Apple News 3 Hours

Last updated: April 13, 2026, 2:30 PM ET

Software Development & OS Updates

Apple has seeded the second developer betas for its upcoming operating systems, moving testing forward for iOS 26.5, iPad OS 26.5, watch OS 26.5, tv OS 26.5, vision OS 26.5, and mac OS Tahoe 26.5 developers receive builds. This latest round of software testing arrives two weeks after the initial betas were made available, signaling that Apple is maintaining its typical cadence for iterative refinement ahead of a wider public release second wave rolls out. Furthermore, the company has pushed out the second build of iOS 26.5 to developers, which follows a previous version that served as the first public beta release iPhone update advances.

Ecosystem Feature Adoption & App Retirement

The revamped boarding pass experience within Apple Wallet, introduced with iOS 26, has now achieved full ecosystem adoption, as all four of the largest U.S. airlines now support the feature for streamlined travel. Separately, Apple is concluding the transition away from legacy productivity software, having stopped offering downloads for the older versions of Pages, Keynote, and Numbers on April 13 old iWork apps gone. Users seeking these core applications must now exclusively download the Creator Studio versions, which remain available at no cost creator studio remains free. In customization news, the popular ‘Apple Frames’ shortcut has received a massive overhaul, including new support for frame color scaling and a command-line interface for developers using the Terminal.

Hardware Deals & Supply Constraints

Consumer electronics retailers are aggressively discounting last-generation hardware, with Amazon offering all-time low prices on nearly every aluminum model of the Apple Watch Series 11, which are marked down by $100 watch series 11 discounted. Concurrently, steep markdowns are available across the tablet line, where Amazon is offering up to $259 off new and closeout iPad 11 models, with specific configurations of the A16 chip version seeing a $50 reduction iPad 11 price drops. Looking further ahead, supply concerns persist in the professional segment, as demand for AI-centric hardware has placed the M5 Mac mini under extreme pressure due to shortages, potentially influencing the launch strategy for a rumored future device like the MacBook Neo.