{"id":137600,"date":"2025-08-11T18:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/137600\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T18:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:29:09","slug":"apple-puts-out-its-sixth-developer-betas-of-ios-26-ipados-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/137600\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple puts out its sixth developer betas of iOS 26, iPadOS 26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-lede\">Apple has moved on to its sixth round of developer betas, with new builds available for <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/inside\/ios-26\" title=\"iOS 26\" data-kpt=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iOS 26<\/a>, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>The sixth batch arrives after the fifth, which arrived on <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/08\/05\/apple-seeds-fifth-developer-betas-of-ios-26-ipados-26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 5<\/a>. The fourth landed on <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/07\/22\/apple-trials-fourth-developer-betas-of-ios-26-ipados-26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 22<\/a>, the third appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/07\/07\/apple-seeds-the-third-developer-betas-for-ios-26-ipados-26-macos-26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 7<\/a> for iOS 26, <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/inside\/ipados-26\" title=\"iPadOS 26\" data-kpt=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">iPadOS 26<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/inside\/watchos-26\" title=\"watchOS 26\" data-kpt=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">watchOS 26<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/inside\/macos-26\" title=\"macOS 26\" data-kpt=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">macOS 26<\/a> Tahoe, and <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/inside\/visionos-26\" title=\"visionOS 26\" data-kpt=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">visionOS 26<\/a>, but <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/inside\/tvos-26\" title=\"tvOS 26\" data-kpt=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tvOS 26<\/a>, arrived one day later on <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/07\/08\/third-tvos-26-developer-beta-arrives-one-day-late\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">July 8<\/a>. &#13;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 beta 5 is build 23A5318c, replacing 23A5308g<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>watchOS 26 beta 5 is build 23R5340a, replacing 23R5328g<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>macOS Tahoe 26 beta 5 is build 25A5338b, replacing 25A5327h<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>visionOS 26 beta 5 is build 23M5322b, replacing 23M5311g<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>tvOS 26 beta 5 is build 23J5339a, replacing 23J5327g<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Along these betas, Apple also introduced second release candidate builds for macOS 15.7 (24G210) and macOS 14.8 (23J10), and a sixth beta for HomePod Software 256, build 23J5339a. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>The main fall release includes big changes, including the new cross-platform <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/06\/09\/apples-new-and-sweeping-user-interface-design-is-called-liquid-glass\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Liquid Glass<\/a> aesthetic. It consists of a largely glass-based interface with transparent elements throughout the operating system and Apple&#8217;s first-party apps. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Other changes in iOS 26 include a new <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/06\/10\/ios-26-iphone-battery-overhaul-trends-and-adaptive-power\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">battery management system<\/a>, an overhauled  <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/06\/10\/camera-app-in-ios-26-goes-all-out-to-woo-content-creators\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">camera app<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/06\/11\/ios-26-brings-new-chatgpt-powered-styles-to-genmoji-and-image-playground\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ChatGPT integration<\/a> tweaks, and AirPods <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/06\/20\/airpods-airpods-pro-in-ios-26-hands-on-camera-control-new-notifications-and-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">feature updates<\/a>. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>For iPadOS 26, it is more <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/06\/20\/five-ways-ipados-26-turns-ipad-into-a-productivity-powerhouse\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">productivity focused<\/a> with an updated <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/inside\/ipados-26\/vs\/files-ipados-26-vs-ipados-18-refinements-speed-improvements-make-files-actually-usable\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Files app<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/inside\/ipados-26\/vs\/preview-for-ipados-26-vs-macos-tahoe-finally-a-good-native-pdf-tool-on-ipad\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Preview<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/inside\/ipados-26\/tips\/whats-new-with-ipad-app-windows-in-ipados-26-and-how-they-work\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">window management changes<\/a>. The macOS Tahoe changes include the <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/06\/11\/macos-26-phone-app-will-eventually-combine-iphone-calls-desktop-seamlessly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Phone app<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/06\/13\/five-ways-macos-tahoe-makes-you-radically-more-productive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Clipboard History<\/a>, and a reworking of Spotlight. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>The fifth iOS 26 <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/08\/05\/new-in-ios-26-beta-5-camera-and-mail-toggles-apple-watch-display-leak-more\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">developer beta<\/a> added a new mode switching toggle to the Camera app, new splash screens for Apple&#8217;s apps, more bouncy animations, and more app icon tweaks. There was also an alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/08\/05\/apple-watch-ultra-3-may-get-a-very-slightly-larger-display\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">image-based leak<\/a> indicating a change in resolution and screen size for teh <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/inside\/apple-watch-ultra-3\" title=\"Apple Watch Ultra 3\" data-kpt=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Watch Ultra 3<\/a>. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>The &#8217;26 betas aren&#8217;t the only ones Apple is currently testing. It has been running a <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/07\/21\/apple-seeds-release-candidates-for-ios-186-ipados-186-macos-sequoia-156\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">second track<\/a> for current-gen operating system betas. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>AppleInsider and Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/06\/09\/be-strong-let-everyone-else-risk-their-devices-and-data-with-the-new-betas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">strongly insist<\/a> against users installing test operating systems or beta software onto primary or &#8220;mission-critical&#8221; hardware. Due to the increased risk of data loss and other issues, beta participants should use secondary or non-essential hardware and ensure they have sufficient backups of their critical data at all times. &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Members of the public wanting to try out the features of the inbound generation should really use the <a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/25\/07\/24\/apple-seeds-the-first-public-betas-of-ios-26-ipados-26-macos-26\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">public betas<\/a> instead.  &#13;<\/p>\n<p>Find any changes in the new builds? Reach out to us on Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/appleinsider\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@AppleInsider<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Andrew_OSU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Andrew_OSU<\/a>, or send Andrew an email at <a href=\"http:\/\/appleinsider.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#1b7a757f697e6c5b5a6b6b777e527568727f7e6935787476\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple has moved on to its sixth round of developer betas, with new builds available for iOS 26,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8767,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[611,158,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-137600","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115011555341526028","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=137600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=137600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}