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After releasing iOS 18.5, macOS 15.5, and its other operating system updates, as well as starting developer betas for iOS 26 and others, Apple has also introduced developer betas for iOS 18.6, iPadOS 18.6, macOS 15.6, tvOS 18.6, watchOS 11.6, and visionOS 2.6.
On May 12, Apple released its updates for iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, macOS 15.5, tvOS 18.5, and visionOS 2.5. Now, Apple is trialling the follow-up operating system updates.
The first iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6 developer betas share build number 22G5054d, with macOS Sequoia 15.6 on build number 24G5054d The first tvOS 18.6 build is 22M5054b, the first watchOS 11.6 build is 22U5054b, and the first visionOS 2.6 build is 22O5754c.
These new betas arrive as a second beta-testing track alongside another, which is putting iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 through their paces.
At this very early stage, it’s not known what exactly is in the betas this time in terms of features, but it is likely to include more small alterations to Apple Intelligence, as its slow rollout moves on. Other major features are unlikely to appear, due to Apple’s preference to keep them for its milestone releases due this fall.
AppleInsider and Apple itself strongly advise that users do not install beta operating systems or other software being tested on what they consider “mission-critical” or primary hardware, due to the ever-present danger of bugs and issues that could result in the loss of data. As always recommended, testers should use secondary or non-essential devices, and to make sure there are sufficient backups available of their data.
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