iOS 26.2 has landed here are the 7 biggest new features for your iPhone

Date:
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 20:30:40 +0000

Description:
iOS 26.2 includes a few improvements to all sorts of apps and features, from AirDrop to reminders to Sleep Scores and beyond.

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26.2 is rolling out now for iPhones It includes several new and improved features for Reminders and more Highlights a new way to share over AirDrop
and tweaks to Liquid Glass

Its not quite Christmas yet, but there are some new goodies for your well-behaved iPhone, as iOS 26.2 has just landed complete with quite a few new features and improvements.

Most of these are small, but some could make a real difference to how you use your phone, while others fix annoyances and improve apps.

Below, youll find a rundown of whats new in the software but on top of all this, there are also bug fixes and security improvements, so even if you dont care about these features, its still worth downloading the update. 1.
Reminder alarms (Image credit: Apple / MacRumors)

With iOS 26.2, youre now less likely to miss reminders, as you can have them accompanied by an alarm.

To do this, toggle the Urgent option when setting the reminder. When the reminder time arrives, your phones alarm will sound, and youll see options to snooze or stop it. 2. An easier way to AirDrop (Image credit: Apple / MacRumors)

iOS 26.2 has also made it easier to AirDrop with people who arent in your contacts list. Now, rather than having to either add them to your contacts or enable the Everyone for 10 Minutes option, you can generate a code and share it with them.

Once done, youll be able to AirDrop each other for 30 days, while keeping AirDrop on the Contacts Only setting. 3. Liquid Glass tweaks Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Future) Image 2 of 2 The Measure app in an iOS 26.2 beta
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iOS 26.2 also includes a couple of changes to Liquid Glass. The most significant is a new slider that lets you customize how transparent the lock screen clock appears.

In addition, Apple has added a Liquid Glass effect to the Level tool in the Measure app, so the new interface look is applied more consistently across
the operating system. 4. Podcast improvements (Image credit: Apple / MacRumors)

There are a few improvements to the Apple Podcasts app as well, with iOS 26.2 adding auto-chapters. That means, if a podcast creator doesnt manually add chapters to an episode, the app can do so automatically.

Beyond that, the app now makes it a lot easier to find links to websites mentioned on the episode page, and it will also include links to other podcasts mentioned in the episode. 5. Better Sleep Scores (Image credit:
Apple / MacRumors)

If you ever thought the wording for Apples Sleep Scores didnt match how you felt in the morning, you probably werent alone, as Apple has tweaked this for iOS 26.2 as well.

Now, you need a much higher score to achieve an Excellent previously called Very High rating, and anything under 40 will now be considered Very Low, where before the cut-off was 29. Similar changes have also been made to the other Sleep Score categories. 6. Tables in the Freeform app (Image credit: Apple / MacRumors)

Were not sure how many people use the Freeform app, but if youre among them and youre a fan of tables, then this is the update youve been waiting for, as with iOS 26.2, you can now make tables in the Freeform app.

You can resize these tables by dragging their corners, and add rows and columns with the + buttons. It's safe to say this one can be filed in the 'useful, not exciting' category. 7. Tweaks to Apple News (Image credit: Apple / 9to5Mac)

Finally, Apple News has also been tweaked with shortcuts at the top of the screen, which lead to various sections of the app. These sections include things like Sports, Puzzles, Politics, and Food.

Not a major change, but something that should make it a little faster to get where you want to be.

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