OS Overview

Stunning design.
Stellar experiences.

Introducing our broadest design update evera more helpful Apple Intelligenceand exciting features available on iOS 26iPadOS 26macOS TahoewatchOS 26visionOS 26and tvOS 26.

Watch the event

iPhone Lock Screen with photonumerals for time in Liquid Glasstwo notifications appear on bottom of screen

Get the highlights.

A new design with Liquid Glass delivers a delightful experience across devices.

$Liquid Glass display with clear app iconslike Apple MusicRemindersPhotosGamesPodcastsand FaceTime refracting against the wallpaper$
Visual intelligence now lets you searchask questionsand take action with the content on your iPhone screen.¹
Communicate across languages with Live Translation in Messages,² FaceTimeand Phone.³
A newintuitive windowing system for iPad gives you more power and flexibility.
Workout Buddy for Apple Watch delivers personalizedaudible motivation using your fitness history.⁴
With Apple Vision Prowidgets for go-to apps and info stay put in your space.

Design

Beautifuldelightfuland familiar across your devices.

A new design with Liquid Glass brings hardware and software together like never beforeso everything you do feels more vibrant and expressive — yet instantly familiar.

Watch the film

A delightful new design.

Liquid Glass reflects and refracts what’s beneath it in real timedynamically adapting to your content across apps and devices.

Available on: iPhoneiPadMacApple WatchApple TV 4K⁵
A more vibrant Lock Screen.

The time transforms based on your photo wallpaper and notificationskeeping your subject in view. When you move your deviceyour photo comes to life with a new 3D effect.⁶

Available on: iPhoneiPad
Updated app icons.

Personalize your Home Screen or Dock with updated light or dark appearancesnew color-tinted iconsor a stunning clear look.

Available on: iPhoneiPadMac
Dynamic controls.

Across appsLiquid Glass controls reflect and refract their surroundings and fluidly morph to bring more focus to your content.

$Translucent controls in Apple Music refract the background$

Available on: iPhoneiPadMacApple Watch
Everyday appselevated.

From Camera and Photos to Safari and FaceTimeyour go-to apps feel fresh and expressive. And moving across apps and devices feels more harmonious than ever.

Available on: iPhoneiPadMacApple WatchApple TV 4K

Apple Intelligence

Smarter in even
more places.

Apple Intelligence is integrated into even more places to help you communicate across languagescreate more personal imagesand get more done.⁷

Live Translation.

Automatically translate texts in Messages,² display live translated captions in FaceTimeand get spoken translations for calls in the Phone app.³

Available on: iPhoneiPadMacApple Watch
Use Live Translation with AirPods.

When the person you’re speaking with responds in a different languagetheir words are automatically translated and spoken out loud in a natural voice.⁸

Available on: iPhone
Do more with visual intelligence.

It builds on Apple Intelligenceso you can search across your most used appsadd an event to your calendarand ask questions — letting you do more with what’s on your screen.

Available on: iPhone
Accelerate your workflows.

Intelligent actions in Shortcuts can summarize textcreate imagesor tap directly into Apple Intelligence models to provide responses that feed into your shortcut.

Available on: iPhoneiPadMac
More ways to express yourself with images.

Mix emoji and descriptions to make something brand-new. In Image Playgrounddiscover additional ChatGPT s. And have even more control when making images inspired by family and friends using Genmoji and Image Playground.

Available on: iPhoneiPadMacApple Vision Pro
Go the extra mile with Workout Buddy.

A brand-new text-to-speech model generates personalized pep talks using voice data from an Apple Fitness+ trainerso it has the right energyand tone for a workout.⁴ Time to buddy up.

Available on: Apple Watch

Communication

Goodbye distractions.
Hello meaningful interactions.

From voice to text to videothere are more ways than ever to express yourself. And new features give you more power to reduce interruptions.

Manage unwanted calls.

Call Screening automatically answers unknown callers without interrupting you. Once the caller shares their name and the reason for their callyour phone rings and you can decide if you want to pick up.⁹

Available on: iPhoneiPadMacApple Watch
Screen new senders.

Approve unknown numbers with new screening tools that detect spam and give you control over who appears in your conversations in Messages and your recent calls in Phone and FaceTime.

Available on: iPhoneiPadMacApple Watch
Let the Phone app wait on hold for you.

