Covering all things Apple, iPhone, iPad, Mac News, and Rumors. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:33:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cdn.idropnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/27140754/cropped-iDrop-fav1-80x80.png 32 32 007aff https://www.idropnews.com/news/ios-26-5-beta-2-rcs-encryption-maps-ads/262374/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:33:05 +0000 https://www.idropnews.com/?p=262374 Apple has released iOS 26.5 beta 2, featuring working RCS encryption for Android and a new Apple Ads splash screen in Maps.
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