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iOS 26.5 is here, iOS 27 is coming, and Android is trying to get ahead of Apple Intelligence, on the AppleInsider Podcast

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May 15, 2026
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Summary

There was no sign of the improved Apple Intelligence in this week's launch of iOS 26.5, which must've been a relief to Google as it talked up its apparently new but seemingly very familiar AI features in Android. Contact your hosts: @williamgallagher_ on Threads @WGallagher on Twitter William's 58keys on YouTube William Gallagher on email Wes on Bluesky Wes Hilliard on emai l Wes's blog Hillitech Sponsored by: CleanMyMac by MacPaw: Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use code APPLEINSIDER20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/APPLEINSIDER Claude by Anthropic : Check out Claude and Claude Pro at Claude.ai/appleinsider Scribe : book a personalized enterprise demo of this documentation workflow AI by visiting Scribe.how/APPLEINSIDER Links from the Show: No signs of upgraded Apple Intelligence as iOS 26.5 arrives for all users Large-scale testing of encrypted RCS texting starts in iOS 26.5 How to save on annual Apple App Store subscriptions, with a catch RCS & encryption haven't fixed the green bubble problem iOS 26 review one year later: Liquid Glass complaints hide the real problem iPhone & Android interoperability enhancements highlighted at Google I/O preshow Safari 27 will use AI to automatically group your browser tabs Liquid Glass won't get killed in macOS 27, expect a tune-up instead Easy to predict changes rumored for iOS 27 apps like a customizable Camera Intel Inside and out: Apple's 40-year relationship Indigo for Bluesky & Mastodon Support the show: Support the show on Patreon or Apple Podcasts to get ad-free episodes every week, access to our private Discord channel, and early release of the show! We would also appreciate a 5-star rating and review in Apple Podcasts More AppleInsider podcasts Tune in to our HomeKit Insider podcast covering the latest news, p…