Apple’s iOS 26.5 update adds encrypted RCS, new wallpapers, Maps suggestions, and security updates for older devices.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Among the new features, Apple’s Passwords app streamlines log in and ...

Apple today seeded the second betas of upcoming iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming two weeks after Apple released updated first betas.

Apple today stopped signing iOS 26.4, so iPhone users who have updated to iOS 26.4.1 are no longer able to downgrade to the earlier version of iOS. iOS 26.4.1 came out a week ago. When software is ...

Apple is preparing to unveil iOS 27 during the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026, scheduled for June 8–12. This highly anticipated event will showcase the latest advancements in Apple’s ...

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. The new “Suggested Places” feature is now part of ...

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Apple released iOS 18, the next iteration of its iPhone operating system, on Monday, September 16. The new update will bring exciting features like Apple Intelligence, customization capabilities, ...

Macworld reports that iOS 26.5 launched May 11, 2026, as a minor update featuring Apple Maps ads, suggested places, and a new Pride Luminance wallpaper. The update includes a beta of end-to-end ...

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