iOS 26 is out on September 15th

Apple has announced the merchandise day for iOS 26, the adjacent large bundle update for iPhones: Monday, September 15th.

The biggest diagnostic of the update is simply a caller plan connection that Apple calls Liquid Glass. The caller plan adds a glassy sheen to galore antithetic parts of the operating system, and things similar buttons and hunt bars person a translucency that lets immoderate elements of what’s nether them amusement through. Liquid Glass isn’t conscionable constricted to iOS 26: it’s besides coming to iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, and tvOS 26.

Over the people of its iOS 26 betas, Apple has tweaked conscionable however glassy Liquid Glass has been. Initially, I found determination were immoderate legibility issues, particularly with Control Center. With aboriginal betas, though, I felt similar Apple had truly dialed successful the look, and I’ve gotten utilized to it.

In summation to Liquid Glass, iOS 26 adds features similar Live Translation powered by Apple Intelligence, a caller layout for the Phone app, telephone screening features, updates to Messages similar the quality to make polls and adhd customized backgrounds to chats, and a caller Games app.