This Small Change in iOS 26 Makes Group Chats Way Better

With iOS 26, Apple has made a small yet excellent change to group chats: You can now see who's typing and when.

I disabled this iOS 26 feature right after updating my iPhone - here's why you should, too

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. AI news and entertainment summaries return to iOS 26. The feature has a tendency to inaccurately summarize information. AI can handle a lot well, ...

How To Stop Contacts From Changing Your Messages Backgrounds In iOS 26

If you're not a fan of the new dynamic backgrounds in the Messages app on iOS 26, Apple added an easy way to turn them off ...

10 iOS 26 tricks that help you get more out of your iPhone

OS 26's new features include bigger lock screen clocks, dirty lens alerts, and improved spam detection for iPhones.

Messages is the iPhone’s most complete app but iOS 26 has made it even better — here's how

Even though Messages was already a complete app, Apple still managed to make some key improvements to its texting app in iOS 26.
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iOS 26 Doesn't Just Screen Calls, It Can Screen Text Messages on Your iPhone, Too

When Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15, the update included a call screening feature to help block spam calls, and it can also screen text messages on your iPhone. With iOS 26, Messages can hide ...