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iPadOS 27.0 Beta 7

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Apple released iPadOS 27.0 developer beta 7 on August 24, 2026 as build 24A5424a, seven days after beta 6. The fifth public beta followed the same day on the same platform-scoped build string.

Date
Aug 24, 2026
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Apple released iPadOS 27.0 developer beta 7 on August 24, 2026 as build 24A5424a. It arrived seven days after beta 6 and carries the same characters as the iOS build, while remaining a separate platform-scoped build record.[1]

Apple's live iOS and iPadOS 27 release notes identify beta 7 as the current document state. Public Beta 5 followed on August 24, but the shared identifier is not used to copy iOS-only observations onto the iPadOS record.[2][3]

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  1. Releases - Apple Developer

    Apple Developer · Apple · 2026-07-29 · iPadOS 27.0 beta 7 (24A5424a); August 24, 2026

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  2. iOS & iPadOS 27 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Current iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta 7 release notes

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  3. Apple Releases New iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, and tvOS 27 Public Betas

    MacRumors · 2026-08-24T00:00:00Z · iPadOS 27 Public Beta 5 released August 24, 2026

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  4. iOS & iPadOS 27 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · iOS & iPadOS 27 Beta 7 release notes