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Here’s every Apple Watch that will support watchOS 26

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-03 15:33:16

Today, Apple officially unveiled watchOS 26, alongside iOS 26, iPadOS 26, tvOS 26, visionOS 26 and macOS Tahoe 26. Wondering if your Apple Watch will run the new system? Here’s the full compatibility list. Alongside the rest of the renamed OS lineup, watchOS 26 brings a refreshed look, a new smart fitness experience called Workout Buddy, and an easier way to manage notifications. Here’s the full list of models that will be able to run watchOS 26: Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) Apple Watch S

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Apple unveils new Apple Games app

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-11-03 15:38:57

Apple today announced a new Apple Games app, a new destination for all the games on your iPhone and iPad. Games incorporates games from the App Store, a dedicated section for Apple Arcade, and Game Center social features like leaderboards and challenges. The Games app mostly seems like a way to make the most popular genre of the App Store, that is mobile games, available in a more dedicated, curated, experience. Apple hopes it will improve discovery and help people discover new titles. It al

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iOS 26: Here’s the list of iPhone models compatible with the update

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-03 15:39:02

Apple’s next major iPhone software update is iOS 26, but not every iPhone will be compatible with the new software. Here are the iPhone models that will (and won’t) be supported by iOS 26 when it launches this fall. Three iPhone models miss out on iOS 26 support Every year when Apple unveils new software releases, there’s always a chance that older hardware models won’t be supported. Most recently, iOS 18 was supported by all the same iPhones that could run iOS 17. But this year, there’s a ch

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tvOS 26 is coming this fall with a new visual design

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-11-03 15:50:15

Apple today announced a new version of the software that powers Apple TV, tvOS 26. The headline feature of the new update is an updated visual design. Apple calls this new design “Liquid Glass”. In terms of new features, tvOS 26 includes updates to Apple Music Sing and enhancements to profile switching. The new OS design uses real-time rendering to refract surrounding colours into other UI elements. Apple says the design aims to keeps the content central, so you can enjoy your TV shows and mov

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Four new iPad apps are coming in iPadOS 26 later this year

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-03 16:35:33

Today at WWDC, Apple announced a major new iPadOS 26 software update. Among the many new features, the iPad is getting four new apps in iPadOS 26. Here’s what’s coming. iPadOS 26 gets new system apps alongside OS redesign Apple has announced that iPadOS 26 will bring four new apps to iPad users. Journal Games Preview Phone Preview is an important addition that plays a key role in iPad’ overall Files app upgrades and improvements. Games offers a new one-stop hub for all things gaming on i

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Here’s when iOS 26 will be available in public beta

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-11-03 16:39:35

All of Apple’s operating systems got a major overhaul today, heralded by a new system theme featuring Liquid Glass elements. Apple also updated its naming scheme to a unified numbering system based on the calendar year, so rather than iOS 19, it’s now iOS 26. And macOS 26. And watchOS 26. And tvOS 26. And iPadOS 26. And visionOS 26. If you aren’t developer, you’ll be able to try out all these new software updates for free by installing the public beta in July. The OS’s will be released for all

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macOS Tahoe 26: These Macs will support the new system

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-03 16:45:55

Today, Apple officially unveiled macOS 26. And yes, as rumored, it’s called Tahoe. But one of the first questions most Mac users always ask is: Will my Mac support it? If that’s you, here’s the full compatibility list. Alongside iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and the rest of the renamed OS lineup, macOS 26 brings the new Liquid Glass refreshed look, new Continuity experiences with the Phone app and Live Activities, improved Spotlight, and the new Games app. However, as expected, the system drops support f

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Apple overhauls Vision Pro Personas feature, now with much higher-quality 3D avatars

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-11-03 16:56:51

As part of visionOS 26, Apple is overhauling the Personas feature for Apple Vision Pro users. Personas are the 3D avatars the system uses during FaceTime calls when the user is wearing the headset. When Vision Pro launched last year, Personas were widely criticized due to their uncanny valley appearance — and the whole feature was labelled as a ‘beta’ in the OS. Apple has been gradually improving the fidelity of the avatars with every release, and visionOS 26 takes the most dramatic step forwar

