OS 26.1 is now available on supported iPhone models, and while you should always keep your iPhone updated, here are 7 reasons to download this update ASAP.

Perhaps the most requested feature in iOS 26.1 is the ability to change how the new Liquid Glass user interface looks. After it was introduced in iOS 26, some people found that they didn't like Liquid Glass and wanted it turned off. Well, you can't turn it off, but you can make a small adjustment to it.

Apple has just released for download iOS 26.1 final version in both OTA Update and IPSW links form. Alongside iOS 26.1 for iPhone, Apple has also released iPadOS 26.1 for iPad.

iOS 26.1 also adds a handy improvement to Apple Music. The MiniPlayer, the small bar at the bottom of the app, now lets you swipe left or right to jump to the previous or next song. It’s a small gesture tweak, but one that makes music navigation smoother without needing to open the full player.

Macworld A day after the wide release of iOS 26.1, Apple released the first beta of iOS 26.2. This release is again expected to focus primarily on polish, tweaking, while adding quality-of-life enhancements rather than any big new features.

You can now download iOS 26.2 beta 1 OTA profile and IPSW links for iPhone. Here are the details on the release.

The overhaul is one of several big changes that come with iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS and the rest of Apple's software suite — the new operating system updates for those gadgets are also available to download now. You'll also see multiple useful ...

Apple is giving you more control over your iPhone's Liquid Glass redesign, as well as a useful new security setting.