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Apple Releases Fifth watchOS 26.6, tvOS 26.6 and visionOS 26.6 Betas

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Apple today provided developers with the fifth betas of upcoming watchOS 26.6, tvOS 26.6, and visionOS 26.6 betas for testing purposes. The software comes a week after Apple seeded the fourth betas.

General visionOS watchOS and tvOS Betas Feature Redux
The software updates are available through the Settings app on each device, and because these are developer betas, a free developer account is required.

There's no word on what's in the software as of yet. watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS often get few features in each new beta, with updates primarily focusing on bug fixes and performance improvements.

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8 weeks ago

The new Siri is sooo much better.
The new Siri is in iOS 27 betas not 26.6.
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8 weeks ago
I can't fathom why anyone cares about betas of 26.6
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