For its first major iOS 26 update, Apple adds live translation improvements, streamlined gesture controls, and visual settings, and more. Updates are also available for iPadOS and macOS.

In real estate, location is everything, and the bottom corners of the iPhone lock screen are the prime spots. Each is an easy thumb press away when your device is still locked. Before iOS 18, those posts were held by the flashlight and camera buttons, and there was no way to change them.

Apple faced a lot of heat for its Liquid Glass UI makeover, but with iOS 26.1, the company is not only serving a fix, but checking off a few other annoyances, as well.

The first developer beta of iOS 26.2 is finally here with Liquid Glass customization options and improvements for built-in apps. Here's what's new.

The iOS 26.1 update also introduces a new toggle that could prevent you from accidentally opening your Camera from your Lock Screen. To find this toggle, go to Settings > Camera and scroll to the bottom of the menu. There you'll see a toggle for Lock Screen Swipe to Open Camera.

Perhaps the most requested feature in iOS 26.1 is the ability to change how the new Liquid Glass user interface looks. After it was introduced in iOS 26, some people found that they didn't like Liquid Glass and wanted it turned off. Well, you can't turn it off, but you can make a small adjustment to it.

Following more than a month of beta testing, iOS 26.1 is now available to the general public. The update lets you adjust the look of the Liquid

The first major iOS 26 update a huge once, but these new settings and gestures make the iPhone experience smoother and smarter.