Apple Seeds First iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 Betas to Developers

Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the ...
TechJuice

Apple Releases First iOS 26.5 Developer Beta With App Store Changes

Apple releases iOS 26.5 beta 1 with RCS messaging, App Store changes, Maps Suggested Places, and improved sharing features ...

iOS 26.5’s Messages app has RCS end-to-end encryption in beta

OS 26.5 beta 1 gives the Messages app support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging, after previously being available in the ...
ExtremeTech

Developers Say 'Vibe‑Coded' Apps Are Clogging the iOS App Store Review Process

Indie developers, industry analysts, and self-proclaimed vibe coders say review queues are now a primary bottleneck.
Cult of Mac

iOS developers

Casey Liss, developer of a new app, Callsheet, that makes looking up movie and show trivia trivially easy. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Planet of the Apps is a series of interviews with app ...
Ars Technica

Apple to allow iOS app installs from websites, but small devs don’t qualify

Apple will let European app developers distribute iPhone and iPad applications to users directly from a website, instead of through an app store. It’s the latest app-installation option announced by ...