The iPhone 17 is pretty much a lock for the fall, but what about the AirPods and AirTag? Apple might have spilled the beans with a line of code inside its new mobile OS.

Hold Assist is yet another AI-powered communication feature launching with iOS 26. Thanks to this handy tool, you can set your iPhone aside when put on hold, and it’ll automatically alert you once you’re connected to an agent. This spares you from wasting your time to wait in a digital queue.

Apple's iOS 26 update turns album covers into full-screen animations that move while your music plays. With iOS 26, Apple Music users can tap the album art on the Lock Screen to expand it. If the track includes animated artwork, the image starts moving in real time.

A last-minute iOS 26 report says Apple’s Liquid Glass UI is coming in time for the groundbreaking iPhone 20 design coming in 2027.

Follow along with the Gizmodo crew as we unpack everything Apple announces at its annual developer conference in Cupertino, Calif.

It's now claimed that Apple's previously rumored AI-based battery management system for iOS 26 will be introduced at the iPhone 17 Air launch.

Apple's annual summer software event, WWDC, begins Monday at Apple Park HQ in Cupertino, California. CNET will be there to bring you all the news as it happens, including our first impressions of iOS 19/iOS 26. And you can watch the event online from anywhere in the world.

OS 26 ahead of Apple WWDC 2025 is set to bring big changes to iPhone software. Apple will skip iOS 19 and rename the update to iOS 26, matching the year. Expect a fresh design inspired by Apple Vision Pro,