iOS 26 Speculation Thread

[Hamsterhjulet]

I'm worried that every 3rd party app icon is going to look absolutely awful on the homescreen compared to the native apps. Are they gonna force the new design language for icons?

 

[Populus]

What’s wrong with Craig’s eyes?

 

[HouseLannister]

Am I watching a Pixel announcement?
Call screening... very nice, but very late.
Visual Intelligence for my screen (with highlighting instead of circling to search)

 

[KooL BeAnZ]

I'm worried that every 3rd party app icon is going to look absolutely awful on the homescreen compared to the native apps. Are they gonna force the new design language for icons?

Not even all my apps are on Dark Mode,

Now there’s another newer version 😭

 

[Nathan576]

Not a single new useful feature lol. No multitasking, no stage manager for iPhone. I didn’t expect it to be this bad, wow.

 

[Populus]

WatchOS… time to get another break.

 

[rgeiger97]

Is iOS 26 beta stable enough for my daily driver?

Sorry couldn’t resist, just getting ahead of the wave lol

 

[Populus]

Not a single new useful feature lol. No multitasking, no stage manager for iPhone. I didn’t expect it to be this bad, wow.

I guess they are saving that iPhone stage manager to sell you newer hardware…

 

[thatJohann]

Not gonna lie, that new liquid glass design looks ugly to me, reminds me of Windows Aero.

 

[Populus]

Is iOS 26 beta stable enough for my daily driver?

Sorry couldn’t resist, just getting ahead of the wave lol

I would stuck with iOS 24 for the moment…

 

[Paddle1]

Not a single new useful feature lol. No multitasking, no stage manager for iPhone. I didn’t expect it to be this bad, wow.

I think screening spam calls is a very useful feature.

 

[Nathan576]

“Hey guys yeah I know we lied to you about Apple intelligence and mislead you into buying the iPhone 16, but look! The icons have a clear background now!”

 

[Artemiz]

Can’t I get my morning run in peace anymore?

 

[HouseLannister]

No Preview app? Was it hidden on that big final slide for iOS 26? I tried to skim it, but should have done a screenshot.

 

[Populus]

Is it me or it seems like Apple is stuck in 2017?

 

[HouseLannister]

Buzz word of the day: SPECULAR

 

[Populus]

No Preview app? Was it hidden on that big final slide for iOS 26? I tried to skim it, but should have done a screenshot.

I usually do that screenshot thing… but this year I’m so underwhelmed that it didn’t occur to me.

Also, I suspect they are going to present Preview app on the iPad. No clue on whether they are bringing it to iOS as well

 

[Hamsterhjulet]

Not even all my apps are on Dark Mode,

Now there’s another newer version 😭

Exactly. And developers keeping Dark icons behind pay-wall (looking at you Snapchat) should not be legal.

 

[Populus]

Okay, I guess they are saving the best for last?

Let’s go with macOS and iPadOS!

 

[Populus]

Okay guys, they got rid of the menu bar… on macOS

 

[Populus]

Wow!!!! Personalized colorful folders!!!!!

 

[goldmac2006]

I like the new all glass design and no colors - bu seems like there won’t be a icon picker 😮

O no coloured app icons going away? Only clear, dark or regular colours?

 

[Knowlege Bomb]

I gotta say I love that they made a standalone app for games. I’ve always hated the App Store because most of the recommendations and featured apps were games even though I don’t game on my phone.

 

[Populus]

Oooh… a clipboard history right on Spotlight!

I’m really enjoying much more macOS Tahoe than what we already saw on iOS 26

 

[HouseLannister]

Introducing Quicksilver... i mean, Alfred... i mean, Spotlight?