Apple fixes iPhone Air, iPhone 17 series charging issue with release of iOS 26.5.1
Apple fixes iPhone Air, iPhone 17 series charging issue with release of iOS 26.5.1
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Publish Date: 2026-06-02 00:18:00
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Last week we told you that Apple would soon be releasing iOS 26.5.1 and today the update was disseminated by Apple. Those of you, like me, who are running on the latest iOS 26.6 beta release will not get iOS 26.5.1 and instead we betaheads will get the iOS 26.5.1 update integrated in the next iOS 26.6 or iOS 27 beta. But this is another story for another day.
How to install iOS 26.5.1 on your iPhone
Let’s focus on iOS 26.5.1, and we can tell you that the update is available only for those running a stable version of iOS on the iPhone Air and the iPhone 17 line. To install the update you go to Settings General Software Update and follow the directions.
The good news is that iOS 26.5.1 eliminates a charging bug that has affected some iPhone Air and iPhone 17 series models. This bug prevents these phones from initiating wired charging when the battery is nearly drained. This bug will be exterminated with the installation of the update.
Today’s update follows the release of iOS 26.5 in May. This update featured RCS end-to-end encryption, a feature that many had been looking forward to for a long time.
A week from today Apple will release the first iOS 27 beta
The next big update is expected to be released exactly one week from today, June 8, the day when WWDC 2026 begins. As soon as the keynote ends, Apple traditionally releases the first beta version of its next iOS build.
What makes this more exciting than the usual initial iOS beta release is the expected debut of Siri 2.0 in the first iOS 27 beta. We passed along some renders published by Bloomberg that show what the new Siri interface will probably look like as the digital assistant becomes a lot smarter as an AI chatbot.
Siri will also be able to answer some of your queries by going through the native iOS apps on your Apple devices to retrieve personal information. Such apps include:
- Messages
- Safari
- Photos
- Phone
- Calendar
- Files
- Notes
- Reminders
- Maps
