Apple's 2026 operating systems will be unified and see a major visual upgrade called the Liquid Glass design language.

I actually like most of them. Fine, the new 'Liquid Glass' design language is arguably in a similar vein to Windows Vista, but it's nice to see iOS get a bit of a refresh, as it's felt a little stale for a while now.

The company emphasized a new material, liquid glass, as a key part of the new design.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The company said liquid glass is translucent and behaves like glass in the real world but its color display will be informed by the content being displayed on the phone.

Apple made a big deal of its machine learning smarts at WWDC 2025, and that’s found its way to the Reminders app. In iOS 26, Reminders will suggest things such as tasks and grocery items, plus follow-ups based on your emails or other text on your iPhone, Mac, and more.

Apple is limping into its big summer event this year. WWDC 2025 is an opportunity for it to address concerns about its delayed Apple Intelligence AI.

With Google and Microsoft’s developer conferences out of the way, now it’s time for Apple’s WWDC. The Cupertino company is gearing up to unveil new versions (and new numbers) for all its operating systems, as well as taking a second step at convincing everyone it’s a major player in the AI industry.

We're just a week away from Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, when we get the first look at what the company has been cooking up during the past year for iOS 19, the software that runs the iPhone.

With iOS 26, which was announced by Apple at WWDC 2025, Apple plans to take the iPhone’s satellite capabilities even further, now with weather forecast updates. Although this feature wasn’t part of the WWDC 2025 opening keynote, Macworld found evidence of its existence in the iOS 26 beta code, which is now available to developers.