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Apple’s Passwords app gets a key iOS 26 fix for a common issue

Apple’s Passwords app launched last year in iOS 18 as a new pre-installed password solution across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more. iOS 26 changes for Passwords are pretty minimal, except there is one key fix that addresses my most common issue after a year of use. Passwords app now saves login version history in iOS 26 For years, Apple has offered password management tools on the iPhone and its other devices. But until iOS 18, those tools were always hidden away inside the Settings app. Fortunat

Trouble Reading With Liquid Glass in the iOS 26 Beta? Here's How to Make it More Legible

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26 on July 24, and the beta brings a Liquid Glass design to the iPhones of developers and beta testers, alongside other updates like a new Games app. But if you're not a fan of the Liquid Glass design, I found a way to reduce its effects so background images aren't bleeding through menus and making things hard to read. When Apple released the developer beta of iOS 26, people were torn about the design. Some were excited about it, while others -- mysel

Trouble Reading with Liquid Glass in the iOS 26 Beta? Here's How to Make it More Legible

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26 on July 24, and the beta brings a Liquid Glass design to the iPhones of developers and beta testers, alongside other updates like a new Games app. But if you're not a fan of the Liquid Glass design, I found a way to reduce its effects so background images aren't bleeding through menus and making things hard to read. When Apple released the developer beta of iOS 26, people were torn about the design. Some were excited about it, while others -- mysel

iOS 18.6 now available for iPhone, here’s what’s new

iOS 18.6 is now available for iPhone users. While the iOS 26 beta has stolen the headlines, Apple has also quietly been testing iOS 18.6 for the last six weeks. Here’s what’s new. You can update your iPhone to iOS 18.6 now by going to the Settings app, choosing General, then choosing Software Update. If you don’t see the update right away, keep checking over the next several hours as it might take a while to roll out to all iPhone users. The build number for today’s update is 22G86. As for wha

Apple just released new AirPods Pro 2, AirPods 4 beta firmware

Apple has released brand new firmware for AirPods beta testers with iOS 26 feature support, here are the details on the latest update. AirPods beta firmware brings five iOS 26 features to users AirPods beta firmware has become a lot easier to install this year than ever—there’s even a public beta. Today, for the first time since that public beta launched, Apple has new firmware available for testers. AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 have received a new 8A5324b firmware build (via MacRumors). Thi

We tested iOS 26 on the iPhone 16 Pro - these 5 features make the update worthwhile

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Apple introduced iOS 26 to the public at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference event in early June, and since then, has been polishing the software with developers for the eventual beta release. Now that it's finally available for everyone to test, you may be wondering if it's worth diving straight into or waiting for the official software launch -- likely sometime in September. That's what we're here to answer. Also: You can download iOS 26 public beta right now - how to

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iOS 26 solves a pesky CarPlay annoyance

iOS 26 brings major changes to CarPlay, including a new Liquid Glass design and support for widgets. There’s also a small change that addresses a years-long feature request for many CarPlay users: the ability to disable CarPlay screenshots. For years, you’ve been able to take a screenshot of your CarPlay display by simply taking a screenshot on your iPhone. This feature can also be quite frustrating when your iPhone is connected to CarPlay and you only want to take a screenshot of your iPhone’

Verizon Fios Internet Review: Examining Plans, Pricing, Speeds and Availability

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iOS 26’s new Messages feature has political fundraisers freaking out

iOS 26 adds a new filtering system to the Messages app that tucks away messages from “Unknown Senders” into a separate tab. Punchbowl News (via Daring Fireball and Political Wire) reports that Republicans in Washington, D.C. are already freaking out about the fundraising implications of this new feature, warning that it “could cost them $25 million in fundraising revenue.” iOS 26 has political fundraisers on edge The memo was sent by the NRSC (National Republican Senatorial Committee) last we

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

iOS 26 is the next major iPhone update, packing big updates for Apple Wallet, CarPlay, Apple Music, and a variety of new features for the Messages app too. Here’s what’s coming to your 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 ove

Apple iOS 26 public beta is live, here's everything you need to know about the new iPhone features and how to use them

Exciting changes are coming to your iPhone this fall, including a new aesthetic called Liquid Glass. Liquid Glass is a huge new change coming to iOS 26. (Apple) The wait for accessing all the new Apple iOS 26 features is still a couple months away. However, you can now download and install the public beta if you're itching to see what's coming this fall. Prefer more of a guided tour? Check out our preview of the iOS 26 public beta release, which includes the fresh home and lock screen redesign

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AirPods are getting five new features — here’s how to try them now

Last week, Apple released its first-ever public beta for AirPods alongside the first public beta of iOS 26. If you want to try out Apple’s new AirPods features, here’s how to install the beta. How to install the AirPods public beta First, you’ll need to make sure your iPhone is running the iOS 26 beta. This takes just a few taps, and you can find those full instructions in our dedicated guide on installing the iOS 26 beta. The AirPods public beta is available for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4.

