It's not just you; you're not seeing things. Your vision hasn't worsened overnight, and your iPhone screen doesn't need cleaning. The hazy app icons were just one of the Liquid Glass issues that Apple ...

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iOS 26.5.1 should take care of an annoying charging bug on some iPhones.

iPhone users on iOS 26, iMessage activation may be blocked by an inactive SIM — here's how to fix it. Some users are finding that they can't activate iMessage with their phone number. This results in ...

Apple released iOS 26 last month, and as is usually the case with a new mobile OS release, it included a few bugs, from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues to trouble activating iMessage. Apple released a fix ...

If your iPhone battery drains faster after updating to iOS 26, wait 24–48 hours for background tasks to settle. Then update to iOS 26.1, restart your iPhone, check and update battery-draining apps, ...

Apple gave iOS a massive redesign this year, unveiling the new Liquid Glass experience at WWDC 2025 in June. Liquid Glass brings translucency and light effects to various menus, toggles, buttons, and ...

Apple's shift from its classic skeuomorphic design to a more modern, flat, and glassy look in iOS 7 shaped how the operating system looked for the better part of a decade. It was only with the launch ...

Apple CarPlay is great for syncing an iPhone with a vehicle's infotainment system, but it only gets you so far if you're having issues. With so many automakers choosing to build their own systems for ...

WhatsApp notifications can stop arriving on iPhone 17 after iOS 26.3 if notification permissions were reset, Background App Refresh was limited, Focus mode is silencing alerts, or WhatsApp itself ...