Apple previewed iOS 26, the following model of iPhone software program, at WWDC 2025. And no, you are not studying that improper. It is obtained a brand new title, look and much more. The replace to iOS 26 comes with lots of options and enhancements that I’ve wished for a while, together with name screening.
Final 12 months, we obtained Apple Intelligence, and the 12 months earlier than that, the corporate unveiled the Imaginative and prescient Professional. This 12 months, Apple renamed all of its software program and made it look extra unified. It may not sound as huge a deal as earlier WWDCs, however in case you hoped Apple would discuss extra about software program and fewer about AI, then this was your 12 months. As a substitute of getting iOS 19, Apple launched iOS 26. Usually, a brand new model of iOS comes out within the fall, however it may obtain smaller updates via the next spring and summer season. So iOS 26 is a reference to the truth that it should get minor updates via 2026.
The most important replace wasn’t the iOS title change. It was Liquid Glass, a design overhaul that provides transparency and is aimed toward decreasing distraction. Nevertheless, some folks’s immediate response was lower than favorable to the brand new look. I’m fascinated by what I noticed with Liquid Glass and sit up for testing it as a part of the iOS 26 beta model. However Liquid Glass did not get me as hyped as a number of the different options Apple included in iOS 26, just like the Digicam app redesign.
The theme at this 12 months’s WWDC is consistency — consistency when it comes to the general expertise an Apple machine proprietor has. iOS 26 is a superb instance of this as a result of it brings a classy and up to date really feel to the iPhone’s software program.
Take a look at my iOS 26 video, through which I stroll you thru all the large options within the new iOS and present you a few smaller ones (some would possibly discover them mundane) that I am enthusiastic about.
iOS 26 will launch this fall and is out there now as a developer beta. The general public beta model can be out there in July. You want an iPhone 11 or newer to make use of iOS 26. If you wish to give it a spin earlier than it is launched, I like to recommend ready for the general public beta model and even then not working it in your predominant iPhone.
