The look of Group Chats can be a bit basic on Messages, but that’s about to change as iOS 26 allows you to add wallpapers to the background, which everyone will be able to see. There’s also a new Poll feature that can help you and your family or friends decide what you want to do or where you want to go.

Nothing in the Apple world has the impact of the annual iPhone launch, but the company’s yearly WWDC developer conference comes close. Last year saw the launch of iOS 18, which brought with it a revamped Control Center,

On your home screen, press and hold down on any blank space, until you enter jiggle mode, and then hit Edit > Customize. A menu will appear at the bottom of the screen; choose the Large option, which will make your app icons slightly larger and remove the app labels.

A crowd at the zoo cheers on an elephant as it rescues a drowning gazelle with its trunk in Guatemala City, Guatemala. iOS is getting its biggest redesign in more than a decade.

While the figures are close, Apple's announced adoption rate for iOS 18 puts it just below the average for the last decade's releases — even though Apple Intelligence was supposed to boost its popularity.

Seen a bunch of headlines about iOS 26? Wondering what happened to versions 19 to 25? Here's everything you need to know!