You still can't try out the iPhone's emoji and image-generating tools without Apple Intelligence. That includes the new changes that enable emoji blending, new ChatGPT-style options and more.

A classic icon has been updated with iOS 26, which was unveiled this week at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).

With iOS 26, Apple is adding support for transferring an eSIM from an iPhone to an Android device, and vice versa. The new functionality will make

Let's start with what's new about Shortcuts in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26 Tahoe. Among the biggest features is the ability to tap into Apple's suite of Apple Intelligence tools. That's via a broad assortment of new actions you can include in your shortcuts.

Apple's iOS 26 update turns album covers into full-screen animations that move while your music plays. With iOS 26, Apple Music users can tap the album art on the Lock Screen to expand it. If the track includes animated artwork, the image starts moving in real time.

Now that Apple's iOS 26 has been properly introduced and seeded to developers, it's time to really dig into the new stuff. We're not talking the obvious features, such as the Liquid Glass redesign and Apple Intelligence upgrades — we cover those at length here,