Apple will allow third-party music apps to display animated album artwork on the lock screen in iOS 26—opening this feature to Spotify and others. Previously the animated artwork was only available to ...

iOS 26 was announced nearly a month ago, but there is one change related to phone calls and messages that flew under our radar until now. These carrier-based capabilities have always been limited to ...

Apple is working on a new framework that will allow third-party photo apps to back up images more reliably. Here are the details. Alongside the (likely) final stages of development ahead of the ...

Apple’s tight grip on local wireless sharing is finally loosening, even if rather reactively. With iOS 26, developers are getting a new API that allows third-party apps to discover and connect nearby ...

Apple on Tuesday released the first beta of iOS 26.2 to developers, and it appears that the software will allow users in Japan to install alternative app marketplaces on their devices when it is ...