iOS 26
| A version of the iOS operating system | |
| Developer | Apple |
|---|---|
| OS family | iOS |
| Source model | Closed with open-source components |
| General availability | September 2025 |
| Marketing target | iPhones |
| Preceded by | iOS 18 |
| Official website | {{ |
| Support status | |
| Supported in developer beta | |
iOS 26 will be the nineteenth and the next major release of Apple's iOS operating system for the iPhone. It will be announced in June 2025, at the 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).[1] It is the direct of successor to iOS 18 and will be announced alongside iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, visionOS 26, and tvOS 26.
Starting from this version of iOS, Apple will be changing its numbering convention for consistency across all operating systems.[2]
New features and Changes
User interface
For the first time since iOS 7, the user interface will be redesigned, using icons and menus with increased uses of transparency similar to macOS releases since Big Sur, while the icons will be updated with a circular shape similar to VisionOS.
Apple intelligence
Battery intelligence
In iOS 26, Apple announced Battery Intelligence, an AI-powered battery management feature.[3]
Google Gemini integration
iOS 26 also adds a Google gemini intergration. It has been said that it would integrate with Siri and writing tools like ChatGPT in iOS 18[3]
New Translate Languages
iOS 26 will add 12 new languages to translate to expand the language support.
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Finnish
- Greek
- Hebrew
- Malay
- Norwegian (Bokmal)
- Romanian
- Swedish
- Tamil
- Telugu
New Scripts Font Support
iOS 26 will add 16 new scripts to expand the font support.
- Chorasmian
- Cypro-Minoan
- Dives Akuru
- Elymaic
- Indic Siyaq Numbers
- Kawi
- Makasar
- Nag Mundari
- Nandinagari
- Old Sogdian
- Old Uyghur
- Ottoman Siyaq Numbers
- Sogdian
- Tangsa
- Toto
- Vithkuqi
Go to Draft:Unicode Characters Added in iOS Versions to add font support data for iOS.
Shortcuts
In the shortcuts app, iOS 26 has a redesigned shortcuts app, which integrates Apple intelligence[3]
Games
Apple has a pre-installed app called “Games”, which will replace the Game Center[3]
AirPods Live Translate
iOS 26 will allow the AirPods to translate in-person conversations from one language to another. For example: An English speaker with AirPods is speaking with someone who is speaking Spanish, the iPhone will detect the audio, translate the speech, and relay it back in English to the AirPods person who speaks English.[3]
Supported devices
- iPhone 15 and 15 Plus
- iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14 and 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 and 13 Plus
- iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 12 and 12 Plus
- iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max
Release history
The first developer beta of iOS 26 is going to release on June 9, 2025.
| Previous release | Current release | Current beta release | Security response |
| Version | Build | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.0 Beta 1 | 235260n | June 9, 2025 | Developer release notes |
References
- ↑ "iOS 26 at WWDC 2025: Apple's major visual overhaul, AI battery features and more - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ↑ "There's No Apple iOS 19: iPhone 17 To Have iOS 26 In Radical Change, Report Claims". Forbes. 2025-05-30. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "iOS 26: All the New Features We Expect". MacRumors. 2025-06-04. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
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