Apple’s next big iPhone update will add a major privacy feature for Android users. What to expect as iOS 26.5 release date nears

A forthcoming update means new features and changes, including end-to-end encryption for texts sent between iPhones and Android phones. Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is just one month away.
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With developer verification, Google’s Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android’s open legacy

It’s been nearly 20 years since Google revealed Android, which the company described as the first “truly open” mobile operating system, setting Google-powered phones apart from the iPhone’s aggressively managed experience. Over time, though ...
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Android developers can now make apps using Apple's Swift

Apple's Swift programming language can now be used to develop for Android, and share code with iOS apps. Swift was launched by Apple in 2014 — although it had secretly been in development since 2010. It's a programming language that was aimed at ...

What's new in iOS 26.5? Encrypted iPhone-Android texts, new emojis

Apple’s iOS 26.5 update adds encrypted texting, eight emojis, accessibility updates and fresh Apple Music features for iPhone users. See what's new.