Apple has quietly pushed out a new build of iOS 26 Beta 6 for registered developers, just days after the original beta 6 release earlier this week.
The first beta 6 build, released on Monday, carried build number 23A5318c. Today’s updated developer build bumps that to 23A5318f.
Interestingly, the beta 6 label remains the same, which strongly suggests that no major user-facing changes or new features have been added in this re-release. Instead, it’s likely Apple addressed minor bugs, stability issues, or last-minute security fixes before pushing the corresponding public beta to testers.
The updated developer beta lands alongside iOS 26 Public Beta 3, giving both developer and public beta users a more refined version of the upcoming iOS 26 software.
Why It Matters
While incremental build updates like this rarely bring visual changes, they are important for ironing out performance quirks and ensuring stability ahead of iOS 26’s final release later this year. Developers are encouraged to install the latest build to ensure compatibility with the most up-to-date system behavior.
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