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Update for iOS 26.5.1 fixes iPhone 17, iPhone Air wired charging bug

A point release for iOS 26.5.1 has arrived, with the minor changes fixing a charging bug affecting the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air.

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The iOS 26.5.1 update fixes a charging issue in the iPhone 17 family and iPhone Air

Apple released iOS 26.5 on May 11, and is currently beta-testing an update for iOS 26.6. In the meantime, it has just dropped a new incremental update for iOS 26.5.1.

As is expected for a point release update, iOS 26.5.1 doesn’t introduce major features, but it does include an important fix for some iPhone users. Indeed, it is only available for the iPhone 17 family and iPhone Air.

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