The stock iPhone Phone app has received a design overhaul and fifteen new features with the latest iOS 26 update. Here are all these notable changes you must know about to make full use of the Phone app and communicate effectively with family, friends, and colleagues.
iPhone on iOS 26 and iOS 27 has a Hold Assist feature that can wait on hold for you on customer care calls or other phone calls. When the waiting is over and a live agent connects, your iPhone will alert you to pick up the call.
Adaptive Power is a new iOS 26 feature available on iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, and newer models that works automatically in the background to save battery, with the noble motive of helping you get through the day on remaining charge.
Visited Places is a new feature in the iOS 26 Maps app that intelligently detects the meaningful places, restaurants, cafes, parks, malls, and other spots you visit and automatically keeps track of such locations.
You can view all these places in the Apple Maps app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac to easily revisit those spots later or share their location with friends and family. It also kind of serves as a location logger to keep a record of where you have been.
The iPhone Wallet app in iOS 26 can use Apple Intelligence to tap into your emails sent from sellers, marketplaces, and courier companies, and show you full order details, tracking progress, notifications, etc. But you need to turn it on first, and we’ll show you how.
From changing the clock size to using 3D moving wallpapers, iOS 26 adds new ways to personalize your iPhone Lock Screen, and here’s everything you need to know. These new features are also available on an iPad running iPadOS 26.
iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 let you place the Lock Screen widgets at the bottom of your iPhone or iPad display for easy one-handed use or to make the clock bigger.
Capture what’s on your iPhone or iPad screen in high-quality by enabling HDR screenshots and HDR10 screen recordings in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26.
After nearly four months of beta testing, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 have finally been released to all users with a compatible iPhone and iPad.
If you don’t want to get these new iOS and iPadOS versions on your devices, here’s what you need to do to stay on iOS 18.
iOS 26 is now available for all users with an iPhone 11 and newer. Here’s a list of settings to change and things you should do after installing iOS 26 on your iPhone.
Today, September 15, 2025, Apple’s team will drop the much anticipated iOS 26 release candidate for general availability. It will finally available for all compatible iPhone devices. The new Liquid Glass design uses translucency to create depth and intrigue. Pair these “GlassPulse” Liquid Glass wallpapers with your new UI.
iOS 26 will be released to the general public on September 15, and we can all now start enjoying the incredible Lock Screen Depth Effect.
Liquid Glass enhances the coloring on the clock, which is also now customizable in different ways. The 3D effect on the images makes the hidden clock given an even deeper effect on size and position.
These iOS 26 Depth Effect iPhone wallpapers make your Lock Screen pop!