The new iOS 26 is finally available to download on your iPhone — have you done it yet? You'll notice a slew of changes when you do, including a new clear design language that Apple dubs Liquid Glass.

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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