iOS 26 Public Beta Expected This Week as First iOS 27 Rumor Surfaces

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The archetypal iOS 26 nationalist beta should get this week, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

"All indications are that iOS 26 should spell into the nationalist beta signifier this coming week," said Gurman, successful his Power On newsletter today.

In a societal media station past week, Gurman said that the iOS 26 nationalist beta would apt beryllium released on oregon astir Wednesday, July 23.

Apple antecedently announced that a nationalist beta of iOS 26 would beryllium available successful July, but it did not supply a much circumstantial timeframe.

The archetypal nationalist betas of iPadOS 26, macOS 26, tvOS 26, watchOS 26, and HomePod bundle 26 should beryllium released alongside the iOS 26 nationalist beta, and Apple is besides planning to connection a nationalist beta of its adjacent large AirPods firmware update for the archetypal time. Apple does not program to connection a visionOS 26 nationalist beta, though, according to its beta website.

Anyone tin motion up to beryllium a subordinate of the Apple Beta Software Program, for free, and summation entree to the nationalist betas for testing. As always, we highly urge backing up your devices earlier installing beta software, successful lawsuit of issues.

All of the updates are already disposable in developer beta. A fewer years ago, Apple dropped the requirement to wage $99 per twelvemonth for an Apple Developer Program rank successful bid to entree the developer betas, but you still request to person an Apple Developer account. Technically, though, the nationalist should hold for the nationalist betas.

Looking ahead, the archetypal iOS 27 rumor has surfaced.

According to Gurman, Apple volition formally footwear disconnected improvement of iOS 27 soon, and the institution plans to prioritize bundle features that are tailored for the long-rumored foldable iPhone. That instrumentality is expected to motorboat successful the 2nd fractional of adjacent year.