IOS 26

iOS 26 is the nineteenth major version of iOS, developed by Apple Inc. It was announced on June 9, 2025, at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple renamed the OS name to iOS 26 to match system years. It was released on September 15, 2025.

 Features and changes 
 Systems features and changes 
 Design 
iOS 26 has a new design called "Liquid Glass", which changes everything from the lock screen to apps after over 13 years, when iOS 7 was redesigned with a flat style. 
 Apple intelligence 
New Apple Intelligence features includes live translation, visual intelligence, Genmoji and Image Playground. 
 Battery 
It has an adaptive power mode and battery settings got a new design. It has a charging time that tells users how long it is fully charged. 
 Home screen and lock screen 
Since iOS 18 was announced, it has 'dark', 'light' and 'tinted' icon in home screen. It has a 'clear' icon in home screen that looks like a glass design with Liquid Glass. Users can resize time in lock screen. 
 eSim management 
It has a eSim transfer with Android that directly to transfer between iPhone and an Android device without needing a QR code from the mobile carriers.
 Ringtones 
iOS 26 has many new other reflections ringtones including the "Buoyant", "Dreamer", "Pond", "Pop", "Reflected" and "Surge". Not just reflection ringtones, but they also has a one ringtone called "Little Bird".

 Apps features and changes 

Users can create or vote polls in iMessage. The photo app was redesigned in iOS 18 but users say they do not like it, Apple redesigned the photo app with the navigation bar again and the camera app was redesigned too. It has a games app that access to all the games currently installed on the devices.

 Recovery Assistant 
Apple added new feature that automatically attempt to recover if devices does not boot up successfully.

 Supported devices 
iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will not be supported due to old hardware. Apple Intelligence only works on Apple A17 Pro chips and later. Here is a list of supported devices:

iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone SE (2nd generation)
iPhone 12
iPhone 12 mini
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 13
iPhone 13 mini
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone SE (3rd generation)
iPhone 14
iPhone 14 Plus
iPhone 14 Pro
iPhone 14 Pro Max
iPhone 15
iPhone 15 Plus
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Pro Max
iPhone 16
iPhone 16 Plus
iPhone 16 Pro
iPhone 16 Pro Max
 iPhone 16e
 iPhone 17
 iPhone Air
 iPhone 17 Pro
 iPhone 17 Pro Max

 Version history 
The first developer beta of iOS 26 has been released on 9 June 2025 and the first developer beta of iOS 26 only available on iPhone 15 series and iPhone 16 series has been released again on 13 June 2025. The second developer beta of iOS 26 has been released on 23 June 2025. The third developer beta of iOS 26 has been released on 7 July 2025.
 Release history 
+ iOS 26 release history Version Build Release date Notes rowspan="3"  23A330  Preinstalled on iPhones 17, 17 Pro, and Air 23A341  Developer release notesRelease notesSecurity content 23A345  iPhone 17 Pro models only  23A355  Release notesSecurity content  23B85  Developer release notesRelease notesSecurity content  23C55  Developer release notes

 Related pages 
iPadOS 26
macOS Tahoe

References

 Other websites 

Official websites

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