Apple Releases First Public Beta of iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5 [Download]

Apple has released the first public beta of iOS 16.5 and iPadOS 16.5 to testers for download. The software update was first released to developers on Tuesday.

iOS 16.5 Public Beta
This beta software is now available. For details on what is contained in this beta software, please see: https://appleseed.apple.com/readme/ios16.5

iOS 16.5 beta adds the ability to start a screen recording using Siri; as well as, a Sports tab in Apple News.


You can try out the betas by signing up for the Apple Beta Software Program.

Help make the next releases of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS our best yet. As a member of the Apple Beta Software Program, you can take part in shaping Apple software by test-driving pre-release versions and letting us know what you think.

Note that as of iOS 16.4, Apple is moving away from beta profiles and has added a new section in Settings > General > Software Update where you can enable developer or public betas.

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