Apple releases public beta for iPadOS 26.6, tvOS 26.6, and watchOS 26.6 Ryan Christoffel | May 28 2026 - 10:41 am PT | May 28 2026 - 10:41 am PT Earlier this week Apple launched the first betas for its forthcoming 26.6 updates, and now the company has released public beta versions too, including iP… …
… That said, we’re hoping the lack of a major software redesign this year means Apple’s OS 27 betas will be a little more stable than iOS 26 and its companion updates were in 2025. …
… Monday’s WWDC keynote will bring the unveilings of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and more. But it’s also expected to bring the release of developer betas for those software updates too. The same day Apple shows off its major new OS versions, it typically releases those updates in beta. …
… Apple has released developer beta 3 for iPadOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, and more. Beta 3 available for iPadOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and more If you’re running developer betas on your Apple devices, there are new updates available now. …
… The release follows i OS 26.5 beta 2 for developers, which added an Apple Maps ads explainer. iOS 26.5 features and changes While there’s no Gemini-powered AI features , the update does include a few changes. The most discoverable new feature in iOS 26.5 is included in Maps. …
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… Unless Apple has a bug fix release like iOS 26.5.1 in the works, we’re unlikely to see any new software updates before WWDC next month . That’s when iOS 27 will be unveiled and ship in beta , and we’ll likely get an iOS 26.6 beta around that time too. …
… Apple says the Journal app includes more intuitive journaling streaks as part of the OS 27 updates. …
… This year, we expect to see iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, visionOS 27, and tvOS 27. Apple also sometimes previews new features coming to AirPods and HomePod at WWDC. Last year, Apple replaced iOS 18 with iOS 26, skipping over iOS 19 to instead base the version name on the year ahead. …
… It also sounds like Apple has more security updates for devices running older versions of iOS: Apple says devices running iOS 13 and iOS 14 should update to iOS 15 to “receive these protections and will receive an additional alert to install a Critical Security Update in the next few days.” We’ll k… …