The newest iPhone software release could be the last big update before Apple moves to the next-generation iOS 26. Here’s what’s in it.

Many of those bugs were inside frameworks and other technologies that are used across Apple’s apps, he noted – though there is no evidence they have actually been exploited. The update comes soon after Apple made the first public version of iOS 26 available.

As well as a refreshed new look for system components like buttons and tabbars, the Liquid Glass redesign of iOS 26 also extends to app icons. For the first time since iOS 7, Apple has redrawn all of the system apps with new artwork. That means a whole new look is coming to your iPhone home screen this fall.