When you’re not using your iPhone, the Lock Screen is what you see most often. Liquid Glass is everywhere in iOS 26, and it starts right when you pick up your device. The Lock Screen got a Liquid Glass overhaul, plus a few other new features. Here’s what you’ll see first when you upgrade to […]
iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 add a smaller yet useful Wi-Fi feature to iPhones and iPads. As spotted by Creative Strategies analyst Max Weinbach, sign-in details for captive Wi-Fi networks are now synced across iPhones and iPads running iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. For example, while Weinbach was staying at a Hilton hotel, his iPhone […]
Read MoreApple held off on announcing two iOS 26 features that it still plans to release this year, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter, Gurman explained that Apple did not want to risk repeating WWDC 2024, where it announced an array of features that were ultimately delayed by […]
Read MoreApple updated many of its built-in apps in iOS 26, and Safari is one of the apps that has several notable changes. There’s a new look, an updated layout, and a new feature set. This guide features all of the changes you can expect to see in Safari when iOS 26 launches to the public […]
Read MoreImage Playground is Apple’s image generation app that launched last year. Most people may not have a lot of use for the cartoonish images that it produces in iOS 18, but you’re going to want to take another look at it in iOS 26 because Apple has improved its algorithms. People look more natural in […]
Read MoreIn the iOS 26 beta, Apple has redesigned the alarm screen in the Clock app, giving it a cleaner look with a larger time display and significantly bigger buttons. When the alarm goes off, you’ll now see two large, equal-sized buttons for Stop and Snooze placed side by side at the bottom of the screen. […]
Read MoreApple provided developers with the second beta of iOS 26, introducing the first changes and refinements to the new operating system since it debuted after the WWDC keynote. Because we’re early in the beta testing process, there are quite a few tweaks to iOS 26, which we’ve rounded up below. Control Center The background behind […]
Read MoreIn iOS 26 beta 2, Apple updated the location of the new tab icon in Safari, fixing a frustrating change that was made in the first iOS 26 beta. Safari in beta 2 on left, Safari in beta 1 on right The initial iOS 26 release introduced three view options for the tab bar and […]
Read MoreiOS 26 adds a new Recovery Assistant feature to iPhones, and it can help return the device to a working state, with no Mac or PC required for the first time ever. Recovery Assistant was introduced in the first iOS 26 beta, but Apple only mentioned the feature in its release notes for the second […]
Read MoreThe second beta of iOS 26 includes a new ringtone that’s an alternative to the classic “Reflection” ringtone that Apple uses as a default on iPhones. Apple didn’t give the new ringtone a special name, and it’s just listed as “Alt 1” as an option if you tap into Reflection. You can get to the […]
Read MoreWith the second beta of iOS 26 that Apple provided to developers today, Apple addressed one of the major complaints that people have had with Liquid Glass. iOS 26 beta 1 on left, iOS 26 beta 2 on right The Control Center buttons are now slightly more opaque, making it easier to see the different […]
Read MoreApple today provided developers with the second betas of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 for testing purposes, with the updates coming two weeks after Apple seeded the first betas following the WWDC keynote. Registered developers can download the new beta software using the Software Update section of the Settings app. iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 […]
Read MoreWith iPadOS 26, Apple is introducing a new Local Capture feature that lets users produce high-quality video and audio recordings right from their iPad while using any video conferencing app, and then easily share the audio and video files once the call is over. Recently, Six Colors editor Jason Snell decided to put the new […]
Read MoreAs noted in a Reddit thread earlier this month, iPadOS 26 expands Stage Manager to all iPad models compatible with the software update. On iPadOS 18, Stage Manager is limited to the following iPad models: 13-inch iPad Pro (M4 chip) 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation and later) 11-inch iPad Pro (1st generation and later) iPad […]
Read MoreAll four iPhone 16 models offer an Audio Mix feature in the Photos app that lets you edit the sound of a video after it is recorded. For example, you can reduce the background noise in a video, so that the person speaking on camera sounds more clear. Starting with iOS 26, Apple is allowing […]
Read MoreApple is making Cinematic mode video capture available beyond its Camera app on the iPhone. In a WWDC 2025 session earlier this month, Apple introduced a new API that allows developers of third-party camera apps like Kino and Filmic Pro to offer Cinematic mode video recording capabilities in their apps, if they choose to implement […]
Read MoreWhile the dust is beginning to settle on the first iOS 26 beta, we continue to take a closer look at new features coming with the update. Below, we recap five smaller changes that you might have missed. Emoji Game Apple News+ subscribers in the U.S. and Canada can play a new Emoji Game, which […]
Read MoreLast week, we reported that iOS 26 introduces an opt-in Adaptive Power Mode on the iPhone, alongside the existing Low Power Mode. Apple says that Adaptive Power Mode can make “small performance adjustments” when necessary to extend an iPhone’s battery life, including slightly lowering the display brightness or allowing some activities to “take a little […]
Read MoreiOS 26 is gaining two new Wi-Fi features, including Captive Assist and Wi-Fi Aware. MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris discovered a reference to Captive Assist within the code for the first iOS 26 developer beta, but Apple has yet to enable the feature. It should be available by the time the software update is released later […]
Read MoreApple is hiding a new ringtone within iOS 26. The new ringtone is an alternative version of the existing Reflection ringtone, which has been the default ringtone since the iPhone X was released in 2017. It was discovered within the code for the first developer beta of iOS 26, but it remains hidden, so you […]
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