Here’s everything new for the Messages app in iOS 26

iOS 26 is the next major iPhone update, packing big updates for Apple Wallet, CarPlay, Apple Music, and a variety of new features for the Messages app too. Here’s what’s coming to your iPhone later this year.

iOS 26 upgrades Messages with new design, group chat features, and more

Apple’s Messages app is getting a handful of solid upgrades in iOS 26.

Messages gains the new ‘Liquid Glass’ redesign that impacts the app, of course. Buttons have been updated, UI elements…