Apple Intelligence may not yet include the major Siri upgrades that were promised, but there are a ton of other new features that just arrived in iOS 26. Here’s everything new.
New Apple Intelligence features available in iOS 26
In iOS 18, Apple Intelligence offers just over 20 features. But iOS 26 adds another 20+ new features and improvements—all in a single software release.
Here’s the full list of new AI features across four categories:
Communication
Communication is a big focus with Apple Intelligence in iOS 26, bringing upgrades to the Messages, FaceTime, and Phone apps.
Expanding into more apps and languages
Apple has expanded the reach of Apple Intelligence to new system and third-party apps in iOS 26, plus added new supported languages.
Image creation upgrades
Apple’s Genmoji and Image Playground features received several upgrades in iOS 26.
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