As of this week, iOS 18.6 is in its 3rd beta, getting closer to being the first major update to iOS 18 post-WWDC. There are other updates to this same wave of Apple OSes, such as macOS 15.6 Beta 3.
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Build Versions
- macOS 15.6 Beta 3 (Build 24G5074c)
. - iOS 18.6 Beta 3 (Build 22G5073b)
. - iPadOS 18.6 Beta 3 (Build 22G5073b)
. - visionOS 2.6 Beta 3 (Build 22O5773b)
. - watchOS 11.6 Beta 3 (Build 22U5074b)
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Release notes and fixes
- On macOS 15.6 Beta 3, they fixed an issue where Finder and Apple configurator may be unable to successfully restore some devices from DFU mode.
. - Known bug in iOS and iPadOS 18.6 Beta 3: Health data becomes inaccessible when you reach the “slide to power off” page on an iPhone or iPad without a passcode. Must add a passcode or reboot the device for now.
There isn’t much (if at all) in the way of new features for these OS releases, as these are oriented towards stability.
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macOS 15.6 development timeline
- Up until Mid-June 2025: Internal Testing Only
. - June 16th, 2025: Beta 1 is seeded to developers as build 24G5054d.
. - June 30th, 2025: Beta 2, build 24G5065c
. - July 14th, 2025: Beta 3, build 24G5074c
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About the other updates
Nothing is mentioned in the release notes for tvOS, visionOS, or watchOS.
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Is there something we missed?
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