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Apple Seeds Fourth Public Betas of iOS 26.6, macOS Tahoe 26.6 and More

Apple today provided public beta testers with the fourth betas of iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, macOS Tahoe 26.6, watchOS 26.6, and tvOS 26.6, with the software coming a day after Apple seeded the betas to developers.

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After signing up to beta test the software updates on Apple's beta site, public beta testers can download the new software using the Software Update section in the Settings app on each device.

iOS 26.6 has a feature that will let you know when you have blocked too many contacts, but the limit is in the thousands so most users may not ever see the messaging. There are also signs of a new iPhone anti-snatching feature that locks a stolen iPhone when it's grabbed from your hand.

No other major new features have been found in any of the software updates, with Apple likely focusing on bug fixes and security improvements. We're nearing the end of the "26" software cycle, with Apple planning to release iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, and more in September.

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mjs916 Avatar
5 hours ago at 04:03 pm

Why is there even a limit to contacts ? Not that I’ll ever approach the limit , just curious why have one ?
I’m guessing they just allocated a certain amount of storage to it that works to or near whatever that limiting number is.

There was only so much space when they initially wrote the app. Or they just don’t want the app ballooning too large.

As you can probably tell I really don’t know but I imagine it’s like how I wish they put a larger closet in my bedroom but they only had so much space to work with.
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