We explain how to download iOS 26 on your iPhone, and list some troubleshooting tips for if the update doesn't install.

The latest rendition of watchOS comes with a Liquid Glass design, new features, and four new watch faces. It launched to the public on Sept. 15, 2025. Per Apple, it's compatible with every Apple Watch from the Series 6 onward, along with all models of the Apple Watch Ultra and the Apple Watch SE 2 and 3.

Apple’s pre-release software is now available for you to download on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. So you can get early versions of macOS 26 Tahoe, iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 and check out the new features plus the new Liquid Glass design language for yourself.

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Apple has released iPadOS 26, the next major software update for iPad users. Here’s what’s new, compatible devices, and how to install.

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After months of beta testing, Apple is pushing the iOS 26 update out to the masses, just days after unveiling the iPhone 17 and three other new iPhone models. If you have an iPhone that launched in the last five or six years,