Apple releases iOS 18.6 beta 1
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Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9 that the next version of the iPhone's operating system will be called iOS 26, not iOS 19. The tech giant also announced that iOS 26 will bring a transparent glass design to iPhone icons and menus,
Google refrained from criticizing Apple in any way and focused on its own AI announcements instead. But it went after Apple as soon as WWDC 2025 concluded last week. The company announced the release of Android 16 to Pixel devices along with a slew of new features for existing Android and Pixel phones.
Liquid Glass brings a new, translucent polish to your iPhone in just the right places. Here's how it compares with iOS 18.
Just days into the developer beta release cycle for the next iPhone software, Apple has slipped out a new update already.
As expected, Apple will incorporate new battery monitoring features into its next iPhone operating system. The initial details sound promising.
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So, when can you see some of these changes for yourself? Betas for all of Apple’s platforms (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS and tvOS) went out on June 9 through the Apple Developer Program, while a public beta should roll out in July through the Apple Beta Software Program.
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MacWorld on MSNiOS 26 will now autofill verification codes from Gmail and WhatsAppLast week, a similar feature in macOS 26 was discovered, where verification code autofill works in Google Chrome. Currently, verification codes only work with Apple’s Safari browser.
Explore iOS 26’s 25 new features, from personalization to privacy upgrades, and discover how it transforms your iPhone experience.
Hot on the heels of its introduction of CarPlay Ultra, Apple announced new upgrades to standard CarPlay at its 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference.
The company in April launched a redesigned Firefly web app that lets users use Adobe’s own Firefly image- and video-generation models as well as third-party models. Now, it is releasing a Firefly app on both iOS and Android that lets people use all of its models as well as models from OpenAI (GPT image generation),