Apple Says iOS 26.5 Adds 3 New Features to Your iPhone
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The first iOS 26.5 release candidate is now available for iPhone. After several beta versions, this is likely the
But before that iOS 26.5 has some big upgrades of its own
Apple is set to release iOS 26.5 in May 2026. From the return of end-to-end encryption for RCS and new 'Suggested Places' in Maps.
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 "signed,
OS 26.4.2 bricks CarPlay for some users, and the workarounds aren't at all straightforward; Apple has so far remained tight-lipped on everything