Apple Highlights iOS 26 Features Ahead of June 9 WWDC, From Liquid Glass to Call Screening
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Updated · CNET · May 29
Apple Highlights iOS 26 Features Ahead of June 9 WWDC, From Liquid Glass to Call Screening
7 articles · Updated · CNET · May 29
June 9 now frames Apple’s iOS 26 guide, which recaps the iPhone software’s biggest additions before the expected iOS 27 unveiling at WWDC.
iOS 26, released in September 2025, brought Liquid Glass—the first major iPhone design shift since iOS 7 in 2013—along with call and text screening, camera changes and other hidden features.
Subsequent updates expanded the software with security and privacy tools, including iOS 26.5 support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging and iOS 26.3’s added privacy controls.
The guide also points users to practical tweaks such as toning down Liquid Glass, extending battery life and tightening Safari and Maps privacy, underscoring Apple’s push to keep current iPhones updated between major releases.
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