OS 26.5 is expected to be released next week, following more than a month of beta testing. The update is relatively minor, but there are a couple of new features and changes across the operating system that we have recapped below.

Your iPhone can log all the restaurants, shops, etc., you visit. This opt-in feature also offers some customization power. Apple Maps users, trip planning, or entertaining out-of-town visitors could become much smoother with a new iOS 26 location history ...

Apple has released the iOS 26.5 release candidate to developers and beta testers, introducing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging, new Maps features with local ads, and a Pride Luminance wallpaper. The update also adds Suggested Places in Maps, new ...

As with every other iOS update, the latest iOS 26 release brought with it several new features that users can check out after updating, since not all of them are enabled by default. After reviewing the update, we found some pros and cons, like the very ...

Apple Maps is expected to get a new Suggested Places feature and ads in iOS 26.5, while users in the EU could receive interoperability features, including the ability to receive notifications from a third-party smartwatch.