iOS

“iOS” is a mobile operating system created by Apple Inc. for its hardware, including iPhone and iPad. iPadOS, a version specifically for iPads, was introduced in 2019.

Several iPhone models arranged around a colorful Apple logo on a white background. The iPhones are shown from above, with their displays facing upwards. The models include the iPhone 12 Pro in gold, the iPhone 12 in red, the iPhone 12 in blue, and the iPhone 12 in green.

iOS 26.4 automatically enables iPhone Stolen Device Protection

That optional iPhone safety toggle you never touched is now…

Three Apple devices show the same video podcast episode in Apple Podcasts: an iPhone on the left with the episode playing in portrait view with playback controls and show artwork, an iPad in the center displaying a close‑up of the host on a purple curtain set, and another iPhone on the right in landscape view showing the full studio scene with two people seated and on‑screen video controls.

Apple Podcasts adds full video episodes for creators and fans

Soon you’ll be able to fire up Apple Podcasts and…

A side‑by‑side image of three iPhones shows the new WhatsApp Business Liquid Glass interface on iOS 26, with the left phone in dark mode displaying a chats list over a black translucent background and a floating tab bar, the middle phone in light mode showing the same chats list with soft white glass‑like panels and rounded filter chips, and the right phone opened to a single chat with a beige patterned wallpaper, translucent header, and semi‑transparent iOS keyboard at the bottom.

Liquid Glass UI rolls out to WhatsApp Business for iPhone users

WhatsApp is finally giving its Business app on iPhone a…

Light mode is shown in Apple CarPlay.

CarPlay is opening up to third-party AI assistants

Apple is preparing a smarter Siri while rivals join in.

Two iPhone 17 Pro screens show the Apple Sports app.

Golf scores are now live inside Apple Sports

Golf coverage is the latest piece in Apple Sports’ growing…

Apple AirTag, a soundwave radiates outward

The new AirTag is easier to find, easier to hear, and more useful

The new AirTag looks the same, but it works much…

An image of an iPhone mockup for MacPaw's Setapp Mobile, an alternative iOS app store for EU users. The first mockup shows multiple app listings, the second shows a preview of the app, and the last one shows an app activation popup.

Setapp Mobile is shutting down on iOS this February

Setapp Mobile gave users choice on iOS, then took it…

A black-background grid showing Apple Creator Studio apps, including colorful icons for Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Keynote, Pages, Numbers, Freeform, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage, each labeled beneath its rounded-square icon.

Apple Creator Studio is built to lure Adobe users

Adobe still owns many pro workflows, but Apple is now…

iPhone dynamic island showing Duolingo ads

Duolingo turned iPhone’s Dynamic Island into an ad space

Apple’s strict Live Activity rules protect the Dynamic Island from…

Icon of Apple App Store mobile application on iPhone.

Apple brings alternative App Stores and third-party payments to Japan

Apple’s App Store in Japan is no longer the only…

Hand holding an iPhone showing Porsche Digital Key in Apple Wallet, with a Porsche 2026 Macan electric SUV parked in the background.

Apple Digital Key is coming to the 2026 Porsche Cayenne and Macan EVs

Porsche makes the iPhone a native key for Cayenne and…

A close-up of the Google Photos app icon in the App Store on an iPad screen.

Google Photos now lets you edit videos like CapCut without extra apps

Google Photos borrows CapCut ideas to simplify video editing.