The first major iPhone update of 2026 has arrived, and iOS 26.3 introduces changes that are unprecedented for Apple. For the first time in the device's history, the software includes a native ‘Transfer to Android’ tool, allowing millions of users to migrate their data to a rival handset without the need for a third-party app.

Hands-on with iOS 26.3 changes and features. New additions include Transfer to Android, Limit Precise Location for cellular, and more.

Apple has "run into snags" testing the more personalized, smarter version of Siri that's planned for iOS 26.4, reports Bloomberg. Because of the issues, the upcoming Siri features will be spread across several upcoming iOS releases and won't all come in the spring iOS 26.

In addition to hundreds of bug fixes, iOS 26.2 brings much-needed refinement to the iPhone’s operating system — along with more than 20 new features. iOS 26.2, which Apple released Friday, lets you turn your reminders into alarms, so they’re ...

With the launch of Apple's newest iPhone line in September came the release of arguably its biggest OS upgrade yet: iOS 26. Its features are both stunning and polarizing (check out our review of this new era), but roughly two months in, users are now ...

Apple made two big changes to the iPhone operating system this year. First, the expected iOS 19 name was replaced with iOS 26, as Apple tied the software number to the next year for all its operating systems. Second, iOS 26 debuted Apple's biggest design ...

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Every year, Apple makes the iPhone better with new iOS features. With major announcements during the WWDC keynote in June, the company releases major software updates every few months with new and hidden features. While some great features get improved ...

iOS 19 could make it easier to connect multiple devices to public Wi-Fi Ahead of that, we're expecting iOS 18.5 to land in the next few days iOS 18.5 is a smaller update, but with some new features and tweaks iOS 19 is likely to be a major update for Apple ...