{"id":671168,"date":"2026-05-29T01:10:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/671168\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T01:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:10:10","slug":"ios-26-6-public-beta-available-adds-small-change-to-blocked-contacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/671168\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 26.6 Public Beta Available, Adds Small Change to Blocked Contacts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference<\/a>\u00a0is less than two weeks away, where we expect to get our first look at iOS 27<\/a> and the other system updates that will likely roll out in the fall. If you want a peek into a more immediate future, Apple has just released the public beta of iOS 26.6, the next version of the current iPhone<\/a> system.<\/p>\n

Also available are iPadOS 26.6, MacOS 26.6 Tahoe, WatchOS 26.6 and TVOS 26.6. Prerelease versions for developers were sent out a few days ago.<\/p>\n

New in this release is a feature you may never run into: an alert when you’ve blocked too many contacts. Blocking is a feature for counteracting spam calls and texts, so if you’re plagued by unwanted intrusions, you may hit the system’s unspecified limit at some point.<\/p>\n

As with all system updates like this, there are probably bug fixes included as well.<\/p>\n

If you’re registered in Apple’s public beta program<\/a>, you can go to Settings > General > Software Update on your iPhone and iPad to install this latest version. (We recommend running prerelease software on a test device, and make sure you back it up<\/a> before installing.)<\/p>\n

The last iOS release, version 26.5<\/a>, brought end-to-end encrypted RCS<\/a> messaging (good for texting with your Android-using friends) and ads in the Maps app (an unwanted intrusion for most people).<\/p>\n

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Watch this: Secret iPhone Camera Feature: Taking Photos With Your AirPods\n <\/p>\n

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