Apple is releasing another tool to dial down Liquid Glass’s transparency with its release of iOS 26.2, out now. With the update, users will be able to control the transparency of the Lock Screen’s clock. The release follows an update that introduced a slider for controlling the opacity of Liquid Glass elements through the operating…
The iPhone Camera app is a confusing mess in iOS 18 – so when Apple announced a big overhaul for iOS 26 I was delighted. The redesign was long overdue – but of course Apple still had to deliver on it. And for the most part, it has. I’ve been test-driving the new Camera app…
Kerry Wan/ZDNET Apple introduced iOS 26 to the public at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference event in early June, and since then, has been polishing the software with developers for the eventual beta release. Now that it’s finally available for everyone to test, you may be wondering if it’s worth diving straight into or waiting…
Your iPhone will get some UI updates later this year when iOS 26 is released in the fall. Apple announced its new Liquid Glass design style at WWDC, with the new OS likely to drop in September. But if you want to give your phone a little boost before then, try clearing your cache. Your…
Usually, I’m the one adapting my behavior based on the power remaining in my iPhone, but starting this fall, I can ask my iPhone to do more of the adapting. A new Adaptive Power setting in iOS 26 can extend battery power by intelligently trimming energy usage in small ways that add up to extend…
Forward-looking: Apple presented a complete visual overhaul of its operating systems during the WWDC 2025 keynote. The company also introduced live AI translation for communication apps, new tools to combat phone scams, a centralized gaming hub, and enhanced Mac-like functionality for the iPad. Apple’s most ambitious design overhaul in years unifies the visual language across…
Now that Fortnite is back on iOS with Apple’s approval of the game, Microsoft is jumping in to try to extend its ability to sell games on the platform through its Xbox app. Microsoft on Tuesday filed an amicus brief in district court in support of Fortnite publisher Epic Games saying that Apple has “stymied”…
Apple is reportedly planning to introduce a small but welcome convenience feature with iOS 19: cross-device syncing for Wi-Fi access portals. This is according to the latest Power On newsletter from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The feature would address the annoyance of having to individually fill out pop-up forms to access public Wi-Fi on all your devices,…
Apple posted iOS 18 adoption rates on Friday, which are only slightly different from the numbers for iOS 17 a year ago. The company says iOS 18 has been installed on 68 percent of all iPhones (as of January 21) and 76 percent of models from the last four years. A year ago, 66 percent…
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