Apple released iOS 26 public beta: Here’s the list of compatible iPhones that can download it today

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . If you've been ready to see a significant change come to your iPhone's OS, then get ready because a slew of new updates are coming to Apple's operating system this fall. But don't expect to see iOS 19 — it'll be called iOS 26 instead. Included in the list is the new Liquid Glass design

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How to install the AirPods public beta with five new features

Last week, Apple released its first-ever public beta for AirPods alongside the first public beta of iOS 26. If you want to try out Apple’s new AirPods features, here’s how to install the beta. How to install the AirPods public beta First, you’ll need to make sure your iPhone is running the iOS 26 beta. This takes just a few taps, and you can find those full instructions in our dedicated guide on installing the iOS 26 beta. The AirPods public beta is available for AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4.

Before Apple Launches iOS 26 This Fall, Here's What's in iOS 18.5

Apple is set to release iOS 26 this fall, and the tech company said that iPhone update will bring a new Liquid Glass design, a new Games app and more to your iPhone. But Apple launched iOS 18.5 on May 12, and that update brought a new wallpaper, app tweaks and some bug fixes and security patches that everyone can access now. You can download iOS 18.5 by going to Settings > General > Software Update, then tapping Update Now and following the prompts on your screen. Here's what iOS 18.5 brings t

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Xfinity vs. Verizon Fios: Which Provider Offers the Best Internet for Your Home?

Is Verizon Fios or Xfinity better? Verizon Fios and Xfinity are some of the top providers nationwide, and while both offer competitive internet services and price guarantee of up to five years, CNET picks Verizon Fios as the better provider overall --largely due to its 100% fiber network, straightforward pricing and promotional offers. The two providers advertise comparable download speeds, but Verizon Fios can deliver symmetrical (or close) upload speeds and superior reliability over a fiber-

Your iPhone's Messages App Can Do Math. Here's How

Apple will release iOS 26 this fall, and it will bring Liquid Glass and more features to your iPhone. But iOS 18 upgrades your Messages app so that it can solve tricky equations without your Calculator app, and it doesn't need Google to look up conversion rates, either. Prior to iOS 18, if you wanted to figure out how to split a bill with your texting group from afar, you'd have to use your calculator app or Spotlight and then switch back to Messages. With iOS 18 you can perform multistep calcu

San Diego Comic-Con’s New ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Trailer Pops the Lid on Pocket Universe Madness

At San Diego Comic-Con, HBO Max unveiled a new trailer for the second season of DC Studios’ series, Peacemaker, starring John Cena. The brand-new Peacemaker trailer arrives two months after DC Studios teased fans with an initial teaser. In the teaser trailer, we saw Peacemaker being interrogated by Maxwell Lord (Sean Gunn), Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillion), and Hawk Girl (Isabela Merced). Peacemaker’s cameo in Superman, DC Studios’ summer blockbuster, highlights his role as DC Studios’ resident ant

Adaptive Power Could Be the Best Low-Key iOS 26 Feature for Your iPhone's Battery

If you've installed the newest iOS 26 public beta or developer beta, you may be able to get a jump on an upcoming feature that might deliver long-term benefits. Adaptive Power is a setting designed to extend battery power by selectively saving energy in small ways that add up. In fact, I'm looking forward to turning it on and forgetting about it. If you're (rightly) cautious about installing betas, it's something to anticipate when iOS 26 comes out in the fall. Let's look closer at how this tiny

Want to Improve Your iPhone Call Quality? Try This Hidden Feature

Apple released the first public beta of iOS 26 on July 24, and it brought call screening and more to the iPhone's of developers and beta testers. But you don't need to be a developer or beta tester to use a hidden iPhone feature that can make your calls clearer for the person on the other end. The feature is called Voice Isolation. Apple introduced Voice Isolation in 2023 with iOS 16.4. The tech company added the feature, alongside Wide Spectrum, to FaceTime calls with iOS 15 in 2021, but only

