{"id":780011,"date":"2026-05-07T16:30:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/780011\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:30:21","slug":"ios-26-5-five-new-iphone-features-are-coming-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/780011\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26.5: Five new iPhone features are coming next week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We\u2019re just weeks away from iOS 27\u2019s unveiling<\/a>, but Apple has another iPhone update arriving first. iOS 26.5 is coming next week, here are five new features it will bring.<\/p>\n

#1: Suggested Places in Apple Maps<\/p>\n

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Apple Maps gets a useful addition<\/a> in iOS 26.5 to help you discover new places.<\/p>\n

\u2019Suggested Places\u2019 is baked into the search screen inside Maps. So whenever you tap the search bar, you\u2019ll see two recommendations you might be interested in.<\/p>\n

Apple says these suggestions are based on \u201cwhat\u2019s trending nearby and your recent searches.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve seen a lot of great recommendations so far while using the iOS 26.5 beta, and they feel like a perfect fit for the search screen.<\/p>\n

#2: Messages adds end-to-end encrypted RCS<\/p>\n

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RCS support came to the iPhone in iOS 18, but iOS 26.5 brings a welcome upgrade.<\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s Messages app now supports<\/a> end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging in beta.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not available on every carrier, but hopefully most carriers will quickly get on board once iOS 26.5 launches. End-to-end encryption means RCS messaging can offer some of the same security assurances that iMessage has long had.<\/p>\n

#3: Pride Luminance brings 11+ new wallpaper options<\/p>\n

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Apple releases a new Pride wallpaper in iOS every year, but in iOS 26.5 the new Pride Luminance option<\/a> offers much more than a single wallpaper.<\/p>\n

Pride Luminance comes with 11 colorful variants you can choose from. And if that\u2019s not enough, there\u2019s also a custom option that lets you choose exactly which colors are featured in the wallpaper.<\/p>\n

You can choose as few as 1 color or as many as 12 to be featured in your custom wallpaper.<\/p>\n

#4: App Store supports new in-app subscription model<\/p>\n

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Starting with iOS 26.5, apps in most of the world will be able to start offering a new type of subscription<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Joining the standard monthly and annual options that many apps offer, the App Store will now support a new model: monthly subscriptions with a 12-month commitment.<\/p>\n

Essentially, this lets users benefit from an annual subscription discount without the hefty up-front charge. Instead, that annual price is split into 12 monthly payments.<\/p>\n

The new subscription option will roll out worldwide except for two notable places: the United States and Singapore. There\u2019s no word yet on when Apple might expand it to those exceptions.<\/p>\n

#5: Reminders updates snoozing feature<\/p>\n

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Whenever a reminder from Apple\u2019s Reminders app comes due, your iPhone sends a push notification about it.<\/p>\n

That alert has long offered options to snooze the reminder until later. But iOS 26.5 updates these snoozing options<\/a> in a helpful way.<\/p>\n

Historically, some of Reminders\u2019 snooze options have been a bit vague. They\u2019ll say, \u2018Remind Me This Afternoon\u2019 or \u2018This Evening\u2019 without offering specific times.<\/p>\n

Now in iOS 26.5, you\u2019ll instead see precise, explicit times so you know exactly when that alert will pop back up. An example is seen above, where \u2018Remind Me at 3:00 PM\u2019 would have previously said \u2018This Afternoon.\u2019<\/p>\n

For more on what\u2019s coming in iOS 26.5, check out our full guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Which new features in iOS 26.5 are you most interested in? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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