Though we're still in the era of iOS 18, the next big update – which rather than iOS 19 is instead called iOS 26 – has been unveiled at WWDC 2025. As such, we now know what to expect, and for the ...

Apple made two big changes to the iPhone operating system this year. First, the expected iOS 19 name was replaced with iOS 26, as Apple tied the software number to the next year for all its operating ...

An iPhone 16 Pro prototype running an internal build labeled "iOS 19" has apparently leaked, offering a rare glimpse at the operating system Apple developed before scrapping the name entirely and ...

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) kicked off on Monday and runs through Friday. But the Cupertino-based company is not making us wait until the end. The major announcements have ...

So, Apple just held its annual WWDC conference where it announces all the new software for the next year. And the company proudly announced the next version of iOS for the iPhone, iOS 26. If you have ...

Following reports that iOS 19 may be skipped in favor of a more unified and consistent naming scheme, Apple's WWDC 25 event got us our first look at iOS 26. The jump in the version number is drastic, ...

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Apple will likely showcase iOS 19 (or will it be called iOS 26?), the next version of its iPhone operating system, at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2025) on June 9. According to prominent ...

Apple just released iOS 26 beta 3, which is probably the only developer-only beta left before the first iOS 26 public beta becomes available to everyone. As expected, the beta 3 release brings a few ...

Since the beginning of December, Apple has been pushing iPhone users who opted to stay on iOS 18 to install iOS 26 instead.

OS 18.7.3 fixes the same WebKit exploits as iOS 26.2, but iOS 18 users are being pushed straight to the 2025 update. Why?

So, Apple has just released the next major version of its iPhone operating system, called iOS 26. If you have an iPhone model newer than the XS, you can update to iOS 26 for free right now. But the ...