Overview
- Apple pushed third developer betas on Monday across iOS, iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS, with new build numbers like iOS 26.5 23F5059e and macOS 26.5 25F5058e.
- Following Tuesday’s rollout, public beta 3 is now available through Apple’s beta program for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS.
- The betas add Apple Maps ‘Suggested Places,’ a card that recommends nearby spots from trends and recent searches, and include code and prompts that prepare Maps to show sponsored listings.
- Testing also brings back the end‑to‑end encryption toggle for RCS in Messages, signaling work on secure iPhone‑to‑Android chats, and trials in the EU that let third‑party wearables use proximity pairing, notification forwarding and Live Activities.
- As Apple holds generative Siri upgrades for iOS 27 at WWDC in June, logs spotted by reporters show internal devices on iOS 26.4.2, suggesting a small bug‑fix update could arrive before the broader 26.5 release expected in the coming weeks.