The iPhone home screen gets a brand new look with iOS 26, thanks to a visual overhaul featuring a brand new set of icons for all of Apple’s apps, as well as glass and reflection effects throughout.

If you've just downloaded the iOS 26 public beta on your iPhone, the first thing you'll notice is the new Liquid Glass design overhaul, which adopts translucent elements throughout the system ...

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Apple's new iOS 26 update offers one of the most radical visual redesigns in iPhone, iPad, and Mac history. The new "Liquid Glass" design language features transparent components, reimagined app icons ...

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AirDrop’s icon is getting some fresh love from Apple this year. iOS 18’s blue curves on a white background—a classic, but very basic look—has been replaced by a new blue iOS 26 icon with depth and ...

It's not just you; you're not seeing things. Your vision hasn't worsened overnight, and your iPhone screen doesn't need cleaning. The hazy app icons were just one of the Liquid Glass issues that Apple ...

Apple in iOS 26 has introduced a third display appearance option called "Clear Look," expanding beyond the traditional Light and Dark Mode choices that have defined the iPhone experience in recent iOS ...

As September approaches, I'm looking ahead to the iPhone 17 and working with the iOS 26 betas (on a test device to be safe). But there's still plenty to explore in the recently released iOS 18.6 ...

With iOS 26 beta 6 now available, Apple looks to be changing the schedule of new iOS 26 beta versions to a weekly release. With this upcoming software update expected to launch a month from now, we're ...