Update: As noted by Nick Heer on his Pixel Envy blog, analytics data is unreliable because Safari on iOS 26 is reporting a different operating system version in the user agent string that analytics ...

When it comes to software and certain hardware launches, Apple typically follows fairly predictable patterns. Most new software releases arrive with a cadence that varies little from year to year. So ...

I’m one of those people who has tried more task managers than I can count. I’ve bounced between so many different apps over the years, but more recently I’ve settled contentedly into using Reminders.

Though it's been just a few months since iOS 26 launched, we're already hearing rumors about the next-generation version of iOS, iOS 27. iOS 27 will be introduced at Apple's June WWDC 2026 event ...

Macworld reports that iOS 26 has achieved only 18.1% adoption among iPhone users as of January 2026, significantly lower than iOS 18’s 77.1% at the same timeframe. The poor adoption rate appears ...

UPDATE: This article was based on incorrect data from StatCounter resulting from a change on policy by Apple. The web analytics firm fixed the problem and now reports that iOS 26 adoption is just ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading ...

Apple made the third betas of iOS 26.3 and macOS 26.3 available to developers on Monday. This comes two weeks after the second round, double the usual time between new versions. The same goes for ...

Could it be that former Apple designer Alan Dye’s swan song, Liquid Glass, has failed? Statcounter data seems to show that iOS 26 adoption lags that of previous operating system releases at this stage ...

It's been four months since Apple released its iOS 26 update for supported iPhone models. Thanks to its tight control over hardware and software development, Apple has a high adoption rate for its ...

In November, Apple rolled out iOS 26.1, which brought the Clear and Tinted options from the home screen to the full OS. Clear is the original design, while Tinted is an opaque option that adds ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...