Apple today provided developers with iOS 26 beta 8, which means that beta testing is likely coming to an end. Apple typically only seeds eight developer betas of an iOS update before the software gets ...

AirDrop’s icon is getting some fresh love from Apple this year. iOS 18’s blue curves on a white background—a classic, but very basic look—has been replaced by a new blue iOS 26 icon with depth and ...

Apple's software engineers are testing iOS 18.6.2, according to the MacRumors visitor logs, which have been a reliable indicator of upcoming iOS versions. Yesterday, an anonymous source with a proven ...

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Running the latest iOS 26 developer beta or public beta? You’re probably looking at the version of iOS 26 that will be released in September. For starters, iOS 26 ...

Less than a week after the release of iOS 18.6.1, Apple has now launched another small but important update for iPhone with iOS 18.6.2. This update brings bug fixes and security patches, though it's ...

The final version of iOS 26 will drop next month. But you can try an early version of the software on an iPhone right now. Patrick Holland has been a phone reviewer for CNET since 2016. He is a former ...

Early beta users have access to these new features now and they will likely roll out to all compatible iPhones in the fall. By David Nield Published Aug 24, 2025 8:00 AM EDT Get the Popular Science ...

The iOS 26 update is one of the most significant software changes to land on the iPhone in years. Not only does it bring with it the all-new Liquid Glass redesign, but there are also major adjustments ...

The Apple iPhone 17 event just concluded, and Apple largely delivered on all of the rumors ahead of the show. The company announced the iPhone 17 lineup, the iPhone Air and several other devices.

As Apple enters the final stretch of beta testing for iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, the eighth developer betas of each upcoming OS update are now available. With iOS 26 beta 8 and iPadOS 26 beta 8, we expect ...