The iOS 26 Lock Screen uses Spatial Photos for wallpapers and lets you stretch the clock using Liquid Glass. It's a big change, and a welcome one. Apple's Lock Screen customization options have ...

Apple has continued its trend of giving users more creative freedom over how their iPhones look and feel, and one of the most striking new customization options in iOS 26 is the ability to stretch the ...

Apple officially released iOS 26 on September 15, just a few months after it was first announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference. The most recent update adds new features like call screening, ...

When you're not using your iPhone, the Lock Screen is what you see most often. Liquid Glass is everywhere in iOS 26, and it starts right when you pick up your device. The Lock Screen got a Liquid ...

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As part of Apple’s Liquid Glass redesign, announced at WWDC 2025, the new iOS 26 will rework some native Apple features and apps. The Lock Screen and Home Screen are getting updates that align with ...

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The much-awaited WWDC 2025 keynote came and went, with Apple unveiling iOS 16 to the world, along with its massive revamp of the experience, as well as new features featuring the iconic user interface ...

Apple released iOS 26.2 this week with yet another option to tone down Liquid Glass, its controversial semi-transparent design language for iOS 26. This update lets you change the transparency of the ...

There's a new toggle in town with iOS 26.1 -- Apple's first update to iOS 26 officially rolled out to users this week, and it comes with several intuitive improvements. From customizing the look of ...

iOS 26 brings a huge ‘Liquid Glass’ redesign to the iPhone, including several upgrades to the Lock Screen. One new feature that’s sure to prove a hit: Apple Music’s fullscreen artwork that, in some ...