5 most exciting features coming to Apple’s new iOS

June 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM

For the first time in over a decade, Apple is redesigning iOS, the software that powers your iPhone.

iOS 26 (more on the new name below) will have a design that Apple calls Liquid Glass. Expect to see transparent layers and shape-shifting controls that adjust to what you’re doing on your phone. The new design extends to iPads and Macs, too.

Apple’s latest software isn’t available to download until this fall, but NY Times on the ground at Apple Park in Cupertino, California, to get a sneak peek at everything coming to your iPhone, iPad, and Macs. Here are the biggest changes you can expect.

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