Picture this: it’s a weekday night, you’re yearning for a crunchy chip or a quick pizza but don’t want to fire up the oven.

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.

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...