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iOS 26.5 developer beta 1 gets revised release, for reasons unknown

A new version of the first iOS 26.5 beta has now made its way to developers, but what’s been changed is not clear.

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The first developer beta of iOS 26.5 has received a revised release.

Following the full public release of iOS 26.4 on March 24, Apple started beta testing of the next major operating system, iOS 26.5. Monday saw the debut of iOS 26.5 beta 1, which inadvertently enabled Apple Intelligence for some iOS users in China.

Apple has now deployed an updated variant of the first iOS 26.5 developer beta, which increases the build number to 23F5043k, up from the initial 23F5043g. The relatively similar build numbers suggest that the revised developer beta doesn’t include new features or additional changes.

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