How to install iOS 26.5.1 on your iPhone
The good news is that iOS 26.5.1 eliminates a charging bug that has affected some iPhone Air and iPhone 17 series models. This bug prevents these phones from initiating wired charging when the battery is nearly drained. This bug will be exterminated with the installation of the update.
Today’s update follows the release of iOS 26.5 in May. This update featured RCS end-to-end encryption, a feature that many had been looking forward to for a long time.
A week from today Apple will release the first iOS 27 beta
The next big update is expected to be released exactly one week from today, June 8, the day when WWDC 2026 begins. As soon as the keynote ends, Apple traditionally releases the first beta version of its next iOS build.
What makes this more exciting than the usual initial iOS beta release is the expected debut of Siri 2.0 in the first iOS 27 beta. We passed along some renders published by Bloomberg that show what the new Siri interface will probably look like as the digital assistant becomes a lot smarter as an AI chatbot.
Siri will also be able to answer some of your queries by going through the native iOS apps on your Apple devices to retrieve personal information. Such apps include:
- Messages
- Safari
- Photos
- Phone
- Calendar
- Files
- Notes
- Reminders
- Maps
Siri will be powered by a powerful custom Gemini model
Siri will be powered by the 1.2 trillion parameter custom Gemini model that Apple will reportedly pay Google $1 billion annually for. This will reportedly be the equivalent of giving Siri a brand new-and larger-brain.
Renders of Siri 2.0. | Image by Bloomberg
To install the iOS 27 beta, you’ll need to join the iOS Beta Software Program
Also keep in mind that if you install the iOS 27 beta, some of the everyday features that you rely on might not work. From experience, I can tell you that this typically takes place in the early beta releases of a major system update.
Apple paid $200 million for Siri Inc.
The app did more than answer questions as it completed tasks using third-party web APIs allowing users to buy movie tickets, view weather forecasts, make reservations at restaurants, and book taxi cabs.
