OS 26.5 arrived in beta this week packing new iPhone features, but a public launch isn’t too far away. Here’s the expected release date.

The iOS 26.5 beta that Apple released today includes no new Apple Intelligence Siri functionality, which suggests we're going to be waiting until iOS 27 to see any of the promised Siri features. Apple was initially targeting iOS 26.

Apple is currently testing iOS 26.5. While the update is small, it introduces some notable changes—including ads in Apple Maps.

New emojis include ballet dancers, a distorted face, a fight cloud, a sasquatch-like creature, a landslide, an orca, a trombone and a treasure chest.

Apple has at least four new products that reportedly are ready to launch, save for one key holdup: the forthcoming Siri upgrades.