Release appearance

iPadOS 26.5 Public

Source-linked record
Public release

Recorded context

About this appearance

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

Date
May 11, 2026
Availability
available
Revision
No
Build
23F77

Chronology evidence

Appearance sources

These sources support the recorded date, channel, or availability. A researched release-notes article has not been added.

  1. About iPadOS 26 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 26.5 — Maps

  2. About iPadOS 26 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 26.5 — Pride Luminance

  3. iPadOS 26.5 (23F77)

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 26.5; build 23F77

  4. About iPadOS 26 Updates

    Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 26.5

  5. iOS & iPadOS 26.5 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · StoreKit — New Features

  6. iOS & iPadOS 26.5 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · StoreKit — Resolved Issues

  7. iOS & iPadOS 26.5 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · StoreKit Testing

  8. iPadOS 26.5 (23F77)

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29

    Legacy chronology source: Apple Developer

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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

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