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Apple released the all-new software for the iPhone, iOS 26, on Sept. 15. The first update has just landed. Here’s what’s in store when you install it. It’s a quick turnaround for an update that has ...

iOS 26.0.1 and iPad OS 26.0.1 which are the first updates for iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 are now available for Apple users globally. Although the new software iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 were live earlier this ...

They're some of the most popular smartphones around the world. But if you have an iPhone, make sure you install the latest software update. Apple has released iOS 26.0.1 today – and it contains ...

Apple Maps recently gained several new features in iOS 26, but the one that could make the biggest impact for users involves an essential app function: search. Here’s what’s new. Last year when Apple ...

Apple’s iOS 26.1 developer beta 2 is now available for eligible iPhone models, offering refinements and usability updates. The standout addition is the new ‘Slide to Stop’ gesture for alarms and ...

Apple has released iOS 26.0.1 with several bug fixes. The updates are designed to fix several feature flaws and one security bug. Apple also updated iPadOS, MacOS, WatchOS, TVOS, and VisionOS. Hello, ...

Apple today released iOS 26.0.1 and iPadOS 26.0.1, the first updates to the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 operating systems that came out earlier this week. The new software can be downloaded on eligible ...

Following the release of iOS 26 a few weeks ago, Apple is now seeding the iOS 26.0.1 update. This version fixes several issues users were experiencing with the new Liquid Glass UI and the system in ...

Apple has officially rolled out iOS 26.1 Beta 2, introducing a range of updates designed to enhance functionality, refine the user interface, and improve overall performance. This release builds upon ...

Apple redesigned the alarm screen in iOS 26 with much larger buttons than before, but now it’s making another change in iOS 26.1: there’s a new ‘Slide to stop’ gesture for dismissing an alarm as of ...

With the second beta of iOS 26.1, Apple updated the design of alarms set on the iPhone, making them harder to dismiss than before. Stopping an alarm in iOS 26.1 beta 2 requires a new Slide to Stop ...