The haters can't stop Apple's glass from liquefying, and I, for one, am okay with that.

Apple's Liquid Glass makeover and expanded Apple Intelligence tools arrive this fall, but not every phone can make the leap.

iOS 26 beta 4 just arrived, and it is likely the last developer beta that Apple will launch ahead of the expected public beta debut this month. That hasn't stopped Apple from making some fairly significant tweaks to the OS though. Liquid Glass, iOS 26's big new design language, has become more "liquid" again, after beta 3 tuned down the effect.

Apple’s new iPhone and iPad update promises a facelift so fluid you might swear the icons are melting, yet the company is keeping the full reveal just out of reach. Slated to enter public beta in July and roll out widely this fall,

Apple’s next phone operating system arriving this fall, iOS 26, includes a transparent aesthetic mimicking the look of glass and making apps and buttons blend in with content on the screen. Google is doing the opposite with its newly released operating system, Android 16, which emphasizes brighter, punchier colors.

The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority is pushing the two operating system providers to make competition more open for other developers.

Epic Games criticizes the UK's Competition and Markets Authority because regulators won't force Apple to allow alternative app stores in 2025, mid 2026.

Notification summaries are once again working with news app headlines in the fourth iOS 26 developer beta, though it is too early to tell if it will actually work properly this time.