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visionOS 26.5

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

Release notes

Overview

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

visionOS 26.5 was a maintenance and security release whose SDK-facing changes were concentrated in subscription commerce and StoreKit testing.[1][2]

Apple’s live developer notes contained approximately three topic areas and eight 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. visionOS 26.5 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29 · Overview

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  2. About visionOS 26 Updates

    Apple Support · Apple · 2026-07-29 · visionOS 26.5

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  3. visionOS 26.5 Release Notes

    Apple Developer · 2026-07-29

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  4. visionOS 26.5 (23O471)

    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.

knownIssue · knownIssue

Subscription price observation limitation

documentedconfirmed

Some subscription price changes could not yet be observed as expected in StoreKit Testing.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] visionOS 26.5 Release Notes · StoreKit Testing — Known Issues

enhancement · changed

Reliability and security maintenance

documentedconfirmed

The consumer record emphasized bug fixes and security rather than a broad set of visible features.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] About visionOS 26 Updates · visionOS 26.5

developerApi · introduced

StoreKit commitment pricing and merchandising APIs

documentedconfirmed

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

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] visionOS 26.5 Release Notes · StoreKit — New Features

bugFix · fixed

StoreKit Testing configuration fix

documentedconfirmed

StoreKit test sessions could load their configuration correctly in the documented failure case.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] visionOS 26.5 Release Notes · StoreKit Testing — Resolved Issues

developerApi · introduced

Commitment transaction and renewal metadata

documentedconfirmed

StoreKit exposed commitment information on supported subscription transactions and renewals.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] visionOS 26.5 Release Notes · StoreKit — New Features

bugFix · fixed

StoreKit receipt and calendar fixes

documentedconfirmed

Receipt decoding and current-entitlement results under non-Gregorian calendars were corrected.

Recorded at Public

  1. [1] visionOS 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. +14 days
  3. +7 days
  4. +7 days
  5. +7 days
  6. +7 days

    Public release

    Public

    Source-linked recordEditorially verified

    The public visionOS 26.5 release was maintenance-focused, with its detailed SDK record centered on subscription commerce and StoreKit Testing.

    Build
    23O471
    Availability
    available
    Sources
    7 linked
    Open this appearance

Historical context

Cycle comparison

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

Cycle vs. platform average

42d (avg: 67d)

25 days shorter than the visionOS average

Duration ranking

#7 of 13

Middle of the pack visionOS beta cycles

Longest gap in this cycle

14 days

Between Beta 1 and Beta 2

Official release notes