Overview
- Apple, which released iOS 26.5 on Monday, began a beta rollout of end‑to‑end encrypted RCS texting between iPhone and Android that requires supported carriers and compatible Android apps, with a lock icon marking secure chats.
- Apple Maps now shows a Suggested Places section with nearby recommendations, and the update includes the code to support local ads that reporting says will start this summer in the United States and Canada.
- The update fixes more than 50 iOS vulnerabilities, including flaws in image handling, the kernel, Shortcuts, Spotlight, and screenshots, plus 10 WebKit bugs that could expose data or crash the browser.
- In the European Union, iOS 26.5 enables proximity pairing, notification forwarding, and Live Activity forwarding for third‑party wearables, though users need an EU account setting and vendors must add support.
- Other changes include a Pride Luminance wallpaper, automatic Bluetooth pairing for Magic Mouse, Keyboard, and Trackpad after a USB‑C connection, and new controls for choosing which message attachments transfer when moving to Android.