OS 26 includes a long list of new features and changes for iPhones. The first iOS 26 developer beta is now available for free with an

Apple's WWDC opener happened on Monday, and my brain has been wrapped around one particular feature ever since. It wasn't announced during the opening keynote, nor did it make it onto the all-encompassing graphics chart of iOS 26 features, but it's a big one -- if it works.

Apple's iOS 26 update turns album covers into full-screen animations that move while your music plays. With iOS 26, Apple Music users can tap the album art on the Lock Screen to expand it. If the track includes animated artwork, the image starts moving in real time.

Apple just unveiled its biggest software redesign in over a decade: Liquid Glass. In iOS 26, there are new travel, group chat, and AI features.

Apple overhauls the iPhone's Battery Settings page with an Adaptive Power Mode that will automatically reduce screen brightness or slow down some activities to prolong battery life.

From a huge redesign to extremely hand phone call features, here’s what’s coming next to iOS.

Commentary: Battery life takes a hit on thin phones. But Apple's new AI-powered feature could mitigate the blow on its rumored skinny device.

If you use your iPhone as an alarm clock, you probably already know that snoozing it when you’re waking up will give you an extra nine minutes before it next plays an alarm. That’s set to change in Apple's upcoming iOS 26 update.