Here’s everything new for Apple Maps in iOS 26

iOS 26, the next major iPhone update, not only brings a Liquid Glass redesign, but also new features for popular apps like Apple Maps. The app got some big changes last year, but there’s more coming soon. Here are the new Apple Maps features arriving in iOS 26. Apple Maps in iOS 26 has Liquid Glass and new intelligence about your daily activity Apple Maps benefits from iOS 26’s new systemwide Liquid Glass design. This means buttons and other UI elements have been updated with a fresh look. Yo

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iOS 26 adds a brand new iPhone ringtone, listen here

The iPhone’s default ringtone has become an iconic sound, but in iOS 26 Apple has a brand new ringtone option available as an alternative for users. Here’s what is sounds like. New iOS 26 ringtone available as alternative to default Yesterday Apple released the first iOS 26 public beta, bringing the latest version of the forthcoming iPhone software update to many more users. Headliner features include: iOS 26 also includes the Phone app’s biggest redesign ever. And accompanying that new loo

iOS 26 envy? 5 iPhone features you can already use on your Android (Samsung included)

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Apple's WWDC annual developer conference in June signaled the first major redesign of iOS since 2013, with flashy demos of iOS 26's Liquid Glass design and AI-driven features. Apple sometimes takes its time bringing features to its many surfaces, but when it does, it's often a highly polished and well-considered take on a familiar theme. With the public beta release of iOS 26 this week, let's unpack a few ways where Apple's software is catching up, and how it stacks up against

iOS 26 Public Beta 1 Brings AI Summaries Back to News Apps With a Warning

If you have an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone, the first public beta of iOS 26 is bringing AI notification summaries back to news and entertainment apps after being partly removed earlier this year. Apple disabled AI notification summaries for news and entertainment apps in January. That came a few weeks after the BBC pointed out in December that the feature twisted the media organization's notifications and displayed inaccurate information. The latest beta brings those AI summaries back wi

The Morning After: Apple’s iOS 26 beta is ready for the public

A few months since WWDC 2025, and Apple is shifting its OS update from developers to brave members of the public. Yesterday, the company launched the public beta version of all its operating systems, now all under the umbrella of "26", making my job a little bit easier. I’ve been testing the iOS 26 beta, which (like the rest) centers on a major design shift to Liquid Glass, with transparent overlapping elements and fluid animations. While it looks different, Apple’s focus seems to be familiarit

Apple iOS 26: Everything you need to know about the public beta release, new iPhone features and more

Exciting changes are coming to your iPhone this fall, including a new aesthetic called Liquid Glass. Liquid Glass is a huge new change coming to iOS 26. (Apple) We're getting closer to accessing all the cool new features coming with Apple iOS 26 this fall. But if you can't wait that long, you can download and install the public beta as of today. Prefer more of a guided tour? Check out our preview of the iOS 26 public beta release. We're pretty excited for the fresh home and lock screen redesig

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Apple released the iOS 26 public beta: Here's the full list of compatible iPhones that can download it

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . A slew of new changes are coming to your iPhone's operating system this fall — oh, and it'll be called iOS 26, not iOS 19. Included in the list is the new Liquid Glass design (think Windows Vista, but arguably more thoughtful), which looks to be Apple's largest visual update in years.

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Here's What You Should Know About iOS 18.6 Before iOS 26 Releases This Fall

Apple's iOS 18.6 will likely be released soon, ahead of its iOS 26 this fall, but the company's July 21 iOS 18.6 release candidate didn't change much on the iPhones of developers and beta testers. While iOS 26 will bring a major redesign to iPhones, the latest iOS 18.6 beta is filled with bug and security fixes, so developers and beta testers shouldn't expect new features. Apple/Screenshot by CNET Because this is a beta, I recommend downloading it on something other than your primary device. T

Rumor Replay: M5 iPad Pro, iOS 27, HomePod Touch, and more

This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: a curious M5 iPad Pro rumor, iOS 27 and the iPhone Fold, HomePod Touch, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors. M5 iPad Pro rumor says two front-facing cameras coming Last year the M4 iPad Pro moved its front-facing camera from the portrait side of the device to the landscape side instead. But it seems Apple has another camera-related chan

How to install the iOS 26 public beta in just three steps

The iOS 26 public beta is now available, giving iPhone users everywhere the option to try Apple’s latest and greatest features. This year, you can check out Liquid Glass, new Messages features, and more. Here’s how to install the iOS 26 public beta on your iPhone (for free!)… What iPhones are supported by iOS 26? Here’s the full list of iPhones that are supported by iOS 26: Here are the devices compatible with iOS 26: iPhone 16e iPhone 16 iPhone 16 Plus iPhone 16 Pro iPhone 16 Pro Max

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