Apple announced in June that the release of iOS 26 would first appear as developer betas as usual, with the first public beta set for July. When it reaches general release it will be on the 2025 releases, iPhone 17 series, as well the iPhone 16 series and plenty of much earlier models.

New rumors suggest iOS beta testers could get their hands on the next iPhone operating system and new features like Liquid Glass in a few days.

Apple could be cooking up something special for the iPhone 17 Pro's color lineup, if a singular rumor out of Asia is anything to go by.

It's worth noting that Safari also generates a privacy report while you are browsing generally, informing you how many trackers it has prevented on sites, etc. And iOS 26 will introduce Advanced Fingerprint Protection for all Safari users, to stop sites using multiple identifiers to generate a picture of you as a user as you hop from site to site.

As with every iOS update, iOS 26 will bring with it some changes for the CarPlay interface that appears when your iPhone is connected to your vehicle – and Apple has now quietly confirmed that one of those changes will be support for video playback.

Apple seeks damages and a court order prohibiting Jon Prosser from disclosing Apple's trade secrets in the future.