iOS 26 has been in beta testing with developers for over a month, and there’s still been no public beta release yet. Apple has only confirmed a July launch, but according to Mark Gurman, there’s a specific day next week being targeted.
Apple reportedly targeting July 23 for iOS 26 public beta
Historically, Apple tends to launch its summer public betas about a week after beta 3 debuts.
But iOS 26 beta 3 arrived last Monday, July 7 and we’re now over a week later with no public beta.
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, we may need to wait another whole week.
In response to a post on X today questioning the public beta’s absence, Gurman replied:
around the 23rd — Mark Gurman (@markgurman) July 15, 2025
Next Wednesday, July 23 would be a later launch than usual for Apple’s public betas.
It also means we’re likely to get iOS 26 developer beta 4 before then.
If Apple follows its usual 7-day gap between betas, we could see iOS 26 beta 4 arrive tomorrow.
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