Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26.5 on Monday, about two weeks after the company released the massive iOS 26.4 update, which included new emoji, video podcasts and more. The iOS 26.5 beta brings a few smaller — but significant — changes to the iPhones of developers and beta testers, including one feature that will be familiar to anyone who has kept up with past iOS betas.
Because this is a beta, I recommend downloading it only on something other than your primary device. This isn’t the final version of iOS 26.5, so the update might be buggy and battery life may be short, so it’s best to keep those troubles on a secondary device.
Also, since this isn’t the final version, there could be more features to land on your iPhone whenever 26.5 is released.
Here are some features developers and beta testers
...Keep reading this article on CNET.
