OS 26 Public Beta 5 Update: What’s New

According to Apple‘s release notes, some iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 customers reported seeing a low battery indication and being unable to activate their phones after updating to iOS 26 Beta 1.  Similar to prior versions, both iOS 26 Public Beta 5 and Developer Beta 8 continue to include a patch for issue. There is also a patch for code that fails to compile in AppIntents.  Another problem on the iPhone caused the mode selection picker to stay enlarged after launch.  This has been fixed as well.

According to Apple Intelligence, the iOS 26 Public Beta 5 update fixes a bug that caused new modifiers for customizing appearance in Image Playground and Genmoji to fail to work.  This mainly happened to Japanese-language users, and image development was also halted when attempting to add modifiers to the appearance.  Apple claims its most recent update resolves this issue.

Aside from that, fixes are available for the Apple TV app, Bluetooth, Camera, CarPlay, Game Mode, HealthKit, lock screen, Messages, Siri, and Weather.

Registered Apple developers and those enrolled in Apple’s Beta Software Program can download the iOS 26 Public Beta 5 update on their compatible iPhone models. It has been rolled out for iPhone XS and later models. Navigate to the Settings app and tap on General > Software Update > Install Now to get it.

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