The official unveiling of the iPhone 17 lineup and new Apple Watch models plus potentially a few more announcements is just a month away now, and

Apple released the long-awaited iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public beta with minor tweaks and fixes ahead of the expected full launch in September with the release of iPhone 17 series.However, no official release notes were given,

However, the chat portion of Siri will be mostly the same, so ChatGPT will still be a major part of Apple Intelligence throughout 2026. Apple is reportedly working on a “true modernized, conversational version of Siri,” using a homegrown large-language model, but that isn’t expected to arrive until iOS 27.

The latest iOS 26 beta includes imagery that confirms Apple's work on a new version of the Apple Watch Ultra, which is set to come out this

The Apple Watch Ultra 3 will seemingly have a slightly larger display than the Ultra 2, according to an image found in the iOS 26 beta.

Featuring a new visual design, new Apple Intelligence capabilities and updates to daily-use apps, iOS 26 provides a more expressive but still familiar iOS experience for users. Here's what to know.

Apple's iOS 26 is coming this fall, giving your iPhone's operating system a big upgrade. My favorite is the visual update, called Liquid Glass — it's like the better-executed version of Windows Vista.