iOS 26 launch live: all the new features plus reaction to the polarizing Liquid Glass redesign

Welcome to our iOS 26 liveblog

Hello, Mark Wilson here (Managing Editor, News) and I’ll be taking you through all of the reaction and news from yesterday’s announcement of iOS 26.

There’s a lot to take in – a new ‘Liquid Glass’ material for the iPhone’s UI, plus a ton of new features across apps like Camera, CarPlay, Apple Music and even the Phone app.

We’ve also got an exclusive chat with Apple about Liquid Glass coming later, plus some hands-on first impressions. So if you want to know how your iPhone’s going to change in the near feature, stay tuned.