I’ve been running iOS 26 since the summer, and one feature alone makes the upgrade worth it

I'm going to be honest with you. Ever since Apple has used the summer months to roll out public betas of its iOS updates ahead of the fall release of the full version, there are times when I have grown weary of running unproven software on my phone. The interface changes, the occasional bugs, the prospect of things on my iPhone not just working like they always have — it can all be a bit much every now and again.

But every so often, you get a new feature on your phone that makes the vagaries of beta testing worth it. And, folks — iOS 26 brings such a feature front and center.

If you've read my iOS 26 review, you'd find that I'm mostly positive about the big changes that came with the just-released iPhone software update. Still, I will confess that I'm still learning to love — or at least