iOS 26

iOS 26.4 brought a variety of new features and changes when it launched last month, including a design overhaul for Apple Account screens in several system apps. Here’s what’s changed.

Apple’s new Liquid Glass design launched last fall in iOS 26, but third-party apps continue to roll out support, and Reddit’s iOS app will do that very soon. Here’s what Liquid Glass in the Reddit app looks like.

iOS 26.2 introduced a key new feature that the average user hopefully won’t have to use very often: Enhanced Safety Alerts for emergency situations. Here’s how they work.

Following last week’s release of iOS 26.4.1, Apple today stopped signing iOS 26.4. Here’s what that means.

iOS 26.4 comes packed with many new features, including brand new Ambient Music widgets that can be added to the iPhone’s Home Screen. Here are the details.

iOS 26.4 made some changes to where app updates are located in the App Store. But there’s a shortcut available to find them just as quickly as before.

Apple has added a lot of new ways to customize your iPhone in recent years. One of my favorites is a Home Screen setting in iOS 26 for your app icons that tints the icon color to match that of your iPhone or its case. Here’s how to use it.

Apple has released the second iOS 26.5 public beta. The release follows iOS 26.5 beta 2 for developers, which added an Apple Maps ads explainer.

iOS 26.5 beta 2 arrived today, and with it Apple Maps has gained a new popup regarding the forthcoming rollout of ads. Here are the details.

As part of iOS 26, Apple launched a revamped experience for airline boarding passes in Apple Wallet.

United and Southwest rolled out support for the new iOS 26 boarding pass experience last year.

Now, American Airlines has officially followed suit by supporting key new boarding pass features in Apple Wallet.

Apple has released the second iOS 26.5 beta for developers. iOS 26.5 beta 2 follows two versions of the first beta. The second version became the first iOS 26.5 public beta.

iOS 26.4 brings with it a new ’Reduce Bright Effects’ setting that lets you disable various flashing elements common in Liquid Glass. Here are the details.

iOS 26 keeps adding a lot of new ways to customize your iPhone, but one of my favorites was there in the first 26.0 release: 3D spatial wallpapers. Here’s how to use the feature.

iOS 26 brought a lot of changes to the Messages app, like new group chat features, spam prevention tools, and more. Joining those improvements, Messages also got a big AI upgrade in iOS 26 for an essential feature: search.

Apple confirms that Stolen Device Protection will be enabled by default for enterprise devices updating from iOS 26.4 to iOS 26.4.1, and from iPadOS 26.4 to iPadOS 26.4.1. Here are the details.

Update 4:51 p.m. ET: iOS 26.4.1 fixes an iCloud syncing bug that impacted Apple’s apps as well as many third-party apps. The update also enables Stolen Device Protection for enterprise devices.

Apple has released iOS 26.4.1 for iPhone users today alongside iPadOS 26.4.1 for iPad. The update comes just over two weeks after the release of iOS 26.4.

Following last month’s release of iOS 26.4, Apple is now beta testing iOS 26.5. The update will likely be released to everyone next month. Here are all the details on new features and changes on the way for iPhone users with iOS 26.5.

CarPlay just got new features in iOS 26.4, plus some exciting new apps, but one of my favorite recent features is an Apple Music change in iOS 26 that’s perfect for the car. Here’s how to use it.

My iPhone stays on silent most of the time, but a new iOS 26 ringtone has strongly tempted me to rethink that choice because it’s such a pleasant tune. Here’s my new favorite iPhone ringtone.

iOS 26.4 recently launched, and it’s a big update for new iPhone features. Here are my four favorite new iOS 26.4 features.

iOS 26 brought a major new Liquid Glass design that, in some cases, led to user reports of slower iPhone performance. But Daring Fireball’s John Gruber recently went back to iOS 18 after a long time on iOS 26, and had a surprisingly different experience.