After months of anticipation, Apple has finally unveiled its next major iPhone update - iOS 26. The design overhaul, announced at Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), brings translucent, glass-like effects to app icons, the lock screen, and home screen. Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering, described this so-called'Liquid Glass Design' as'gorgeous'. However, it hasn't gone down well on social media, where users have dubbed the glass-like elements as ugly and difficult to use. 'Liquid Glass Design is the ugliest thing Apple has ever done!' one user vented.

After months of anticipation, the wait is finally almost over for Apple fans, as the tech giant's annual tech event is about to commence. Apple says the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), which kicks off today at Apple Park in California, will be an'extraordinary week of technology'. The tech giant is expected to announce a load of AI features at the'momentous' event, including a chatbot built into its iPhones. It's also tipped to shed light on the next major mobile operating system, called iOS 18, which will likely also get an AI revamp. Ahead of the event, MailOnline gives a rundown of everything you need to know about WWDC, including how to tune in and when the big products will be revealed.

Apple is copying Amazon's Alexa with a major change to Siri, a respected leaker claims. According to Apple tipster Mark Gurman, Siri users will soon only need to say'Siri' instead of'Hey Siri' when activating the personal assistant. The change would match Alexa, the virtual assistant from rival Amazon, which requires to users to simply say'Alexa' without the word'hey' first. It could be implemented across multiple Apple operating systems, including iOS for iPhones, as well as iPadOS, watchOS, macOS and more. Gurman has already revealed Apple is planning to unveil its mixed reality headset in less than two months.

If you're the proud owner of a retro iPhone that's over 10 years old, you may soon be forced to splash out on an upgrade. That's because Apple is cutting support for several online services, like the App Store, Siri and Maps, on devices running an operating system from iOS 11 to iOS 11.2.6. So if you own a handset which can't upgrade to iOS 11.3 at the very least, it will be rendered largely defunct from May 2023. Although Apple is known to stop providing bug and security updates to older operating systems, this will mark the first time it has actively reduced their functionality. Currently, any iPhone running a version of iOS 11 can update to at least iOS 12.5.4,

Apple is expected to unveil the first Mac computers powered by its own custom Arm-based processor at its'One More Thing' event tonight. The event will be livestreamed from the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California from 18:00 GMT (13:00 ET) on Tuesday, November 10. This marks the first time in the Mac's 36-year history that the line will be powered by an Apple-designed processor, which is said to offer better performance, higher bandwidth and consume less power than the Intel-based machines currently in use. Apple is expected to start shipping the first Arm Macs before the end of the year, with all of the devices boasting the new system within two years. Apple has officially announced its upcoming November 10 event that is set to reveal the tech giant's first Arm-based Macs.

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks Monday during the 2018 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference at the San Jose Convention Center. Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks Monday during the 2018 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference at the San Jose Convention Center. Tim Cook, who has led Apple since 2011, spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep in a wide-ranging interview on Monday as the company kicked off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Steve Inskeep: Thank you very much for taking the time. This is really great to talk with you. Apple CEO Tim Cook: It is great to be here with you. I want to begin with some news that you made -- and by the time people will hear this interview we will have explained essentially what it was -- having to do with screen time and parental controls. I want to get at the thinking behind that: What, if anything, bothers you about the amount of time people are spending on your phones? If you back up and think about what we've -- what we're about -- we've never been about maximizing usage of our devices. It's never been a focus of ours. What we've always try to do is infuse humanity into our products, and give you something that amplifies something you want to do, or enables you to create something that you couldn't create otherwise. And it -- sort of to make your difference in the world.

Apple wants to make it easier for you to control apps using Siri. That's the gist of a new app, called'Shortcuts,' that the iPhone maker unveiled on Monday at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California. With a single voice command, users can build their own multi-step routines for Siri to run across a variety of apps. Apple unveiled a new'Shortcuts' app at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference that lets users create custom commands for the digital assistant. 'We want to make Siri do much more for you and we're doing that by taking advantage of the power of apps,' said Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering.

Apple has unveiled a radical free update to its iOS software aimed at limiting the amount of time people spend on their devices. Apple boss Tim Cook unveiled the new iOS 12 software at the firm's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose as part of a raft of announcements. Apple also unveiled a much improved Siri AI, and better performance for older phones, along with new software for its Watch and TV. Apple boss Tim Cook unveiled the new'digital health' software at the firm's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose alongside new versions of the software that powers the Apple Watch, Apple TV and Mac. The new features are designed to show people exactly how much time they are using their device for - and help limit it.

Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference is always full of surprises. USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham previews what we can expect in Talking Tech. It's early June, which means for tech lovers, it's Apple iOS season. On Monday, Apple kicks off its Worldwide Developers Conference with a keynote where it will likely spell out all the new software features coming this fall to your iPhone or iPad. USA TODAY will provide live updates from the WWDC keynote right here, starting at 1 p.m. ET.

Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference is always full of surprises. USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham previews what we can expect in Talking Tech. For many Apple fans, the annual June Worldwide Developers Conference is a holiday fest of many, many new software updates that bring new features to their beloved iPhones and iPads. To others, it's an, "Oh no, Apple's going to make me download this update and it's going to destroy my phone." Just ask all the folks who saw their iPhones intentionally slow down, on purpose, with iOS 10's update that tried to compensate for aging batteries.