Apple iPhone 17 event & iOS 26 — Quick Summary

The Apple event kicks off today. Expect announcements including the iPhone 17 (including an “Air” model), final iOS 26/iPadOS 26 release-date confirmation, and new hardware.

Key points

• Event livestream: Apple Events
• iOS/iPadOS info: Apple iOS overview
• Expected iOS 26 launch: mid-September (likely the week after the event)

Compatibility — iPhones NOT supported

• iPhone XR
• iPhone XS
• iPhone XS Max

Supported iPhones (2019 or later)

iPhone SE (2nd gen+), iPhone 11–16 series, iPhone 16e, and all recent iPhone 15/16 models.

Supported iPads

iPad Pro (M4 and some earlier Pro models), iPad Air (3rd gen+), iPad (8th gen+), iPad mini (5th gen+).

Notable iOS 26 features

• “Liquid Glass” design refresh (icons, floating buttons, more cohesion across platforms)
• Phone app redesign (single-screen contacts/calls/voicemail, Hold Assist)
• Live Translate for calls and messages
• Polls in Messages, new lock-screen options, adjustable alarm snooze, camera and screenshot improvements

If you don’t want to upgrade your device, you can keep using it, but you may miss security updates and new app compatibility.

Questions? Reply on the tweet — tell us which model you have and if you’ll upgrade.