Apple has seeded the third watchOS 26.5 beta to developers, rolling it out in tandem with new betas of iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and macOS Tahoe 26.5. The gradual upgrade comes out a week after the release of the second beta. The update is designed to bring some new additions to the Apple Watch.
Apple is seeding the third beta of watchOS 26.5 with 23T5558e build number. It comes in a size of 570MB for the Apple Watch Series 7. For compatibility, the latest update is available for all Apple Watch models running watchOS 26 or newer. At the time of writing, the update is available to developers, and a public rollout is expected in a day or two.
As always, Apple didn’t mention any new changes in the release notes. However, iOS 26.5 beta users have discovered notable additions for iPhone and Watch, such as end-to-end encryption for RCS, Notification forwarding outside the EU, CarPlay improvements, and more.
watchOS 26.5 Beta 3 Update
First things first, you need to update your iPhone to iOS 26.5 beta. Once done, you can follow these steps to install the watchOS 26.5 beta 3 on your watch.
- Open the Watch app on your iPhone.
- Tap General > Software Update.
- Select Beta Updates and enable watchOS 26.5 Developer Beta option.
- Go back and download the third beta of watchOS 26.5.
- That’s it.
Make sure that your Apple Watch is charged at least 50% and connected to a WiFi network.
Now the watchOS 26.5 third beta update will download and transfer to your Apple Watch.
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