iOS 26 Guide: The features in iOS 26 and the latest update

Summary

Macworld iOS 26, which arrived in September 2025, brought the biggest design change we’ve seen since 2013 (when iOS 7 dropped the skeuomorphic design in favor of flat icons) it also put the phone back in iPhone , with several call enhancements–from Voice Mail Summaries and Hold Assist to Live Translations –that make it feel like you have a personal receptionist at your service. Digital security is top of mind for most of us these days–or should be. A focus for Apple with iOS 26 was on-device spam filtering . iPhone can now screen calls before connecting you, while Messages will also filter…

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