Apple today released new betas of iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1, available to developers and public beta testers. The iOS and iPadOS 26.6.1 betas arrive two weeks after the launch of iOS 26.6, which introduced Spotlight optimizations ahead of iOS 27.

iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1 can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air via Settings > General > Software Update. According to Apple's release notes, iOS 26.6.1 includes security fixes for iPhone and iPad. The updates are currently available in beta capacity only.

Apple is wrapping up work on iOS 26 as iOS 27 is set to launch in just about a month. iOS 27 is already available to developers and public beta testers ahead of its public debut.

Update: This article previously stated iOS 26.6.1 and iPadOS 26.6.1 had been released, but they are actually betas.