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iOS 26 might finally keep your iPhone from getting spam calls and texts

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-03 16:57:28

iOS 26 is the next major iPhone software update, and alongside its Liquid Glass redesign and various feature upgrades, there are also new tools coming to finally stop spam calls and texts. Apple has announced brand new features in iOS 26 built for a very important purpose. That purpose? To put an end to the spam calls and texts that so many of us get every day. Here are some of the new features coming to iOS 26’s Phone and Messages apps, per Apple’s website: Manage unwanted calls Call Scree

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iOS 26 developer beta 1 for iPhone now available

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-03 17:05:00

iOS 26 beta 1 for iPhone is now available for developers. Apple announced the next major software update for iPhone today as part of its WWDC 2025 keynote event. iOS 26 follows iOS 18 as each Apple operating system replaces the incremental version number with a reference to the year ahead. The update is available as an over-the-air software update in the Settings app on devices with the developer beta software option enabled. iOS 26 is defined by a major redesign, replacing the look introduced

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Apple releases iPadOS 26 beta with new windowing, Liquid Glass design, more

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-03 17:05:33

iPadOS 26 is the next major update to iPad software, and it introduces a lot of powerful changes. Following its introduction today during the WWDC keynote, Apple has now released iPadOS 26 beta 1 for developers. iPadOS 26 beta 1 now available with big upgrades iPad users who have been waiting for big productivity and multitasking upgrades: the wait is over. Earlier today Apple introduced its vision for a more powerful, versatile iPad software experience. iPadOS 26 doesn’t full-on bring macOS

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tvOS 26 beta 1 now available for Apple TV 4K

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-03 17:07:16

Screenshot Apple has just released tvOS 26 developer beta 1, providing first access to the new Apple TV features introduced at WWDC earlier today. Earlier today, Apple unveiled its major new software updates coming to all its platforms. Among them was tvOS 26, the latest update for Apple TV hardware. Now, users can try out at least some of the new features via the just-released developer beta 1. As with all of Apple’s big software announcements today, it’s likely that some features won’t be

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macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta 1 now available, here’s how to install it

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-03 17:13:14

Apple just wrapped up its WWDC 2025 keynote, unveiling new features across all its platforms, including iOS 26 and watchOS 26. As expected, the first developer beta of macOS Tahoe 26 is already live. Here’s how to install it. As the event wrapped up, Apple released developer beta 1 of macOS Tahoe 26. And while the public beta will be released next month, regular users and developers alike can both easily the developer release immediately. Here’s how to install the macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta

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watchOS 26 beta 1 now rolling out for Apple Watch

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-03 17:13:22

Following its introduction during today’s WWDC keynote, Apple has now released watchOS 26 developer beta 1. Here’s what you should know. watchOS 26 developer beta 1 available now, requires iOS 26 watchOS 26 is the next major software version for the Apple Watch. It follows the current watchOS 11, with a new naming scheme that ties Apple’s software to a specific year and unifies all platforms with the same number. Developer beta 1 for watchOS 26 is now available for download. In order to dow

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Apple closes WWDC 2025 keynote with hilarious song made of real App Store reviews

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-03 17:25:12

If you stuck around until the very end of Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote, you caught one of the most delightfully unexpected moments of the event: a full-blown soul performance titled “6 out of 5 ⭐️”, with lyrics pulled entirely from App Store reviews. “To the people who develop the apps we love’ Performed by singer-songwriter Allen Stone, the is Apple’s tongue-in-cheek tribute to the developers behind our favorite apps, and to the wonderfully unfiltered reviews users leave behind in the App Store.

