iOS 26 is launching soon, headlined by a fresh Liquid Glass design that makes your iPhone look brand new. Apple has a ton of new app icons coming with its redesign, but the following five icons might be especially hard to recognize after you update.
AirDrop
AirDrop’s icon is getting some fresh love from Apple this year.
iOS 18’s blue curves on a white background—a classic, but very basic look—has been replaced by a new blue iOS 26 icon with depth and more personality.
Camera
The Camera app icon has traditionally featured a glyph of a camera.
But in iOS 26, Apple has given Camera a whole new look that focuses entirely on the lens.
Perhaps it’s fitting considering how huge the iPhone’s cameras are these days?
Apple Games
Don’t recognize the rocket ship icon? That’s not a surprise, since it’s for the brand new Apple Games app in iOS 26.
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