Overview
- The update is available over the air via Settings > General > Software Update for iPhone 11 and newer and iPhone SE (2nd generation), with iPadOS 26.1 rolling out to supported iPads.
- New controls include a Clear/Tinted setting for Liquid Glass, an option to disable the Lock Screen swipe-to-camera gesture, and a required slide to stop for alarms and timers.
- Apple Intelligence adds support for Traditional Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Portuguese (Portugal), Swedish, Turkish and Vietnamese, while AirPods Live Translation gains Japanese, Korean, Italian and both Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
- A Background Security Improvements toggle replaces Rapid Security Responses to automatically install critical security fixes between full system updates.
- Companion changes include the return of Slide Over multitasking on iPad, a swipe gesture on the Apple Music MiniPlayer with AutoMix over AirPlay, and a refreshed Apple TV app icon reflecting Apple’s rebrand.