Apple releases second developer betas of iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6 | Infinium-tech
Apple is working on iOS 27, but that does not mean that work on the existing iOS 26 version has stopped. In fact, iOS 26.5 arrived a month ago, followed by 26.5.1 to fix the charging issue. Now iOS 26.6 is also coming.
Currently, Apple is releasing the second developer beta for iOS 26.6 (build number 23G5043d), iPadOS (23G5043d), watchOS (23U5040d), and macOS (25G5043d). release notes No mention of any new features, so this appears to be just a round of polish.
iOS 26.6 Developer Beta 1 includes security upgrades for Apple Maps. Additionally, it’s added a warning to the Contacts app for users who have somehow managed to reach the maximum number of blocked listings – the maximum is 20,000, which seems like it should have been enough, but apparently not.
If your iPhone runs iOS 26, it can run iOS 27 – no devices lose compatibility. Of course, older devices may not have full support for all Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features. In case you missed it, here’s a list of all the new features in iOS 27.
Anyway, iOS 26.6 (and the corresponding iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch OSes) will arrive before iOS 27 is ready for prime time. The first iOS 26.5 beta arrived on March 31 and the stable release was on May 11, so expect stable iOS 26.6 in a month or two.
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