Live Activities have become one of my favorite iPhone features, and they recently got even better thanks to upgrades and expansions in iOS 26. Here’s everything new.
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When Apple rolled out Vehicle Motion Cues, it made my kinetosis much more manageable, but didn’t fully fix it. With iOS 26, a new adjustment finally did the trick.
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iOS 26 is easily the most significant visual overhaul we’ve seen on the iPhone in years. We got the new Liquid Glass UI, better Files systems, and a complete Camera app change. All the things that Apple showed off and highlighted. However, after using iOS 26 and iOS 26.1 for a few months, it seemed like Apple decided not to inform us about some of the best functional features, such as default audio input, camera enhancements, and even an update to the Alarm, which had remained unchanged for 20 years. So here are the best hidden iOS 26 features that Apple didn’t tell us about.
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iOS 26 is a huge update for iPhone, with a Liquid Glass design and lots of new features for built-in apps like Wallet, Messages, and Music. One popular app—Apple Calendar—mostly got overlooked this year, but it did gain one key new advantage: event creation via screenshots.
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iOS 26 launched to all users in September, but it was previously only available as a secondary update inside Settings, with versions of iOS 18 given priority. Now, Apple has started recommending iOS 26.1 as the new default update for users.
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Apple’s Wallet app got a strong lineup of new features in iOS 26, including one hidden addition you might have missed: a highly requested new setting to disable promotional notifications.
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Apple Maps recently gained several new features in iOS 26, but the one that could make the biggest impact for users involves an essential app function: search. Here’s what’s new.
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iOS 26 is a major update for iPhone, but it also adds a bunch of new AirPods features—especially for anyone with AirPods Pro 3 or AirPods Pro 2. Here’s everything new.
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Want to try Apple’s next iPhone software update before it comes out? Apple just dropped the released iOS 26.2 public beta 2, and it has a ton of new features. Here’s everything new.
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Apple continues to test the next iPhone software update with iOS 26.2 beta 3 released today. The pre-release iPhone software update includes a surprising amount of changes and refinements. Here’s everything new so far:
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Apple has released the third iOS 26.2 beta for iPhone. The developer beta version is available as an over-the-air update starting today.
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iOS 26.2 is now available for beta testing. The update brings more new features and changes for iPhone users. There are new Apple Podcasts upgrades, improvements to Reminders, and more.
Head below for our full guide on all the new iOS 26.2 features. This includes all the new additions from this week’s iOS 26.2 beta 2 release.
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iOS 26 and iOS 26.1 have brought a lot of new ways to customize your iPhone in the Settings app. Here are the new iOS 26 settings I changed on my iPhone right away.
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Apple Wallet got a bunch of new features in iOS 26, including the just-released Digital ID that, along with AI order tracking, fix key shortcomings in previously launched Wallet features.
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The iOS 26.2 developer beta released earlier today brings a few animation and interface tweaks, indicating that Apple is still working on the balance between practical usability and its original vision for Liquid Glass. Here’s what’s changed.
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Apple continues to test the next iPhone software update with iOS 26.2 beta 2 released today. The pre-release iPhone software update includes a surprising amount of changes and refinements. Here’s everything new so far:
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iOS 26 is packed with big and small changes, only a fraction of which most users have likely discovered. Three of those changes have enabled me to make Apple’s Passwords app my one and only password manager.
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Apple launched iOS 26 with its new Liquid Glass design language in September. Since then, third-party developers have been hard at work rolling out new Liquid Glass versions of their apps.
Now, Apple has debuted a new page on the Apple Developer website offering a visual gallery of how developers are adopting Liquid Glass in their apps.
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Ready to try Apple’s upcoming iPhone features and don’t want to wait? Apple just dropped the first iOS 26.2 public beta, and it has a ton of new features. Here’s everything new.
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Apple’s Passwords app launched last year in iOS 18 as a new pre-installed password solution across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more. I’ve been using the app since launch, and iOS 26 brings one welcome Passwords change that I’ve found myself needing regularly in the past year.
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Following the release of the first developer betas of iOS 26.2 and iPadOS 26.2 earlier this week, Apple is now preventing the update from being installed on devices with the C1 modem. Here are the details.
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iOS 26 is packed full of new features, but one that lots of users might appreciate is flying under the radar. Thanks to a new setting added in iOS 26, you can finally stop AirPods’ audio from automatically getting hijacked by other Bluetooth speakers, including your in-car speakers.
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Apple is working to introduce a new Enhanced Safety Alerts setting on iOS 26.2. Here are the details.
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Apple is working on a new feature that will allow users to keep AirDrop pairing active between devices for up to 30 days. Here are the details.
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