Apple Releases Second iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5 and watchOS 26.5 Public Betas

[MacRumors]

Apple today provided public beta testers with the second releases of upcoming iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, and 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 site, public beta testers can download the updates using the Software Update section of the Settings app on each device.

iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 include a new Suggested Places feature for recommending nearby locations to visit, and 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 again, and there are proximity pairing, notification forwarding, and Live Activities for third-party wearables in the EU.

Article Link: Apple Releases Second iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5 and watchOS 26.5 Public Betas

 

[What_Is_George]

does 26.5 add anything other than ads in Apple Maps?

 

[xmarcuswildx]

does 26.5 add anything other than ads in Apple Maps?

Nope.

 

[jwm]

Not sure it adds anything significant, however, it may create some issues with using Mail clients. I am seeing issues with Mail and Outlook since updating some of my Macs, and it's consistent across all the ones I updated.

 

[tagmut]

Not sure it adds anything significant, however, it may create some issues with using Mail clients. I am seeing issues with Mail and Outlook since updating some of my Macs, and it's consistent across all the ones I updated.

I'm having the same email issues. I was wondering if this is the same build as the developers.

 

[exodiusprime]

does 26.5 add anything other than ads in Apple Maps?

What a time to be alive when "Ads" are a touted feature 🫠🫠🫠

 

[NicosAccount]

What a time to be alive when "Ads" are a touted feature 🫠🫠🫠

Idt apple is marketing this as a feature haha. Its just macrumors mentionning it.

 

[michsu]

Next up, increased prices for their stuff will be a feature.. ridiculous!

 

[Siliconguy]

Idt apple is marketing this as a feature haha. Its just macrumors mentionning it.

Apple is not marketing the 'feature' to users, but you can be sure they are marketing it to their real customers, advertisers.

The clear and increasing desperation of advertisers to scream "Buy, Buy, Buy!" at every opportunity is not a sign of a sound economy.

 

[NicosAccount]

Apple is not marketing the 'feature' to users, but you can be sure they are marketing it to their real customers, advertisers.

The clear and increasing desperation of advertisers to scream "Buy, Buy, Buy!" at every opportunity is not a sign of a sound economy.

Idk about increasing, everything gets ads eventually, publicly traded companies only care about increasing profits as much as possible. Everything they claim to be about serves the only purpose of getting more money. When it stops making them money, theyll just drop whatever idea/value theyve been about. Disclaimer: I hate ads and been using adblockers since ive been on the internet.

 

[polyphenol]

Idk about increasing, everything gets ads eventually, publicly traded companies only care about increasing profits as much as possible. Everything they claim to be about serves the only purpose of getting more money. When it stops making them money, theyll just drop whatever idea/value theyve been about. Disclaimer: I hate ads and been using adblockers since ive been on the internet.

On the odd occasion I do something which means I see ads, I so very often find that it is for something that is not available to me, is inappropriate, is a price I cannot afford, or in many other ways would never end up benefitting the advertiser.

It's extremely hard to see using an adblocker as anything but mutually beneficial. It avoids waste of bandwidth. If they are paying per view, my non-viewing saves them money.

When I watch ad-supported television, I often see the same ads so often that I can pick to pieces what they are offering. Read between the lines. Understand the gotchas. And reject the company entirely. There are times that even companies I have regularly used give me reason to go elsewhere.

 

[MistrSynistr]

I wonder if the creator of WIPR can make something built in for all Apple Apps. Works excellent with YouTube ads (none ever) and everything else.

 

[Mainyehc]

What the heck happened to this update, was it pulled for Public Beta users? I'm running Beta 1 (build 25F5042g) and this second beta is nowhere to be found in System Settings. I can force it to appear by switching to the Developer Beta track, but I'm not entirely sure I should go that route…

 

[Aneef]

I am still on 26.3.1 and don't plan to update my phone.

 

[Powerbooky]

Not sure it adds anything significant, however, it may create some issues with using Mail clients. I am seeing issues with Mail and Outlook since updating some of my Macs, and it's consistent across all the ones I updated.

And those issues are? I mean the Outlook application in itself is already a mess and should be abandoned by any business.