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Apple Seeds Second iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 Release Candidates to Developers


Apple today seeded new release candidate versions of upcoming iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming five days after the first RC. It's not clear what's changed in the second RC, but Apple typically sends out another candidate if there are bugs that need to be addressed. Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update.

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Apple Seeds iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 Release Candidates to Developers