{"id":707849,"date":"2026-06-16T17:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/707849\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:32:07","slug":"apple-releases-ios-26-6-beta-2-for-iphone-heres-what-to-expect-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/707849\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple releases iOS 26.6 beta 2 for iPhone, here\u2019s what to expect [U]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iOS-26.6-b2.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"iOS 26.6 beta 2\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">June 16, 2026: A day later, iOS 26.6 public beta 2 is now available as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While iOS 27 is the new focus for pre-release software, Apple is still preparing iOS 26.6 as the next iPhone update. Apple has released the second iOS 26.6 developer beta. The update follows the first developer beta\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/26\/apple-releases-first-ios-26-6-beta-for-iphone\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">release<\/a>\u00a0and public beta <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/28\/apple-releases-first-ios-26-6-public-beta-heres-what-to-expect\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">release<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n<p>iOS 26.6 features and changes<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, we\u2019ve discovered two changes in iOS 26.6 beta.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, there\u2019s a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/26\/ios-26-6-adds-new-alert-when-you-try-blocking-too-many-contacts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">change around the limit<\/a>\u00a0on the number of contacts you can block. Second, there appears to be a new<a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/26\/apple-working-on-iphone-anti-snatching-feature-that-locks-the-device-automatically\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0anti-theft iPhone feature<\/a>\u00a0in the works.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We don\u2019t expect much else in terms of new features and functionality as all attention now turns to iOS 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple\u2019s next major software update will reach customers in September as Apple iterates on iOS 27 over the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">iOS 26.6 will be the next shipping version, building on iOS 26 and the subsequent releases that have followed since last fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, iOS 18.6 beta 1 arrived\u00a0after\u00a0iOS 26 beta 1. That means iOS 26.6 is a bit ahead of schedule compared to Apple\u2019s 2025 release cycle.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5mac.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43xbZva\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1056443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781631127_181_MSI-9to5Mac_750x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"\/><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"June 16, 2026: A day later, iOS 26.6 public beta 2 is now available as well. 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