WWDC is creeping closer. Two weeks away at most. That means iOS 27 will be the headline. The big shiny new toy everyone wants. But right now? We got something smaller. iOS 26.6 is out. For the public beta.
It’s just a tiny bump in the current OS. iPadOS 26.5 got it too. MacOS 26.5 Tahoe, WatchOS 25.5, tvOS 25.5. They all got the memo. Developers saw the prerelease bits a few days ago. You didn’t have to wait. Well. Now you don’t.
Here is the catch. There’s a new feature in this update. And you might actually hate it.
An alert pops up if you block too many people.
“Blocking is a feature for counteracting spam…”
Yeah. Exactly. But there is a cap now. Unspecified. Apple isn’t saying what the number is. Maybe it’s one hundred. Maybe a thousand. If your inbox is a warzone of spam calls and texts that won’t die. You might hit the wall. Eventually. The system will stop you.
It feels odd. Like Apple is worried about over-blocking. Or maybe it’s just a database limit we didn’t know about until now. Who knows.
Bug fixes are in there too. Always. You can count on the usual invisible repairs.
Ready to install it? Go to Settings > General > Software Update. If you’re signed up for the public beta, the update sits there waiting.
A quick warning. Don’t brick your main phone. Put this on a test device. Or a burner. Back up first. Seriously. Just because it’s a point release doesn’t mean it won’t mess something up.
Why put a limit on blocking people in the first place? Maybe they do. Maybe they don’t.
