers for testing purposeswith the software coming five days after the first RC. It's not clear what's changed in the second RCbut Apple typically sends out another candidate if there are bugs that need to be addressed.
Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update.
iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 do not include new Siri capabilitiessuggesting any Siri updates are being held until iOS 27. The Maps app has a Suggested Places feature for recommending locations to visit nearby based on trends and recent searchesplus Apple is laying the groundwork for ads in the Apple Maps app.
Apple is continuing to test end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android users. Apple included the feature in the iOS 26.4 betabut removed it before the update launched to the public.
There is a new Pride wallpaper to go along with the Pride Apple Watch band for this year.
More detail on what's new in iOS 26.5 can be found in our iOS 26.5 beta features guide. iOS 26.5 is likely to see a launch next week.
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iOS 26.5 has been in beta since late Marchwith a third beta released this week. The update is relatively minor so farwhich is not too surprising given that Apple is starting to shift its focus towards iOS 27. Apple will unveil iOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote on June 8and the update should be released in September.
iOS 26.5 lays the groundwork for two changesincluding end-to-end...
Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates to developers for testing purposeswith the software coming two weeks after Apple released updated first betas.
Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update.
iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 do not include new...
Apple today provided public beta testers with the second releases of upcoming iOS 26.5iPadOS 26.5watchOS 26.5and tvOS 26.5 updates for testing purposes. The public betas come a day after Apple provided the betas to developers.
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...
