Apple released iOS 26 on September 15, and it's now available for all iPhone users with a compatible device. There are a lot of changes

Now the iPhone’s newly-released iOS 26 update is being lambasted for a function issue — it’s apparently draining users’ battery. After installing the update, which was initially announced in June at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, many techheads noticed that their “juice bar” was being depleted within hours.

Woken up and your iPhone looks shiny and different? You're not alone but there's a solution — here are the first four things you should do in iOS 26.

OS 26 has plenty of under-the-hood improvements. Here are 36 of the best iOS 26 features in Apple's new iPhone software.

To create the effect of glass and all of its reflective and shimmering properties, iOS 26 forces every icon on your iPhone home screen to have a slight glow to them in the top left and lower right corners. This gives the subtlest parallax effect when you tilt your iPhone, creating the illusion that they’ve got the thinnest layer of depth.

Apple has now made iOS 26 available to download on compatible iPhones, and if you just installed the new software, Apple has made some changes