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Updated · 9to5Mac · May 26iOS 26.6 Beta 1 Adds Blocked-Contacts Alert as Apple Enforces an Undisclosed Limit
6 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · May 26
- iOS 26.6 developer beta 1 introduces a new popup that tells users they have reached the maximum number of blocked contacts.
- Code reviewed by Aaron Perris shows the alert instructs users to remove an existing blocked contact in Settings before blocking another caller.
- Apple does not publicly disclose the cap, and the limit likely affects only a small number of users who exhaust the blocked list.
- The alert is the first notable user-facing change spotted in iOS 26.6 beta 1, a release otherwise expected to focus on minor fixes ahead of iOS 27.
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