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OS 27 will be unveiled next week, with the key new feature expected to be a revamped Siri. The assistant is set to become ...

If your iPhone’s battery is depleting faster after updating to iOS 26.5, you’re not alone. Battery performance can be influenced by various settings and features, but the good news is that many of ...

iOS 26.5 will encrypt RCS text messages between iOS and Android. The encryption supports the iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. The update brings new Pride wallpaper to iPhone and Apple Watch. iPhone owners ...

Apple released the first of these updates in March, but here's what you should know about these smaller updates.

Macworld highlights Apple’s new Pride Luminance wallpaper in iOS 26.5, featuring dynamic colorful shapes that celebrate LGBTQ+ communities and change with user interactions. The wallpaper complements ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Apple is urging users to adopt iOS 26, six months after its release, despite many remaining ...

Apple today released iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, the newest updates to the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 operating systems. The software comes nearly two months after Apple released iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4. The ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Apple has released iOS 26.5, along with a warning to update now. That’s because iOS 26.5 ...

iOS 26 keeps adding a lot of new ways to customize your iPhone, but one of my favorites was there in the first 26.0 release: 3D spatial wallpapers. Here’s how to use the feature. How to apply 3D ...

Macworld reports that iOS 26’s new Liquid Glass interface and incomplete Apple Intelligence features are causing significant performance issues, including overheating and rapid battery drain on ...

If your Messages inbox is catching a lot of stray, unwanted messages, we'll show you how to filter, report, and block spam messages on iOS 26. At WWDC 2025, Apple announced that it would be bringing ...