After an incredibly rough start, Apple Maps is one of the most frequently used apps on the iPhone. Here's all you need to know about using it in iOS 26, and how it all got started.

At WWDC 2025 on Monday, Apple unveiled a series of new features that will launch with iOS 26 this fall across its apps. These include significant updates like Call Screening, more travel-friendly features in Wallet, and highly requested group chat features ...

Here are four new iOS 26 features I’ve found myself using just about every day, even after several months running the latest software.

But even if you don’t have an iOS 26 iPhone and have no intention of buying a new AirTag, Apple has something for you, too. Alongside the 26 releases, Apple has also updated several of its older operating systems,

Apple is reportedly preparing a major update to the Health app with iOS 26.4, including a redesigned interface, expanded food tracking tools and a new video-based health service. The changes are said to be nearing completion and could roll out later this year.

OS has long let users set new default apps in a variety of categories, and the available options expanded in iOS 26.

When Apple stops supporting older iPhones and iPads with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, it usually isn’t the end of the line—Apple keeps releasing new security-only patches for those devices for another year or two, keeping them usable while their hardware is still reasonably capable.

The Maps app on your iPhone can save a record of every place you visit, so you can check where you’ve been. The good news is, it’s completely optional. You can easily opt out from within Apple Maps’ settings.