iOS 26.2 Stable Update Starts Rolling Out! What’s New?

Apple has started rolling out the stable update of iOS 26.2 for iPhones, alongside iPadOS, watchOS, visionOS, and macOS. The update’s core focus is to enhance Apple Music, Podcasts, Games, and add further customization for the “Liquid Glass” design. It also includes new AirDrop capabilities, bug fixes, and enhancements to security patches for iPhone devices.

This update is available for iPhone 11 series and newer, plus iPhone SE (2nd generation and later). Unfortunately, some features may not be available on old models — for example, “Apple Intelligence” is only compatible with iPhone 15 Pro and later.

Here are the new features of the iOS 26.2 stable update for iPhones:

• New design for the home screen, lock screen, Control Center, and apps for Liquid Glass
• Apple Intelligence-compatible devices can now perform live translation (text/audio in Messages, live captions in FaceTime)
• Apple Intelligence automatically identifies and summarizes order-tracking details from emails, with centralized progress notifications
• More ways to manage unwanted calls and screen messages from unknown numbers
• Apple Music displays translated lyrics for select non-English songs
• Phone app notifies you when a live agent is ready after being on hold
• “Favorite Songs” playlist appears in “Top Picks” on the Apple Music home tab
• Offline lyrics available for downloaded Apple Music songs
• New Games app (with new filters in the Games library)
• Improved support for third-party mobile controllers
• New navigation options in Apple News
• Accessibility setting that makes the screen flash for notifications
• Automatically generated chapters for easier podcast episode navigation
• Enhanced safety alerts
• AirDrop verification codes for connecting with unknown contacts
• CarPlay improvements

For security updates, it includes important fixes for vulnerabilities — including WebKit issues that Apple noted may have been exploited in a sophisticated attack against specific targets.

The download size for iOS 26.2 varies by iPhone model and current iOS version, typically ranging from ~1.6 GB to over 12 GB. Users can check for the update in Settings > General > Software Update to download the latest version.