Two new features are coming to Apple Maps with the release of iOS 26.5 — that is, if you consider the introduction of ads on the platform a ...

Apple’s iOS 26.5 update adds encrypted texting, eight emojis, accessibility updates and fresh Apple Music features for iPhone users. See what's new.

UPDATE 5/11: Apple today released its latest iOS updates—iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, among others—which bring with them end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhones and Android devices.

iOS 26.3 was a decidedly small update. It introduced a new tool to transfer data to Android, and gave some iPhones the ability to hide precise location data from cellular networks. But beyond some ...