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Apple has just debuted the RC version of iOS 26.6 and its companion updates, and the company’s official release notes confirm the inclusion of a feature meant to prepare your iPhone for iOS 27.

Apple is rolling out the first developer and public release candidates for macOS 26.6, ahead of the system’s official release. Here’s what’s new.

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Apple has just released developer beta 4 for iPadOS 27, tvOS 27, and several more forthcoming software updates.

Apple is rolling out RC (release candidate) versions of its next wave of software updates, including iPadOS 26.6, watchOS 26.6, and more. Here’s what to expect.

In what must be a record, Apple is now rolling out a sixth round of develope and public release candidates for macOS Sonoma 14.8.8 and macOS Sequoia 15.7.8. Here are the details.

While iOS 27 is very much the new focus for pre-release software, Apple is still preparing iOS 26.6 as the next iPhone update. Apple has released the first release candidate for iOS 26.6. iOS 26.6 beta has been in testing since the end of May.

Just a few days after kicking off the public beta season and releasing a revised version of macOS 27 developer beta 3, Apple is now rolling out macOS 27 developer beta 4. Here are the details.

Apple has released the fourth iOS 27 beta for developer testing. iOS 27 beta 4 replaces the third iOS 27 beta, which had two release versions, and continues Apple’s summer beta cycle ahead of a public release this fall. We’ll update our devices and share what we discover.

Apple is about to release a new iPad mini. This will mark the first update to the device in two years, and it’s expected to be a big one. Here’s everything we know so far about the new iPad mini coming soon.

Adobe is rolling out a limited test today that gives select Project Indigo users access to several generative AI-powered photo-editing tools. Here are the details.

Joining the ongoing AirPods Pro 3 deal at $50 of f , today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by Amazon now offering Apple’s AirTag 2 at $22 each today. We also have this 48GB 14-inch M5 Pro MacBook Pro at $400 off , iPhone Air hits all-time lows at $159 off , and the giant Best Buy Black Friday in July sale is now live. Head below for a closer look.

Apple made history in 2022 when its film CODA won the Oscar for Best Picture. And now, the director’s follow-up title—Being Heumann—has just been dated for Apple TV.

The 2026 World Cup is over, but a new update for Apple Sports makes the app an even better place to follow soccer around the world. Here’s what’s new.

Apple Wallet has long supported order tracking, but just last year the feature became much more useful thanks to an AI enhancement . With a new Amazon change though, Apple Wallet order tracking has just been downgraded again for Amazon shoppers.