Hold Assist keeps your spot in line while you wait for a live agent and notifies you when they’re ready.¹⁰

Available on: iPhoneiPadMacApple Watch
Add a background to any conversation.

Select from stunning built-in options or choose any of your own photos to bring a distinct personality to your Messages conversations.

Available on: iPhoneiPadMacApple WatchApple Vision Pro
Polls in Messages.

Create a poll to help the group chat decide. Everyone in the conversation can contribute options and watch as votes come in.

Available on: iPhoneiPadMacApple WatchApple Vision Pro

Productivity

Do it all. A whole lot easier.

Discover handy new tools to help you stay organizedsupercharge workflowsand make quick work of almost any task.

More powerful windowing.

Open more windows at onceand resize and organize them your way.

Available on: iPad
Biggest Spotlight update ever.

In addition to new ways to browse your contentSpotlight lets you take hundreds of actions without lifting your hands off the keyboard. And new quick keys help you perform actions even faster.

Available on: Mac
A supercharged Files app.

Find what you’re looking for faster with new folder colors and customization options. An updated list view gives you resizable columns and collapsible folders. And you can set the default app for opening specific file types.

Available on: iPhoneiPad
Folders in the Dock.

Access your downloadsdocumentsand more with folders in the Docknow on iPad.

Available on: iPad
Notes comes to Apple Watch.

Create new notes or view existing ones right on your wrist in the Notes app. You can even tell Siri to start a new note when you’re on the go.

Available on: Apple Watch

Discovery

Go all out. Take it all in.

Tap into new ways to discover the world and navigate with ease. Get real-time information when you need it most. And enjoy more immersive entertainment on the go.

CarPlay redesigned with Liquid Glass.

React with a Tapback in Messagesfollow Live Activitiesand get more information at a glance so you can stay connected and focused while you drive.¹¹

Available on: iPhone
Maps understands your preferred routes.

Maps learns the routes you travel regularly and can alert you about significant delayseven before you head out. If your routine changesiPhone adapts to it so you can conquer your commute.

Available on: iPhone
Visited Places in Maps.

Never forget a place with the option to remember where you’ve been with Visited Places. Quickly find that great cafe from a trip and share it with a tap.¹²

Available on: iPhone
New Games app.

Stay up to date with what’s happening across all your gamesdiscover new ones your friends are playingget tailored recommendationsand compete with friends in score-based showdowns.

Available on: iPhoneiPadMac
Spatial scenes for visionOS.

Spatial scenes transform images and viewing experiencesgiving them lifelike depth. You can view them in PhotosSafariand Spatial Gallery — and third-party developers can incorporate them, too.

Available on: Apple Vision Pro
Refreshed Apple TV app and Apple Music Sing.¹³

A refreshed design makes content more immersive. Your iPhone becomes the mic with Sing on Apple Music. And with so much content to loveset profiles to appear when Apple TV wakes from sleepso you can quickly jump to your favorite showssportsand music.

Available on: Apple TV 4K

There’s even more in store.

Widgets for visionOS.

Keep your favorite widgets — like PhotosClockMusicand Calendar — just a glance away. Customize their frame thicknesscolorand depth so your space is arranged the way you like itevery time you put on Apple Vision Pro.

Available on: Apple Vision Pro
Spatial web for visionOS.

Spatial browsing3D modelsand more bring all-new ways to experience the web.

Available on: Apple Vision Pro
Share experiences nearby.

Now you can share Apple Vision Pro experiences with people in the same room — like watching the latest movie or playing spatial games together.¹⁴

A Minecraft Movie is available to buy or rent on the Apple TV app

Available on: Apple Vision Pro
Smart Stack hints.

With improved prediction algorithms that fuse on-device data and trends from your daily routinethe Smart Stack now delivers a gentle prompt when it has a suggestion that’s immediately useful for you.

Available on: Apple Watch
Journal on more devices.

Jot down thoughtsillustrateand create entries in your own handwriting using iPad and Apple Pencil. Easily type longdetailed entries on Mac. And create multiple journals for different aspects of your life.

Available on: iPadMac
Preview comes to iPad and iPhone.

Openeditand mark up PDFs and images with this easy-to-use appdesigned to work great with Apple Pencil.¹⁵

Available on: iPadiPhone