After its announcement in June this year, Apple publicly released iOS 26 for users in September. As the new features and updates face both criticism and praise, Apple consistently receives it well. While they continue to enhance the user experience of their devices, here’s a brief look at the new features of the upcoming iOS 26.1 update.
List of features in iPhone iOS 26.1
iOS 26.1 is now available for developers and beta testers, and will soon be released to the public. While this version won’t receive the new Siri update, many other changes to the interface and new features will be introduced. Most importantly, Apple’s latest revolutionary UI technology, Liquid Glass, receives a new setting. Users can now switch between “Clear” and “Tinted” options for Liquid Glass. While the first option retains the default liquid glass transparency, the latter increases opacity and contrast.
The second major addition is the option to toggle Camera access from the lock screen. The only way to avoid unwanted photos by anybody who gets a hold of your phone is to disable the camera application entirely. However, Apple now offers an option to enable or disable camera access from the lock screen.
Another update to the interface comes in the form of sliding options for Alarms and Apple Music. When an alarm is ringing, users will now see a sliding “Stop” option instead of a tap button. As for Apple Music, users can now skip to the next or previous song by simply sliding left or right where the song title appears.
The Apple TV app icon undergoes a slight change. The white area in the logo now features a subtle colored tint at the bottom. The streaming service will reportedly change from “Apple TV+” to simply “Apple TV,” mirroring the name of the app.
Other minor changes will be seen in the Settings app, Fitness app, Photos app, Phone keypad, and Safari app. There are also slight tweaks to display accessibility settings, the Liquid Glass setting, and wallpaper settings.
Originally reported by Elton Fernandes on Mandatory.