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visionOS 26 developer beta 1 is now up

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-03 17:40:27

Apple just wrapped up its WWDC25 keynote, and visionOS 26 is now available as a developer beta, alongside the rest of its platforms. Here’s how to install it. visionOS developer beta 1 is now live Today, Apple announced visionOS 26, which joins Apple’s renamed operating system lineup alongside iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and so on. The new system brings PlayStation VR2 Sense compatibility, spatial widgets, Look to Scroll, and performance improvements under the hood. If you want to enroll in the develo

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Here’s everything new in the Messages app with iOS 26

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-03 17:55:40

iOS 26 was unveiled by Apple today, and it includes several new features for the Messages app. Here’s what’s coming to the iPhone later this year. iOS 26 upgrades Messages with new design, group chat features, and more Apple’s Messages app is getting a handful of solid upgrades in iOS 26. Messages gains the new ‘Liquid Glass’ redesign that impacts the app, of course. Buttons have been updated, UI elements have a fresh look, and overall the app reflects iOS 26’s aesthetic well—familiar, yet ne

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iOS 26 brings Liquid Glass to the lock screen, with spatial wallpapers, live Now Playing, more

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-03 18:27:29

Apple has redesigned the iOS 26 Lock Screen to take full advantage of Liquid Glass, its new unifying UI vision that encompasses all its operating systems. With dynamic fonts, 3D effects, and an animated Now Playing interface, Apple really knocked this one out of the park. Here’s what’s new. Dynamic clock Let’s start with the most immediate change: the Lock Screen clock. Apple has replaced the old static layout with one that feels more alive. The numerals now subtly morph in weight, width, and

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Apple Music just added my most wished for feature in iOS 26

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-03 18:28:39

iOS 26 is a packed update for iPhone users, and one feature I’m most excited about is a new Apple Music addition I’ve long wished for: pinned music. Pinned music is a key new iOS 26 feature in Apple Music Apple Music in iOS 26 offers the brand new Liquid Glass design found throughout Apple’s entire platform lineup. But the change that has me especially thrilled is a new pinning feature for your Library. You can now pin albums, playlists, and artists for quick, repeated access. Long-press on

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iOS 26 adds light mode icon tinting and several new ways to customize the icons on your iPhone home screen

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-11-03 18:36:30

The iPhone home screen gets a brand new look with iOS 26, thanks to a visual overhaul featuring a brand new set of icons for all of Apple’s apps, as well as glass and reflection effects throughout. There are also more ways than ever for you to customize your icons, with new tinting options and styles. Here’s everything new. On earlier versions of iOS, you could choose from Default, Dark, Automatic or Tinted icon customization styles. Tinted mode would render your icon with a highlight gradient

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PSA: iPadOS 26 removes Split View and Slide Over multitasking features

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-03 20:04:22

iPadOS 26 introduces major new windowing features designed to upgrade the iPad’s multitasking experience. But with those new features, two longstanding multitasking features have been removed: Split View and Slide Over are no longer supported in iPadOS 26. Split View and Slide Over are gone, but Stage Manager lives on with new iPadOS 26 windowing Apple has had no shortage of iPadOS multitasking takes over the years. Most of those systems have co-existed within iPadOS, even as new features wer

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Apple will end support for Intel Macs next year, macOS 27 will require Apple Silicon

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-11-03 20:04:28

During the Platforms State of the Union at WWDC, Apple just announced that macOS 26 Tahoe will be the last release of macOS that supports Intel. That means from next year, major new versions of Apple’s desktop operating system will only run on Apple Silicon Macs (that is, 2020 M1 models and newer). Of course, Intel Macs will continue to get critical security updates for some time thereafter. But users should not expect to be able to update to get new features from macOS 27 onwards, as no Intel

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iOS 26 dramatically overhauls the Camera interface, here’s what’s new

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-03 20:10:59

With iOS 26, Apple is redesigning the Camera app to make it more streamlined and easier to use. Here’s what it looks like. Photos and videos front and center, with other options a swipe away After years of accumulating new modes, toggles, and gestures on its Camera app, Apple explained today that the updated interface aims to bring a clearer focus to its most commonly used functions. For this reason, the main camera screen will prioritize Photo and Video modes. Additional capture options (suc

