Release appearance
iOS 26.0 Public Beta 1
Recorded context
About this appearance
iOS 26 Public Beta 1 (23A5297m) has 1 source-supported milestone delta plus exact build and channel metadata.
- Date
- Jul 24, 2025
- Availability
- available
- Revision
- No
- Build
23A5297M
Release notes
What changed
Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.
Release identity
iOS 26 Public Beta 1 appeared on 2025-07-24. Its primary build is 23A5297m; that build identifier is scoped to iOS even when the same alphanumeric value also appeared on another Apple platform.[1][2]
What changed at this milestone
Public Beta 1 widened access to the Beta 4-era software. It does not receive a duplicate copy of Beta 4’s developer-note deltas. The separate iPhone 11 correction is retained because both its device-limited build and folder-display fix are specifically sourced.[3][4]
How to read these notes
Apple’s iOS and iPadOS 26 developer-notes page was updated throughout the beta cycle. This article uses preserved snapshots to isolate what the retained evidence supports at Public Beta 1; it does not project the final public notes backward or describe an unlisted revision as a bug or security fix.[5][6]
Source ledger
References
Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.
- Apple releases revised iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 Beta 4 for iPhone and iPad
Apfeltalk · Apfeltalk Redaktion · 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z · Build 23A5297m and revised Beta 4 relationship
- Apple Releases First iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 Public Betas
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2025-07-24T00:00:00.000Z · First iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public betas; July 24
- iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-5 snapshot
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-08-06T00:00:00.000Z · Apps — Resolved Issues; 156425266
- Apple Seeds iOS 26 Public Beta for iPhone 11 Users
MacRumors · Juli Clover · 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z · iPhone 11 build 23A5297n and Home Screen folder correction
- iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-4 snapshot
Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z · Beta 4 release-note snapshot
- iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes
Apple Developer Documentation · Apple · 2026-07-29 · Living document; historical attribution boundary
Release changes
Changed in this release
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
bugFix · fixed
iPhone 11 Home Screen folder correction
A July 25 corrective build for the iPhone 11 family restored all columns of app icons inside Home Screen folders.
- [1] iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-5 snapshot · Apps — Resolved Issues; 156425266
- [2] Apple Seeds iOS 26 Public Beta for iPhone 11 Users · iPhone 11 build 23A5297n and Home Screen folder correction
other · introduced
Public beta channel opened
Apple opened the first iOS 26 public beta on July 24, 2025, using build 23A5297m. The iPhone 11 family received a separate corrective build the next day.
- [1] Apple releases revised iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 Beta 4 for iPhone and iPad · Build 23A5297m and revised Beta 4 relationship
- [2] Apple Releases First iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 Public Betas · First iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public betas; July 24