As part of new updates to its parental controls announced at WWDC 25, Apple has introduced a new feature that requires kids to get permission to text new numbers. That's among other new child safety settings including more granular age-based app ratings that will be introduced to the new iOS 26,

Apple's iOS 26 update turns album covers into full-screen animations that move while your music plays. With iOS 26, Apple Music users can tap the album art on the Lock Screen to expand it. If the track includes animated artwork, the image starts moving in real time.

OS 26 Apple Intelligence Image Playground feature will be able to create anime-styled images by using ChatGPT. Here’s how it works.

One of the upcoming changes to Apple Wallet is bound to become one of its most useful features if you frequently shop online and get deliveries. When you get iOS 26 on your iPhone, your Wallet app will start using Apple Intelligence's capabilities to automatically scan your emails and identify order tracking details sent by merchants or couriers.

A new Visual Intelligence feature in Apple's iOS 26 seems a lot like Circle to Search. However, Apple's looks awful in comparison.

If you're someone that keeps a lot of tabs open, Safari in iOS 26 has some options for organization that use Apple Intelligence. In

Apple is expanding the management options in its parental controls, simplifying Child Accounts in iOS 26 while also protecting their age when sharing details with apps.