iOS 26.5 now available, more
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🗓️ 12 May 2026
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Stories discussed in this episode:
- Apple releases iOS 26.5 with 3 key features including new wallpapers for your iPhone
- iOS 26.5 adds end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging, rolling out now
- Wireless carrier support and features for iPhone in the United States and Canada - Apple Support
- macOS 26.5 now available, here’s everything new
- macOS 26.5’s new setting might solve Mac mini power button complaints
- visionOS 27 will bring these new Vision Pro upgrades: report
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to 9 to 5 Mac Daily for Tuesday, May 12, 26. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm your host, Chance Miller. |
| 0:09.2 | We are sponsored this week by Bitwarden. |
| 0:13.0 | Leading off today, Apple's next major software versions are set to be announced in less than a month on June 8th, including an update to the Vision Pro. |
| 0:21.2 | This will be VisionOS 27, and a new report from Bloomberg details what to expect from the update. |
| 0:28.1 | Mark Garman says that VisionOS 27 will be light on new features compared to VisionOS 26, |
| 0:34.3 | and instead will focus on performance, bug fixes, and parity with the other 27 operating systems. |
| 0:41.2 | That means adding new AI photo editing tools, new Siri features, and other enhancements that will also be part of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and MacOS 27. |
| 0:52.3 | So essentially, what it sounds like is that VisionOS 27 won't actually introduce any new features specific to the Apple Vision Pro headset. |
| 1:01.6 | There's no mention of new AR or VR features or even any new immersive environments. |
| 1:08.7 | The report comes amid skepticism about the future of the Apple Vision |
| 1:12.5 | Pro platform, although the latest reporting is that Apple still has a team working on the |
| 1:17.4 | Vision Pro itself, as well as future Vision products. Still, a light Vision OS 27 update will be |
| 1:24.2 | disappointing to those who use Apple Vision Pro every day, especially when you remember that Apple just released the M5 update to the Vision Pro at the end of last year. |
| 1:34.7 | Perhaps Apple does have a few surprises in store that haven't leaked to Mark German yet, and we'll know for sure in just under a month when WWDC kicks off on June 8th. |
| 1:46.1 | Next up today, Apple has released macOS 26.5 to everyone. |
| 1:50.8 | And there's not much new here, but something interesting is a new power control setting for compatible Mac desktops. |
| 1:59.0 | In a new support document, Apple reveals that you can now choose to have your Mac Mini, Mac Studio, or IMac automatically turn on when connected to power. |
| 2:08.6 | Only select Mac models are compatible, including the M4 Mac Mini, M4 IMac, and the 2025 Mac Studio. |
| 2:16.6 | Apple says that this can be helpful when you don't have easy access to the computer's power button. |
| 2:22.9 | The M4 Mac Mini infamously sparked a debate when it placed the power button on the bottom of the computer. |
| 2:29.9 | Many people also place Mac Minis and Mac Studios in server racks or mount them under their desk, |
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