iOS 26.6 public beta is available, and adds a small change to blocked contacts

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference It’s less than two weeks away, when we expect to get our first look at it iOS 27 And other system updates that will likely be rolled out in the fall. If you want a peek into the near future, Apple has just released the public beta of iOS 26.6, the next version of the current one. iPhone system.

iPadOS 26.6, MacOS 26.6 Tahoe, WatchOS 26.6, and TVOS 26.6 are also available. The beta versions were sent to developers a few days ago.

New in this version is a feature you may never have come across: an alert when you’ve blocked too many contacts. Blocking is a feature to counter unwanted calls and text messages, so if you’re experiencing unwanted intrusions, you may hit your unlimited system limit at some point.

As with all system updates like this, there will likely be bug fixes included as well.

If you are registered in Apple’s public beta programyou can go to Settings > general > Software update on your iPhone and iPad to install this latest version. (We recommend running the trial version of the software on a test device and checking Make a backup copy of it before installation.)

Latest iOS version, Version 26.5brought end to end RCS encoded Messaging (good for texting with your friends who use Android) and ads in the Maps app (an unwanted intrusion for most people).

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