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Hidden iOS 26 Features Apple Didn't Mention at WWDC

Here are 26 gems in iOS 26 that most people might miss.

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Apple's next iPhone operating system is making several big changes to the iPhone experience. iOS 26 will give everything a more transparent, bubbly look in the Liquid Glass design -- and it also adds new live language translations to your calls and offers more protections against unwanted spam. 

But there are a number of changes that don't make splashy headlines. These include being able to set how many minutes you want to snooze, making an easy control center shortcut for reminders and having the ability to search Apple Wallet transactions.

With the public beta release of iOS 26, many more smaller, somewhat hidden features are now coming to light. This week's episode of One More Thing (embedded above) rapid-fires through 26 more hidden things discovered in iOS 26. 

Some people might get excited about translucent app icons when this arrives for everyone in the fall. As for myself, I'm digging how much easier it's going to be to make ringtones. Weird, custom ringtone sounds are so 2000s, and I'm here for it.

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