iOS 26 brings a lot of changes to the iPhone. While the biggest highlight—the Liquid Glass redesign—is available on all iPhones that can run iOS 26, there are several features in the new update that require newer iPhone models and Apple Intelligence. Here are the features and their device requirements.
Visual intelligence with screenshots
Requires: iPhone 15 Pro or newer
Last year, visual intelligence debuted as a special camera feature for the iPhone 16 line. Now, the AI feature has expanded to more places systemwide.
Take a screenshot in iOS 26, for example, and you’ll see an option to use visual intelligence to analyze the contents of what you captured.
This new tool can be great for shopping, adding events to your calendar, and more.
Live translation in Messages, FaceTime, Phone
Requires: iPhone 15 Pro or newer
Apple did a lot of work this year to enable live translation across its various devices.
Live translation works inside Messages, FaceTime, and the Phone app to make language barriers less of a problem than ever before.
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