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iOS 26’s Photos app re-adds the tab bar, a major design reversal

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-11-03 20:42:21

Apple’s Photos app underwent major changes last year in iOS 18. But this year in iOS 26, Photos has reversed course on the single biggest aspect of that overhaul: the tab bar is back. iOS 18 removed Photos’ tab bar, but iOS 26 brings it back iOS 26 brings redesigns to many Apple apps, such as the new, simplified Camera interface. For some users, major iPhone design changes are more scary than exciting. And the most recent evidence they might use is iOS 18’s Photos overhaul. Apple’s Photos ap

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Safari gets the iOS 26 treatment with new Liquid Glass interface

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-03 21:01:30

Today, Apple unveiled a new Safari interface for iOS 26, bringing its new UI to the system browser. Here’s what it looks like. Edge-to-edge pages, floating controls, and a more immersive experience With iOS 26, Apple intends to maintain Safari’s familiar elements while introducing a more fluid and unobtrusive design. Web pages now extend edge to edge, reaching all the way to the bottom of the screen to maximize usable space. The tab bar has been redesigned to float above the webpage, surfacin

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Why you should delete your personal data from the internet, and how to keep it from resurfacing

9to5mac.com Sponsored Post 2025-11-03 21:15:12

Image: Incogni Try searching your full name online right now and see what surfaces. Within a few clicks, you’re likely seeing your home address, phone number, age, and even details about family members. If that’s what a simple search turns up, just imagine what malicious actors can find when their business relies on exploiting your personal data. If there was a big red delete button, you’d set a new record for how fast you could smash it! The problem is there isn’t one, unless you know where

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You can now get the official macOS Tahoe 26 wallpapers

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-03 21:36:25

With the WWDC 2025 keynote officially in the books, Apple has released the first developer beta for macOS Tahoe 26. The new system comes with light and dark default wallpapers to match their updated design language, and you can download them right here. macOS Tahoe 26 wallpapers Alongside iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and the rest of the renamed OS lineup, macOS 26 brings the new Liquid Glass refreshed look, new Continuity experiences with the Phone app and Live Activities, improved Spotlight, and the ne

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MagSafe Monday: UGREEN’s 145W Power Bank is a MagSafe beast that charges everything

9to5mac.com Bradley C 2025-11-03 22:00:00

Over the years, I’ve tested my fair share of portable battery packs and desk docks. Most of them fall into two categories: slim and convenient or bulky and powerful. The UGREEN Nexode Power Bank manages to be both. It’s MagSafe compatible, supports Qi2, and has enough power to top off a MacBook Pro in less than an hour. If you’re looking for one device that can charge your whole Apple setup at once, this might be the one. I use it daily. Some of my favorite gear Abode Home Security System Abode

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Download the new iOS 26 wallpapers now

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-11-03 22:12:26

Right after the WWDC 2025 keynote, Apple released the first developer beta for iOS 26. As usual, the new system comes with a fresh set of default wallpapers to match its updated design language, and you can download them right here. Be sure to click the images and save the full-resolution wallpaper, and then set it as your background image through the Photos app or Settings app if you’re using an iOS device. iOS 26 wallpapers Alongside the design overhaul, iOS 26 introduces updates to CarPlay

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watchOS 26: More Apple Watch faces using Series 10’s upgraded display

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-03 23:14:11

Apple Watch Series 10 features an upgraded display with a faster refresh rate. This enables select watch faces to display a ticking seconds indicator even in always-on mode. However, most watch faces don’t actually take advantage of the new hardware yet. The watchOS 26 software update coming this fall will change that. Series 10 enhanced faces At launch, three watch faces supported updating seconds in always-on display mode: Flux, Reflections, and Activity Digital. Apple later introduced 2025

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