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iPadOS 26.0 Beta 1

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iPadOS 26 Beta 1 (23A5260n) has 8 source-supported milestone deltas plus exact build and channel metadata.

Date
Jun 9, 2025
Availability
available
Revision
No

Release notes

What changed

Original editorial synthesis. Linked references appear with the claims they support and in the source ledger.

Release identity

iPadOS 26 Beta 1 appeared on 2025-06-09. Its primary build is 23A5260n; that build identifier is scoped to iPadOS even when the same alphanumeric value also appeared on another Apple platform.[1]

What changed at this milestone

This page records a representative initial developer-note inventory rather than treating every cumulative iOS and iPadOS 26 feature as a Beta 1 discovery. The selected entries cover the first seed’s Foundation Models, accessibility, HealthKit, journaling, Metal, StoreKit, and VPN-compatibility changes.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

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 Beta 1; it does not project the final public notes backward or describe an unlisted revision as a bug or security fix.[10][11]

Source ledger

References

Sources are linked to the claims they support. Publication and access dates are shown when available.

  1. iPadOS 26.0 beta 1 (23A5260n)

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z · iPadOS 26.0 Beta 1; build 23A5260n

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  2. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z · App Store — New Features; 138344118

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  3. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z · Apple Intelligence — New Features; 139996377

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  4. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z · HealthKit — New Features; 114279172

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  5. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z · HealthKit — New Features; 125746390

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  6. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z · Journaling Suggestions — New Features; 152322897

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  7. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z · Metal — New Features; 113781091

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  8. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z · NetworkExtension — Deprecations; 148767790

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  9. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z · StoreKit — New Features; 142501142, 143395736, 145251635

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  10. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot

    Apple Developer via Internet Archive · Apple · 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z · beta-1 release-note snapshot

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  11. iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes

    Apple Developer Documentation · Apple · 2026-07-29 · Living document; historical attribution boundary

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Release changes

Changed in this release

Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.

developerApi · introduced

StoreKit offer merchandising APIs

documentedconfirmed

StoreKit added a one-time offer payment mode, JWS-signed promotional offers, and SubscriptionOfferView merchandising.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot · StoreKit — New Features; 142501142, 143395736, 145251635

developerApi · introduced

HealthKit medication and dose-event APIs

documentedconfirmed

HealthKit added APIs for reading a user’s medications and logged medication dose events with authorization.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot · HealthKit — New Features; 114279172

feature · introduced

App Store Accessibility Nutrition Labels

documentedconfirmed

App Store product pages gained an Accessibility section describing supported accessibility features before download.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot · App Store — New Features; 138344118

developerApi · introduced

Workout session APIs on iPhone and iPad

documentedconfirmed

HKWorkoutSession and HKLiveWorkoutBuilder became available to apps on iOS and iPadOS for live workout tracking.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot · HealthKit — New Features; 125746390

removal · removed

Legacy IKEv2 algorithms removed

documentedconfirmed

IKEv2 VPN configurations could no longer use DES, 3DES, SHA1-96, SHA1-160, or Diffie-Hellman groups below 14.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot · NetworkExtension — Deprecations; 148767790

other · introduced

Beta 1 seed

documentedconfirmed

iPadOS 26 Beta 1 appeared on 2025-06-09 as build 23A5260n.

  1. [1] iPadOS 26.0 beta 1 (23A5260n) · iPadOS 26.0 Beta 1; build 23A5260n

developerApi · introduced

On-device Foundation Models access

documentedconfirmed

The Foundation Models framework opened direct developer access to the on-device large language model used by Apple Intelligence.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot · Apple Intelligence — New Features; 139996377

feature · introduced

Journaling Suggestions sync to iPad

documentedconfirmed

Journaling Suggestions created on iPhone could sync through iCloud to the Journal app and participating journaling apps on iPad.

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26 Release Notes — beta-1 snapshot · Journaling Suggestions — New Features; 152322897