Apple's upcoming iPhone 17 Air may feature a significantly smaller battery than the rest of the iPhone 17 lineup, with leaks pointing to a capacity smaller than anything in the iPhone 16 line.

A new rumor out of China today has sparked speculation that Apple may be readying a unique new iPhone 17 Pro color that somehow reflects the

Looking at the home screens, the primary difference you'll find is that in iOS 26 the background of the dock and the search option that sits in between the dock and the home screen icons are more transparent and have a sheen to the edges, whereas in iOS 18, these are slightly darker.

Apple’s next phone operating system arriving this fall, iOS 26, includes a transparent aesthetic mimicking the look of glass and making apps and buttons blend in with content on the screen. Google is doing the opposite with its newly released operating system, Android 16, which emphasizes brighter, punchier colors.

Apple also already released an iOS 26 beta geared toward developers. To get started, you need an iPhone 11 or newer running iOS 16.5 or later and an Apple ID used in the Apple Developer Program. ZDNET's guide provides step-by-step instructions on downloading the beta.

After a month of beta testing, Apple is expected to release iOS 26 public beta on Monday. Here's how to download it.

If your iOS update is in progress and you want to stop it, here's what to do: Go to Settings > General. Tap iPhone Storage. Find the iOS update file and tap it. Tap Delete Update. In the confirmation pop-up, tap Delete Update again.

The full iOS 26 roll out is getting closer, and these 3 new iPhone screenshot functions are the first ones I'll be testing.