CarPlay comes built right into iOS, and springs up when you're connected to a compatible dashboard. We found that 6.9% of you are most excited about the CarPlay updates coming with iOS 26, which include refreshed visuals and a more compact look, widget support, and better call management – including the Call Screening feature from the iPhone.

Apple's WWDC opener happened on Monday, and my brain has been wrapped around one particular feature ever since. It wasn't announced during the opening keynote, nor did it make it onto the all-encompassing graphics chart of iOS 26 features, but it's a big one -- if it works.

Your cache specifically affects your web browsing experience, not the rest of your device, but it's still a useful bump. In general, clearing your cache gives your browsers a fresh start, which they usually need after a month or so.

Apple released the iOS 26 beta on Monday, shortly after the main WWDC 2025 keynote. I installed it right away, and I can say it’s

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.

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.

At the time, Circle to Search was a Galaxy S24 and Pixel exclusive. Since then, Google has brought it to plenty of other Android phones. The feature works just as the name implies: draw a circle on the screen to start a Google Search related to your selection.