Overview

• All six platforms—iOS26, iPadOS26, macOS26, watchOS26, tvOS26 and visionOS26—adopt a year-based naming scheme and a translucent, adaptive Liquid Glass design
• Apple’s new Foundations Models framework opens on-device AI to third-party developers, enabling deeper integration of Apple Intelligence in apps with privacy protections
• iOS26 debuts a unified Phone app view combining recent calls, favorites and voicemails, plus Call Screening and Hold Assist to manage incoming calls
• iPadOS26 boosts productivity with a revamped windowing system and menu bar that let users freely resize, move and restore app layouts, including external display support
• Developer betas are available now, with public betas beginning in July and a widespread fall release of the new operating systems in 2025