After overpromising on AI plans last year, Apple kept its iOS roadmap focused more on basic quality of life improvements this year. There are multiple useful additions coming to the Phone and Messages apps on your iPhone,

On iOS 26, the Control Center blur effect has been refined, making text and icons easier to read. Safari also sees subtle but welcome interface changes, with tweaks that simplify navigation and button access particularly when working with tabs.

Apple will not pre-announce when it will release iOS 26 beta updates, but over the years it has proven to has a mostly predictable schedule after the first one has rolled out. Here's when to expect new versions.