Apple wrapped up WWDC 25 earlier this week, and the very first developer beta of iOS 26 is now here. This early release gives developers (and the most impatient enthusiasts) their first hands-on encounter with features the company previewed on stage at Apple Park: a major redesign and AI upgrades for the iPhone software.

A classic icon has been updated with iOS 26, which was unveiled this week at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).

With iOS 26, Apple has introduced some major changes to the iPhone experience, headlined by the new Liquid Glass redesign that's available

The glassy look of iOS 26 is just one feature coming to your iPhone later this year. Here are the biggest changes.

Apple's iOS 26 update turns album covers into full-screen animations that move while your music plays. With iOS 26, Apple Music users can tap the album art on the Lock Screen to expand it. If the track includes animated artwork, the image starts moving in real time.

Apple pushed its 'Liquid Glass' design makeover as the big story of WWDC, but the new iPhone OS is also adding key functionality.

Usually, I'm the one adapting my behavior based on the power remaining in my iPhone, but starting this fall, I can ask my iPhone to do more of the adapting. A new Adaptive Power setting in iOS 26 can extend battery power by intelligently trimming energy usage in small ways that add up to extend the time before you need to recharge.