What was arguably the most impactful announcement was the reveal of Liquid Glass, a new "cross-platform design language" that introduces the company's "biggest [UI] update since iOS 7." Inspired by VisionOS, Liquid Glass adds translucency to Apple's ...

However, like every major Apple software release, iOS 26 also comes with a number of minor new improvements and upgrades, both documented and undocumented. We've gone through Apple's docs and took the iOS 26 dev beta for a spin, and we're back with a list of not-so-obvious iOS 26 features you're gonna love.

Apple released the iOS 26 beta on Monday, shortly after the main WWDC 2025 keynote. I installed it right away, and I can say it’s

The rumor was true: iOS 26 introduces an option to view full-screen animated album art on the iPhone's Lock Screen for certain Apple Music

“Apple’s new glassy UI (user interface) design literally hurts my eyes to look at,” vented a third. “The notifications are a literal eyesore. It’s the definition of form over function. This OS update is going to be the worst thing Apple has done since iOS 7. No joke.”