iOS 26.5 brings cross-platform encrypted RCS messaging
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Apple Maps is one of several apps with new features in iOS 26.5, the latest iPhone update. Here’s what’s new for Maps users.
Apple's iOS 26.5 update introduces 12 new features, including end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging with Android devices and new Maps tools.
With Apple preparing to unveil iOS 27 and related updates at WWDC in just under a month, iOS 26.5 and friends are now right around the corner with some minor tweaks before we get our first look at the next major update.
In iOS 26, Visual Intelligence kicks in the moment you take a screenshot. As soon as you take a screenshot, tap the thumbnail to open the editor, and you'll see two new buttons: Ask (send the screenshot with a typed question to ChatGPT) and Image Search (send it to Google for visually similar results).
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OS 26.4 was released last month, and it includes a couple of new features for CarPlay: an Ambient Music widget and support for voice-based chatbot apps. To update your iPhone 11 or newer to iOS 26.4,