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 ...

Large-scale testing of encrypted RCS texting starts in iOS 26.5

After months of buildup, end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging has finally made it to iOS, allowing Android and iPhone users to ...

Apple releases iOS 26.5 RC 2 ahead of public launch

Apple has released a new RC (release candidate) build for iOS and iPadOS 26.5 today, available now for developers and public ...
9to5Mac

iOS 26.5 adds end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging, rolling out now

iOS 26.5 is now available to everyone after six weeks of beta testing. The update adds fresh wallpapers, new features to Apple Maps, and more. Perhaps most notably, iOS 26.5 adds support for ...
MacRumors

iOS 26 Beta Testing Likely Complete After Apple Seeds Beta 8

Apple today provided developers with iOS 26 beta 8, which means that beta testing is likely coming to an end. Apple typically only seeds eight developer betas of an iOS update before the software gets ...

Apple releases iOS 26.5 dev beta 2 for iPhones: What's new, how to update

Apple has released iOS 26.5 developer beta 2 for iPhones, adding Maps "Suggested Places," testing RCS end-to-end encryption and new subscription options, now available to developers only ...