Apple on Monday unveiled the 2026 editions of all its operating systems. That’s what the “26” in the name of each OS stands for. iOS 26 is the iPhone OS set to launch in September 2025, but you’ll use it throughout most of 2026.
The name change makes sense because iOS 26 brings a major redesign. Liquid Glass is the biggest UI update the iPhone has seen since iOS 7. Install the first iOS 26 beta, and you’ll notice Liquid Glass everywhere. Translucency is the central element here, with light interacting differently across various digital surfaces.
The Liquid Glass design is easily the most significant change coming to iPhone with iOS 26, but it’s far from the only new feature Apple announced at WWDC 2025.
Apple walked us through some of the main iOS 26 features on Monday and also shared a list of new capabilities it didn’t have time to dive into during the event. I previously highlighted 19 new iOS 26 features coming to iPhone, though it wasn’t clear when they’d roll out.
Among them were two battery features iPhone users have been waiting for. One will tell you how long it’ll take to fully charge your battery, a long-requested addition. The other introduces adaptive power mode. They’re both said to be powered by AI, but Apple took particular care to avoid mentioning that during the keynote.
I wasn’t sure if these features would show up in iOS 26 beta 1, but they did. Below, I’ll walk you through all the changes in the Battery menu in iOS 26.
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