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Apple Releases New iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5 and macOS Tahoe 26.5 Public Betas

Apple today provided public beta testers with new releases of upcoming iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, macOS Tahoe 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. These are the third iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 betas, but the second ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.5 public beta.

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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, iPadOS 26.5, and ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 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.

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sw1tcher Avatar
13 weeks ago

I honestly don’t even want to update because of the ads

Google Maps has had them for a while.
For me, the expectation has always been for Apple to be better, not the same, as everyone else.

I thought Apple was suppose to "Think Different"


“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.”

- Steve Jobs
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
13 weeks ago
Tim would never allow this.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
13 weeks ago

Google Maps has had them for a while.
I don’t want Apple to be Google. There’s a reason I buy Apple products.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
13 weeks ago
I honestly don’t even want to update because of the ads
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
sw1tcher Avatar
13 weeks ago

Someone else reminded me, iAds started under Steve Jobs so they’ve been doing ads for some time now.
iAds was for 3rd party app developers who wanted to place ads in their apps.

Now, we have Apple wanting to place ads in Apple apps.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Octavius8 Avatar
13 weeks ago
Can I opt out and just get the security updates? I don’t need all the bloatware using precious GB and cycle in useless features.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)