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iPadOS 26.5

Full article
Public release
Recorded milestones
8
Beta cycle
42d
Average interval
6d
Public release
May 11, 2026

Release notes

Overview

Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.

iPadOS 26.5 was a compact consumer update with the Pride Luminance wallpaper and Maps recommendations, accompanied by subscription-commerce and StoreKit testing work for developers.[1][2]

Apple’s shared developer notes contained approximately four topic areas and nine listed items when reviewed on July 29, 2026; those counts may change.[3]

Source ledger

References

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

  1. About iPadOS 26 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 26.5

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  2. iOS & iPadOS 26.5 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Overview

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  4. iPadOS 26.5 (23F77)

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Release title and build

Documented & observed

Changes in this version

Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.

Release changes

Changed in this release

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

developerApi · changed

StoreKit Testing configuration fix and price-observation limit

documentedconfirmed

A test-session configuration problem was fixed; Apple still documented a limitation when observing some subscription price changes in tests.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26.5 Release Notes · StoreKit Testing

feature · introduced

Pride Luminance wallpaper

documentedconfirmed

The Pride Luminance wallpaper was added to the iPad wallpaper gallery.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 26 Updates · iPadOS 26.5 — Pride Luminance

developerApi · introduced

StoreKit commitment pricing and metadata

documentedconfirmed

Developers gained APIs and metadata for annual-commitment subscriptions billed monthly.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26.5 Release Notes · StoreKit — New Features

feature · introduced

Suggested Places in Maps

documentedconfirmed

Suggested Places added recommendations intended to make destination discovery easier in Maps.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About iPadOS 26 Updates · iPadOS 26.5 — Maps

bugFix · fixed

StoreKit receipt-version correction

documentedconfirmed

Receipt version decoding was corrected for supported StoreKit flows.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26.5 Release Notes · StoreKit — Resolved Issues

bugFix · fixed

Non-Gregorian entitlement correction

documentedconfirmed

StoreKit current-entitlement queries now handle the documented non-Gregorian calendar case correctly.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] iOS & iPadOS 26.5 Release Notes · StoreKit — Resolved Issues

Milestones

Release history

Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.

  2. +4 days
  3. +10 days
  4. +7 days
  5. +7 days
  6. +7 days
  7. +4 days
  8. +3 days

    Public release

    Public

    Source-linked recordEditorially verified

    The public iPadOS 26.5 release added Pride and Maps features while concentrating its technical changes on StoreKit subscription and testing behavior.

    Build
    23F77
    Availability
    available
    Sources
    8 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.

Historical avg for .5 releases

51 days, 7.2 milestones

Based on 6 previous iPadOS .5 releases

Cycle vs. platform average

42d (avg: 50d)

8 days shorter than the iPadOS average

Duration ranking

#24 of 46

Middle of the pack iPadOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

10 days

Between Beta 1 v2 and Beta 2

Previous .5 releases (iPadOS)

Previous comparable iPadOS releases
VersionYearCycleMilestonesAvg. Interval
iPadOS 18.5202540d68d
iPadOS 17.5202441d68d
iPadOS 16.5202351d79d
iPadOS 15.5202241d68d
iPadOS 14.5202184d128d
iPadOS 13.5202050d610d

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Official release notes