iOS 26 is full of great features, and it’s easy to miss some of its best new additions. Here are seven superb new features that you can use right now.
Apple’s iOS 26 update is full of brilliant features that catch your eye and enhance your iPhone. But beyond the headline changes like the Liquid Glass redesign, iOS 26 is teeming with lesser-known improvements that easily fly under the radar.
Here, we’ve highlighted a few of our favorite hidden changes in the iOS 26 update. We’ll show you how they work and where you can find them, so you’re able to get started straight away and level up your iOS experience.Customize the Camera Control
Apple’s Camera Control is a quick way to open the Camera app and start snapping, and it comes with a bunch of quick controls that are accessible with a swipe or a tap. But if you’re finding it doesn’t quite work for you – or you want to change how it works – then iOS 26 has brought some welcome adjustments.
Now, you can change the order that Camera Control features appear, which means you can make your most commonly accessed controls much easier to find. To do this, open the Settings app and go to Camera > Camera Control, then tap Customize under the Controls header. You can now reorder the controls as you like, disable light presses and swipes, and enable a cleaner preview screen when using the Camera Control.Say goodbye to ruined photos
There’s nothing worse than capturing a once-in-a-lifetime moment with your camera, then getting home and realizing your pictures are ruined thanks to a smudged-up camera lens. Given how often we use our iPhones, that kind of risk is never too far away. Luckily, iOS 26 has a fix.
In the latest iOS update, you will now get warnings if the software determines that your iPhone camera lens is greasy or smudged. When that happens, you’ll see an on-screen alert suggesting that you clean your lens to prevent unwanted effects blighting your images. Just find a soft cloth and gently rub the lens to remove any smears before you shoot.
