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Apple Releases iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1 Betas With Security Fixes

Apple today released new betas of iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, which are available to developers and public beta testers. The iOS and iPadOS 26.6.1 betas come two weeks after the launch of iOS 26.6, an update that added Spotlight optimizations ahead of iOS 27.

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iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1 can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update.

According to Apple's release notes, iOS 26.6.1 includes security fixes for the iPhone and iPad. The updates are available in a beta capacity only right now.

Apple is wrapping up work on iOS 26 because ‌iOS 27‌ is launching in just about a month. ‌iOS 27‌ is available to developers and public beta testers ahead of its public debut.

Update: This article previously said iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1 had been released, but it turns out the updates are betas.

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Top Rated Comments

Kylo83 Avatar
5 weeks ago
How the hell does a point point 1 release need to go into beta
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5 weeks ago
Since when do 0.0.1 updates move through betas? This is the first time I have encountered it.
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boswald Avatar
5 weeks ago

not available for iphone 17 pro, yet.
Same for my 14 PM.
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Kylo83 Avatar
5 weeks ago
9to5Mac saying it’s a beta 1 lol
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aria26 Avatar
5 weeks ago
not available for iphone 17 pro, yet.
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testcard Avatar
5 weeks ago
Somebody jumped the gun.
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