The upcoming iOS 26.1 update includes a handful of new features and changes for iPhones, including a toggle for changing the appearance of the

Another change ushered in by iOS 26 is the introduction of an expanded Visual Intelligence tool, part of Apple Intelligence. It leverages AI to analyze what’s on your phone screen, or what your camera is looking at—so you can use it to identify objects, for example, or pick out a date and time from a flyer and add it to your camera.

Some users are enjoying the iOS 26 update and all of its new fancy features. If it's actually slowing down your phone, however, there is a way to fix it.

In just a month, I've already used Camera Control on my iPhone 17 Pro Max more than I did in a whole year with the iPhone 16 Pro.

Many users are finding their iPhones last less time on a single charge since updating to iOS 26 on Monday. Some iPhone owners on Reddit report as much as a 50% battery drain from only an hour and a half of normal usage.

Apple Intelligence is getting 20+ brand new features in iOS 26, here’s the full list of everything coming this fall to compatible iPhones.

If you tap Ask Reason for Calling, your iPhone will ask anyone who calls you from an unsaved number why they are calling you without ringing your iPhone. After the caller answers a few questions, your iPhone will notify you with a transcript of the caller's answers. Then you can decide whether you want to answer the call.