Older teens will get roped into age-based restrictions, while parents will get better control over who their kids interact with and the apps they can download.

However, like every major Apple software release, iOS 26 also comes with a number of minor new improvements and upgrades, both documented and undocumented. We've gone through Apple's docs and took the iOS 26 dev beta for a spin, and we're back with a list of not-so-obvious iOS 26 features you're gonna love.

Apple revealed a bunch of changes coming to iOS, iPadOS and macOS later this year; here's what you need to know.

Previously, checking out an AirPods beta was a lengthy process, but with the iOS 26 developer preview on your iPhone, it's now just a few taps away.

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

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.

macOS 26 has been given the name Tahoe, after the lake, and it works on Macs as far back as most 2020 models and the 16-inch MacBook Pro from 2019. Several Macs, including the 13-inch MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro from 2019, miss out this time around.

Apple's annual developer conference has come to a close for 2025, and WWDC was packed with announcements right from the start of