Assuming you're enrolled in the Apple public beta program, you can now grab the public beta directly on your iPhone. Just go to Settings, tap on General and select Software Updates. On that screen, tap on Beta Updates to find the iOS 26 beta.

Apple’s next iPhone operating system has more to offer than just the Liquid Glass redesign. In June, Apple previewed the iPhone’s next operating system, iOS 26. Without a doubt, the headline feature of iOS 26 (yes,

FaceTime "Communication Safety" feature: A newer addition to iOS 26 appears to be the FaceTime "Communication Safety" feature that pauses communications if and when nudity is detected. The feature appears to be a child safety feature that uses on-device detection, thus obviating any cloud-based privacy issues.