Apple updates iOS every year without fail, bestowing upon our iPhones a range of new features and security improvements as well as the occasional redesign. In September 2025 iOS 26 made its debut.

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One of the coolest new features of iOS 26 is the ability to do live, real-time translation in its most critical communications apps. This new capability runs entirely on-device, so none of your ...