How-To

If you can’t read notifications in iOS 26, start by turning on Reduce Transparency for a more solid background.

With iOS 26, Apple is finally allowing video playback in CarPlay, but only while parked, and only if your car maker supports it.

With Genmoji in iOS 26, you’re no longer stuck with the standard emoji set. You can generate custom icons that match your personality, your friends, or even your pets.

Apple is currently signing iOS 18.5, which means you can downgrade your device as long as that window stays open.

Safari in iOS 26 has picked up a fresh look and some new features, but one thing hasn’t changed: you can still view your browsing history

Nobody enjoys sitting through endless hold music. With iOS 26, Apple finally added a feature to make it less painful: Hold Assist.

Freezing and lag in iOS 26 usually come from background reindexing, visual effects, or early bugs. Restart, free up storage, reduce animations, and check for patches.

With macOS Tahoe (26), Apple has finally built a Clipboard History right into Spotlight.

If your Mac supports Tahoe, it’s faster and simpler to update via System Settings. The App Store version, once it arrives, won’t be any different — it’s just another entry point.

For now, you can’t move the search bar back to the top in iOS 26’s built-in apps like Settings and Notes.

One of the flashiest parts of iOS 26 is the new Liquid Glass design. It gives widgets, backgrounds, and even app icons a translucent look that reacts to your wallpaper.

Apple released macOS Tahoe (26) alongside iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and watchOS 26, but some Mac users are finding that the update simply doesn’t appear in System Settings.

Learn how to reduce animations in iOS 26 with step-by-step settings to improve comfort, clarity, performance, and battery life.