Apple Seeds Third iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 Betas to Developers

[MacRumors]

Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple released the second 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 Siri capabilities, suggesting 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 searches, plus 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 beta, but removed it before the update launched to the public.

In the European Union, Apple is testing proximity pairing, notification forwarding, and Live Activities for third-party wearables like earbuds and smartwatches. The functionality will allow third-party wearables to have many of the same features as the Apple Watch and AirPods.

More detail on what's new in iOS 26.5 can be found in our iOS 26.5 beta features guide.

Article Link: Apple Seeds Third iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 Betas to Developers

 

[Zenman12]

Hopefully there’s some new feature(s) for 26.5 so I can justify it to myself if ads are coming to maps. Not just bug and security updates.

 

[Populus]

What if iOS 26.5 is released along with the M5 Mac mini?

 

[yeah]

Bug where there were skipped animation frames when unlocking was fixed.

 

[Kkspire]

nevermind

 

[eitanharlev]

Unbelievable, this build gives me the same error I experienced when updating via IPSW with the previous release that forced me to have to restore my phone! What is going on?! Anyone else experiencing this same problem? (iPhone 15 Pro Max here)

 

[yukari]

Unbelievable, this build gives me the same error I experienced when updating via IPSW with the previous release that forced me to have to restore my phone! What is going on?! Anyone else experiencing this same problem? (iPhone 15 Pro Max here)

Yup.
See https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ovements.2481246/?post=34550192#post-34550192

 

[Jay Bly]

All right, about 45 minutes with it. Not noticing too much yet.

 

[Lepton]

Unbelievable, this build gives me the same error I experienced when updating via IPSW with the previous release that forced me to have to restore my phone! What is going on?! Anyone else experiencing this same problem? (iPhone 15 Pro Max here)

Every recent update completely bricks my phone. Goes to the end of the last progress bar then hangs. The only thing that wakes it up is a total last resort zap by hooking it to a laptop and restoring, then reloading a lot of apps and data.

 

[MagicMiguel]

Bug where there were skipped animation frames when unlocking was fixed.

Give it a day or two without rebooting and let us know if it's still fixed.

 

[1284814]

Hey is,resident evil working now?

 

[Jay Bly]

All right, well Siri using ChatGPT seems to be getting worse. It couldn’t even answer what the average normal temperature is two weeks out. Seriously.

 

[faanford]

"We need more ads!", said no one ever.