iOS 26 vs iOS 18: What’s different, what’s new, and should you update?

Macworld
Apple pulled back the covers on the latest iteration of iOS at WWDC 2025. This will initially confuse some people, as the successor to 2024’s iOS 18 is… iOS 26! Moreover, the software will release at the end of 2025. We guess naming is hard. So, does the rejiggering of the numbers look like clumsy PR, or is the new iOS one that marks a bold new direction for the iPhone?
In this comparison of the two iOS versions, we’ll run though what the main differences are and how