<div id="readability-page-1" class="page">Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming two weeks after Apple released iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5. <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2026/05/iOS-26.6-Glass-Feature.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="2500" height="1406" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2026/05/iOS-26.6-Glass-Feature.jpg"/> Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app on the iPhone or iPad by going to the General section and selecting Software Update.With the debut of iOS 27 approaching in early June, Apple is wrapping up work on iOS 26. We are not expecting any major new features in the iOS 26.6 update, and it will likely focus on bug fixes and performance improvements. Related Roundups: iOS 26, iPadOS 26Related Forum: iOS 26 This article, &#34;Apple Seeds First iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6 Betas to Developers&#34; first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums</div>

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Apple has released the first betas of iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6 for developers, following the recent launch of iOS 26.5. The updates, available for download via the Settings app, are expected to focus on bug fixes and performance improvements rather than new features, as Apple prepares for the upcoming iOS 27 release in early June.