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Apple has started to seed the second beta for iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5 to developers. This comes roughly two weeks after the first beta launched. Which is quite common for Apple to do. With subsequent betas having less time in between them.
If you’re a registered developer, you can download iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5 onto your available devices today. Just head over to Settings > General > Software Updates. And then tap on “Beta Updates” option. You’ll want to toggle on the iOS 16/iPadOS 16 Developer Beta option.
Keep in mind that starting with iOS 16.4 that launched last month, only registered developers can get access to the developer betas. So if you are not a registered developer, you’re going to need to sign up. It’ll cost you $99 per year.
What’s new in iOS 16.5?
iOS 16.5 is going to be a rather small update for iOS, especially with iOS 17 being announced in June at WWDC. But there are a few new things coming in iOS 16.5. That includes a new Sports tab within the Apple News app. This will make it easier for users to access sports-focused content. You will be able to choose to follow your favorite teams. So you can get updates on those on a regular basis.
The update to iOS 16.5 also brings in a new Siri option for starting a screen recording with a voice command. And that’s about it, for what’s new in iOS 16.5.
It’s possible that Apple could release some other changes in this second beta, but don’t expect this to be a very large update at all. It’ll likely be mostly a bug fixing update, much like iOS 17 is expected to be. So when could Apple launch iOS 16.5? It’ll likely be in May, possibly around the second or third week of the month. As long as there are no huge bugs that pop up in these betas.