{"id":102341,"date":"2026-04-27T21:38:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/apple-releases-ios-26-5-beta-4-for-iphone-u\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T21:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T21:39:17","slug":"apple-releases-ios-26-5-beta-4-for-iphone-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/apple-releases-ios-26-5-beta-4-for-iphone-u\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple releases iOS 26.5 beta 4 for iPhone (U)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Update: <\/strong>A few hours later, the new public beta version has arrived. Apple says iOS 26.5 will arrive for everyone in May.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Apple has released the fourth iOS 26.5 beta for developers. The previous beta introduced a splash screen that hinted at the upcoming arrival of ads in Apple Maps.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1049847\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ios-26-5-features-and-changes\">iOS 26.5 Features and Changes<\/h2>\n<p>The build version is 23F5069b, up from 23F5059e in iOS 26.5 beta 4. We expect Apple to officially release iOS 26.5 for everyone in May.<\/p>\n<p>Although there are no Gemini-powered AI features, the iOS 26.5 update does include some changes.<\/p>\n<p>The most discoverable new feature in iOS 26.5 is Maps. The new &#8220;Suggested Places&#8221; feature is now part of Search in Apple Maps.<\/p>\n<p>Apple also continues to test end-to-end encryption for RCS in beta.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically in Europe, Apple is testing the ability to deliver Live Activities to third-party peripherals.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px; white-space: normal; font-family: var(--font-primary-sans);\">iOS 26.5 may also happen<\/span> Support monthly payment for annual subscription <span style=\"font-size: 18px; white-space: normal; font-family: var(--font-primary-sans);\">At discounted rates with commitment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check out 9to5Mac&#8217;s roundup of the new features in iOS 26.5 to see some of the smaller changes seen so far.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-do-more-with-your-apple-products\"><em>Do more with your Apple products<\/em><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4vjNWN1\">Apple AirTag 2 | Add Find My tracking to keys, bags, bikes, etc.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4mpKs7K\">Beats USB-A to USB-C cables. official carplay cable<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4dE5TPV\">Wireless CarPlay Adapter | No need to plug in anymore<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tkujmJ\">Withings Body Comp | Best Smart Scale for Apple Health<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/howl.link\/6pnonrhyu38xv\">Pioneer Sphera Add CarPlay with Dolby Atmos to your current car<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"google-preferred-source-badge\">\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a favorite source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a favorite source on Google\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use auto affiliate links that generate income.<\/em> More.<\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n<div id=\"after_disclaimer_placement\">\n<div class=\"visitor-promo\" data-nosnippet=\"true\">You&#8217;re reading 9to5Mac \u2014 experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage and follow 9to5Mac for all the latest news <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/9to5mac\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/9to5mac\">Facebook<\/a>And LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don&#8217;t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and more <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/9to5mac\">Subscribe to our Youtube Channel<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: A few hours later, the new public beta version has arrived. Apple says iOS 26.5 will arrive for everyone in May. Apple has released the fourth iOS 26.5 beta for developers. The previous beta introduced a splash screen that hinted at the upcoming arrival of ads in Apple Maps. iOS 26.5 Features and Changes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":102342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[2145,11607,2251,2653,592],"class_list":{"0":"post-102341","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-devotionals","8":"tag-apple","9":"tag-beta","10":"tag-ios","11":"tag-iphone","12":"tag-releases"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102341"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102341\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102343,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102341\/revisions\/102343"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}