Custom ringtones are slightly easier to add in iOS 26
Apple is making it easier for iPhone owners to add their own custom ringtones, but the change in iOS 26 is only a slight improvement versus iOS 18.
Located in South Wales, United Kingdom, Malcolm Owen has been writing professionally about technology since 2012. Formerly of Electronista and MacNN, Malcolm joined ÌÇÐÄVlog in January 2017, and has been at the keys daily ever since.
Highlights of his writing career so far include appearing as a gaming expert for BBC radio, taking part in numerous podcasts, and attending the occasional product launch.
While the focus of his time is spent in Apple’s ecosystem, he is also keenly familiar with others, including Windows PCs, game consoles, and the Raspberry Pi.
He spends his downtime pursuing photography and videography, which he edits on the Mac mini and iPad Pro. He also has an interest in the mechanics and psychology of magic tricks, while gaming has led to him learning about game development.
While he owns two guitars, he's still astoundingly bad at playing them.
Apple is making it easier for iPhone owners to add their own custom ringtones, but the change in iOS 26 is only a slight improvement versus iOS 18.
The iOS 26 Lock Screen uses Spatial Photos for wallpapers and lets you stretch the clock using Liquid Glass. It's a big change, and a welcome one.
As part of making the iPad as powerful as the Mac, Apple has migrated Preview to iPadOS. Here's how it stands in iPadOS 26 versus macOS Tahoe.
Two decades ago, Steve Jobs made a dent in the world with a moving and sensational commencement speech to Stanford graduates. You can now watch it in HD.
Apple has made the Photos app less of a mess in iOS 26, with iPhone users also able to convert 2D images into Spatial Photos from their device.
Apple Notes on iPadOS 26 is now even more powerful, thanks to the addition of transcripts of call recordings, exporting as a markdown file, and the new menubar.
The immense spending on Apple TV+ projects like "F1" is less about selling more iPhones to the public, and more about the art itself, according to CEO Tim Cook.
Apple is expanding the management options in its parental controls, simplifying Child Accounts in iOS 26 while also protecting their age when sharing details with apps.
Apple's Phone app for macOS 26 means you don't need to pick up your iPhone to take a phone call while you're hard at work on your Mac. Here's how it works, and what it looks like in action.
Apple has released new design resources following the introduction of its new operating systems, helping app developers work on the appearance of apps for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26.
The new Apple Projected Media Profile expands what video formats work with visionOS, increasing the content library and making inbound headset releases more attractive to consumers.
The iOS 26 Camera app overhaul is one for content creators, simultaneously streamlining the UI while also making managing formats and resolutions less frustrating.
It's not just Intel code — after a period of undeath, Time Capsule's time is coming, with Apple cutting off support for Time Machine backups using the hardware in macOS 27.
Apple's additions of dots and a Menu Bar to iPadOS 26 is quite Mac-like, but makes the iPad a multitasking powerhouse. Here's why.
We've confirmed at WWDC that tvOS 26 is getting passthrough audio, which could allow a higher quality listening experience by disabling audio preprocessing on the Apple TV hardware, before hand-off to a sound system.
Apple has made big changes to iPhone battery management in iOS 26, with Adaptive Power, as well as a shakeup to make it more user-friendly. Here's how it works.
Apple has added the Phone app to macOS 26 Tahoe, allowing you to place calls on your iPhone while using your Mac.
Apple's WWDC 2025 announcements included changes to the Files app in iPadOS 26 that, well, frankly, makes it actually usable for the first time.
Apple has issued its first developer betas for the fall operating system lineup, with initial builds of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 available to download.
Apple has refined the multitasking of iPadOS 26 to be more like the Mac experience, with new window management and a pointer that actually works well.
Apple Games brings Game Center, matchmaking, and the App Store game section into one app that can be navigated via a game controller.
Apple has launched iOS 26 at WWDC, with big enhancements to the user interface with Liquid Glass, a new Camera app, and a Photos app rework.
A games subdomain popping up on the Apple website strongly hints that Apple's dedicated Games app could appear during the upcoming WWDC 2025 keynote.
Future updates to Apple Music are said to feature artificial intelligence, with the service likely to get AI-generated playlists down the road.
Apple isn't expected to introduce new hardware during its WWDC keynote, with the 2025 event said to be a software-only affair.
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