Apple on Monday seeded the release candidates of its upcoming iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, macOS Tahoe 26.6, watchOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, and tvOS 26.6 operating systems, coming one week after the fifth developer betas.
Release candidates are usually identical to the final version of the software that will be released to the public provided that no show stopping bugs be found.
Registered developers can download the new release candidates using the Software Update section of the Settings app.
iOS 26.6 so far has yielded the only new feature among the new betas, with a feature that will let you know when you have blocked too many contacts. Most users will not have to worry about this though, as the limit on blocked contacts is in the thousands. The update reportedly includes a new anti-snatching feature that locks your iPhone if it’s grabbed from your hand.
Apple is currently beta testing iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Tahoe 27, watchOS 27, and tvOS 27 , so this update to the “26” versions of the operating systems will likely be limited to bug fixes, performance enhancements, or minor new features.
As usual, MacTrast and Apple both warn users to not install any betas or release candidates on their daily driver iPhone or iPad. Instead, only install them on a device set aside for testing purposes.