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Apple releases tvOS 18.6, HomePod 18.6, more new updates

Apple has just released its latest software updates for users, including watchOS 11.6, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, iOS 18.6, and more. Here’s what to expect.

New software releases focus on security and stability

This fall, Apple will ship major new OS updates like iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and more.

But as it often does in the summer, today Apple released another round of updates for its current OS versions.

New releases include:

  • tvOS 18.6
  • watchOS 11.6
  • visionOS 2.6
  • iOS 18.6
  • iPadOS 18.6
  • macOS Sequoia 15.6
  • HomePod 18.6

Before turning its full attention to iOS 26 and the other big fall updates, Apple is releasing today’s software as a way to bring important bug fixes and security improvements to users.

Though most of the time Apple’s numbered point releases include some new features and other changes, that’s often not the case for the summer updates.

New features are coming in watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and the like. So Apple’s goal with today’s releases is simply to provide the most stable, secure software possible ahead of this fall’s launches.

Should you update even without the promise of new features? Absolutely.

Security fixes alone are a good reason to ensure your devices are always running the latest software.

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Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.