Here are some changes we’ve found in iOS 27 beta 5 so far.

• Updated Safari, Siri, Remote, and Preview app icons. Other icons are refined further for Liquid Glass.
• Siri’s enhanced voice now supports British English.
• Cellular network type no longer appears in Control Center on Wi-Fi
• New “Before Search” section in Search Settings for toggling app suggestion count, app shortcut suggestions, and recent searches. This affects Home Screen Search suggestions.

Feel free to use this thread to discuss your experiences with the latest beta release, and ideally which device(s) you are using.

Relevant links:

• iOS 26.6 Beta Release Notes
• the discussion on reddit | old reddit
• the discussion on reddit | redlib

Feel free to use this thread to discuss your experiences with the latest release, and ideally which device(s) you are using.

Feel free to use this thread to discuss your experiences with the latest beta release, and ideally which device(s) you are using.

Relevant links:

• iOS 26.5 Beta 4 Release Notes
• post on Beta Profiles (thanks @[email protected]!)
• iOS 26.5 Beta 4 reddit thread | old reddit
• iOS 26.5 Beta 4 reddit thread | redlib frontend | redlib.privacyredirect.com

Figured since this is something I follow on reddit, might as well try to bring the discussion here.

iOS & iPadOS 26.5 Beta 3 Release Notes | Apple Developer Documentation

Links to the discussion on reddit:

• old reddit
• redlib frontend | redlib.privacyredirect.com

I can't see any mention of the feature being delayed. I'm on the iOS 26 RC, I'm on an iPhone 16 Pro with Apple Intelligence, and my AirPods Pro 2 are on the latest beta firmware 8A343a. So, I believe it should work. (As per Apple's availability overview.) Yet I don't see any option to enable it in Settings or in the iOS Translation app.

Has anyone figured it out yet?

no more fumbling around trying to press the snooze button 6 times.

[iPhone 15 PM] Has anyone else been having issues with alarms only sounding for a moment? I’ve caught mine a couple of times where it goes off for about a second and then stops completely. Makes waking up for work a bit sketchy!

Whilst the keys weren’t visible in the UI they could still be interacted with and worked normally.

I’ve submitted feedback.

This only appeared for a second before returning to the date but it looks like time to charge will be displayed on the Lock Screen.

Hopefully it can be set to stay in-place.

Anyone install the Dev Beta yet? If not, please feel free to share any resources discussing the beta or compiling a compatibility list.

Has been an issue for me since iOS 18 enabled RCS - I don’t have RCS available when connected to WiFi.

I’ve tried:

• Multiple APs
• Removing and Reinstalling ESIM
• Enabling IPV6 on my router
• Disabling pi-hole and Firewalls

No matter what no RCS. Works fine when connected to cellular data.

Happened on both my 15 pro and new 16 pro. US Carrier is Verizon but also seeing similar behavior on other phones connected to ATT.

Anyone figured out a way to fix this? Is it just a beta (and also 18.0 GA) issue?

I read about a really annoying dimming issue, not sure if that’s affecting everyone though. Is it stable enough, how’s battery life?

Thanks :)

To enroll, go to Software Update and tap the prompt at the bottom.

Device region needs to be set to US, language to US English, Siri also needs to be set to US. I was able to join the wait list from Canada after changing all those settings.

So far I’ve noticed: Improved photos app UI (both search and select being available at all times). 3rd party app icons being tinted in dark mode.

I’ve seen some posts talking about iOS beta (which I’ve been running on my 15 Pro for a while), but what about watchOS? I’m using an Ultra 2 with it, is watchOS on that stable, not terrible on battery?

Still no Public Beta yet. Developers only.

This has been posted all over the place but if you haven’t seen it, this is a huge change.

To get it working, you need all your Apple TVs on iOS 18 DB1. Remove all your HomePods from your home if you have them. Then, you should see the option to turn off “Automatic Selection”. Turn it off and pick the Home Hub you want.

You can then readd your HomePods to your home. This process sounds painful but it’s actually pretty quick, HomePods remove, reset and readd to your Home fairly quickly. This whole process probably only took about 10 mins.