A couple of weeks after seeding the latest beta, iOS 16.6 beta 5 is now available to developers. This new testing version comes a week after Apple seeded iOS 17 beta 3, and it follows the testing cycle of the upcoming operating system for iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and newer.
At the moment, there are no visible changes on iOS 16.6 beta. After a small iOS 16.5 update, Apple is still sharpening its software as the company prepares iOS 17, iPadOS 17, tvOS 17, watchOS 10, and macOS Sonoma for a fall release.
An early iOS 16.6 beta build added references for Contact Key Verification, according to iOS developer Steve Moser.
