When Apple released iOS 18 in September, the tech giant introduced a feature to lock certain apps on your iPhone. That way you can keep kids and others out of your apps. You can also hide certain apps in their own hidden folder so others are not tempted to open them and invade your privacy.

“Trump having a photo of himself on his lock screen is the Trumpiest thing ever,” journalist James Surowiecki wrote on X. “Just imagine what you’d say to a friend of yours if you saw that on his lock screen he had a picture of himself pointing at the camera,” he wrote in a separate post.

As part of Apple's Liquid Glass redesign, announced at WWDC 2025, the new iOS 26 will rework some native Apple features and apps. Apple is also updating the Photos app, Safari, FaceTime, Phone, and more.

Commentary: I'm an AI reporter, and this one AI feature on my iPhone 16 drove me bananas. So, no matter what Apple announces regarding Apple Intelligence at today's developers event, I'm never turning it back on.

With a dramatic new design and big updates to the most-used apps, this will feel like a bigger change than previous iOS updates.

CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today previewed iOS 26, a major update that brings a beautiful new design, intelligent experiences, and improvements to

OS 26 shines with the gorgeous new design and meaningful improvements to the features users rely on every day, making iPhone even more helpful,” said Craig