The iOS 26 update is now available for supported iPhone models, including the latest iPhone 17 series and the hard-to-bend iPhone Air. Apple has loaded several new features that you'll start noticing ...

Apple’s new iOS 26 update brings one of the biggest visual redesigns in years to the iPhone, with a new “liquid glass” look and a simplified Photos app among the changes. (If the iOS 26 name has you ...

Apple overhauled the Phone app in iOS 26 with a new design and added several powerful features, including a new call screening option that I don’t ever want to go without. iOS 26 gives Phone app an ...

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iOS 26 overhauled one of the iPhone’s original and most iconic apps: the Phone app. While I’ve never enjoyed phone calls, two excellent new features make them a lot better in iOS 26—and have made me a ...

The new unified design consolidates recent phone activity into one streamlined view in which your favorite contacts appear at the top for quick access. You can navigate to Contacts, Keypad, and Search ...

I suspect many TidBITS readers are of the generation that still uses the iPhone as a phone. Heck, many of us remember rotary phones that needed actual dialing, and some may even have had party lines, ...

iOS 27 Coming to Older iPhones May Just Be Apple's Winning Strategy ...

Apple's two main focuses for iOS 27 were polishing the performance of its mobile operating system and adding a sprinkle of AI across everything thanks to Apple Intelligence and Siri AI. Anything ...

Apple released iOS 26.0.1 on Monday, a week after the company released iOS 26 to the general public. While iOS 26 brought a new Liquid Glass design, call screening and more to your iPhone, iOS 26.0.1 ...

The Cupertino-based tech giant Apple has quietly rolled out the first beta of iOS 26.3, and it includes a built-in “Transfer to Android” feature. Found in Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone ...

With the arrival of digital assistant apps like Gemini and Siri, most of us have grown used to talking to our phones. But conversing with your Android or iOS device can go way beyond interacting with ...