iOS 26.5 Release Date: When To Expect Your iPhone Messaging Upgrade

In the coming weeks, Apple will release the next big iPhone software update, iOS 26.5. If the beta releases are a guide, it ...
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Your iPhone Could Get End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging With iOS 26.5

The iOS 26.5 beta brings back an option to enable end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on your device. When Apple brought RCS ...

Apple releases iOS 26.5 beta 3 for iPhone

Apple has released the second iOS 26.5 beta for developers. The previous beta introduced a new splash screen that signaled ...

iOS 26.5 Beta 3 Released: Here’s What’s New for Your iPhone

Apple releases iOS 26.5 Beta 3 with a modem update and smoother animations; the download is about 1.78 GB, and some CarPlay ...

Apple releases iOS 26.5 public beta 1: Check new features, how to install

Apple iOS 26.5 Public Beta 1 Update, eligible devices and how to install: iOS 26.5 public beta brings Maps suggestions, ad support in Apple Maps, RCS encryption, new subscription options, improved ...

Apple iOS 26.5: Next Critical iPhone Release Still Missing Most-Wanted Upgrade

A second beta of the next major iPhone release has just dropped, but one key feature seems perpetually elusive.

iOS 26.5 Beta Continues RCS End-to-End Encryption Testing for iPhone and Android Messages

Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, but Apple made it clear the functionality was not going to launch in the iOS ...