Apple introduced a rather drastic change to its operating-system naming conventions this year. What would’ve been watchOS 12 is now watchOS 26, since the company decided to stop labeling its operating systems sequentially and instead name them according to the fiscal year they are released. Every OS now, from iOS 26 to macOS 26, also has a new, overhauled display aesthetic called Liquid Glass, which makes certain apps, icons, buttons, and pop-ups look like frosted glass and other features look like…








