10 exciting iOS 26 features Apple just announced at WWDC 2025

The upcoming software version for the iPhone introduces key changes across some of Apple's most popular apps, including Messages, Phone, Maps, and more.

It's that time of year again: iPhone users (and curious Android users, including myself) are huddled in front of their monitors to see the spectacle that is WWDC. There's often no telling what Apple will unveil at its annual worldwide developer conference as far as software is concerned. But now that the keynote is over, we have the full picture of how iPhone interactions will look by the end of this year, when iOS 26 (rebranded from iOS 19) is officially released.

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