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After a month of beta testing, Apple is now rolling out iOS 26.5 to everyone. While this update doesn't bring the long awaited all-new Siri with Gemini support , which is now expected to be unveiled during the WWDC 2026 keynote, Apple still has a few interesting upgrades for users, such as end-to-end RCS encryption and improvements to Apple Maps and the App Store.

Compared to iOS 26.4, which was an update full of useful and hidden features , iOS 26.5 still has plenty to offer iPhone users, as Apple continues to build upon one of the biggest evolutions to the mobile software since the release of iOS 7 almost 13 years ago.

While Apple continues to improve the Liquid Glass design and bring tweaks and security updates to the iPhone, there are also a number of major features now available as part of iOS 26.5 that you can get on your iPhone as soon as you hit the "Update" button.

End-to-end RCS encryption

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Apple started testing end-to-end RCS encryption in late February .…