For users concerned about battery performance, iOS 26.4 introduces optimizations designed to extend device usage. Apple has fine-tuned background processes and improved screen-on time efficiency, resulting in reduced power consumption during daily activities.

OS 26 isn't quite ready to launch yet, but we're far enough along in the testing process that Apple is seeding the update out to millions of public beta testers today. iOS 26 is also now refined enough that we're able to share more detail on what this update will really mean for iPhone users when it comes in September.

iOS 26.3 introduces notification forwarding to compatible third-party smartwatches and wearables. Apple made a big deal about the Liquid Glass design aesthetics of iOS 26 at the WWDC 2025 event. However, ever since the stable version of iOS 26 reached the ...