iOS 768: iOS 26 Overview - Bold UI Shifts & Intriguing New Features!
iOS Today (Audio)
Leo Laporte
4.1 • 616 Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Before you dive into iOS 26, get an honest look at which headline features actually improve daily life and which might have you pulling over to reset your music settings. From call screening that outsmarts spam to camera modes that outsmart users, Rosemary Orchard and Dan Moren spotlight the upgrades, quirks, and frustrations you may face on your iPhone.
• Mixed reactions to Liquid Glass transparency and widget animation
• New Safari UI frustrations and tips for restoring familiar controls
• Camera app redesign: simplified interface but hidden portrait mode
• Call screening and Hold Assist improve spam blocking and waiting on hold
• Package tracking in Apple Wallet now scans Mail for delivery updates
• Apple Music Auto Mix feature criticized for skipping and blending songs
• Rumors ahead of Apple's September event: iPhone 17 lineup, new colors, and "Air" model
• Speculation on AirTags 2, Apple Watch Series 11/Ultra 3, new AirPods Pro 3, and live translation features
• Shortcuts Corner: Exploring new on-device and cloud AI model actions in Shortcuts
• App Caps: Tribit Stormbox Micro 2 Bluetooth speaker and Foimo D30 label maker
Hosts: Rosemary Orchard and Dan Moren
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on iOS Today, I'm joined by Dan Moran to talk about all things coming in iOS 26. |
| 0:09.1 | Podcasts you love from people you trust. |
| 0:13.4 | This is Twit. |
| 0:17.8 | This is iOS Today, episode 768, recorded Tuesday, September 2nd for Thursday, September 4th, 2025. |
| 0:26.1 | iOS 26, overview. |
| 0:28.6 | Hello and welcome to iOS today, the show where we talk all things iOS, iPod OS, TVOS, watchOS, |
| 0:34.8 | home pod OS, some of those made-up OSs, including HomeKit, and much more. My name is Rosemary Orchid. Micah Sargent has gone camping today, so I am joined by Dan Moran from Six Colors and many other places to talk about all things in iOS 26. Welcome back to the show, Dan. Pleasure to be here, Rosemary. Thanks for having me. I promise you that I will not go camping |
| 0:56.6 | on you. That's, I guarantee I can give you right now. |
| 1:01.5 | Well, that's okay, because I'll be abandoning Micah this weekend, though we don't work at |
| 1:05.5 | the weekends, but I'll be going camping myself. So, yes, it's all fine. Micah is just missing out on one of the most fun shows of the |
| 1:13.9 | year. So we are recording this the week before Apple has their fancy event where they're going to |
| 1:21.4 | unveil the new iPhone. But that means it's a great opportunity to have a look at some of the |
| 1:26.0 | highlights in iOS 26. Some of the things that Dan, you and I maybe have found slightly problematic, |
| 1:31.3 | how to turn those off, how to turn some of the cool new things on. |
| 1:34.3 | And yeah, I thought I would start with liquid glass. |
| 1:38.3 | How are you feeling about liquid glass right now, Dan? |
| 1:41.3 | Boy, a little up and down. |
| 1:43.3 | I mean, liquid glass has gone through a lot of changes |
| 1:44.9 | during the beta process this summer. |
| 1:47.1 | It's gotten more transparent, less transparent, |
| 1:51.1 | more dynamic, less dynamic. |
| 1:52.7 | It's kind of all over the place. |
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