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Here are all the new features in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe

iOS 26 launched this week alongside companion updates for Apple’s other platforms. There are so many new features in each update, it can be easy to miss some of the changes. Fortunately, Apple has published new comprehensive documents outlining every new feature in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe.

Apple publishes comprehensive lists of new features in iOS 26 and more

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Did you update your iPhone to the latest software and find yourself unsure what’s new? Or considering an upgrade but on the fence about whether to take the leap?

Shortly after launching iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe earlier this week, Apple published new documents on its website detailing what it says are “All New Features.”

Here are Apple’s lists of every new feature:

Each PDF offers the most comprehensive written record yet of everything new in the latest software releases.

And in some cases, they include fresh surprises.

For example, Siri got five new features in iOS 26 that Apple—as far as I can tell—never announced or detailed publicly before now.

The documents also revealed that the Home app now supports new Adaptive Temperature features to automate your thermostat.

If you want the most extensive, in-depth overviews of what’s new in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe, be sure to check out Apple’s new documents linked above.

Did you find any surprises in the newly published Apple update PDFs? Let us know in the comments.

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Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.