iOS 26: These functions will be exclusive to the most recent iPhone

It’s the cold shower with iOS 26, not all iPhone is housed in the same brand. A choice that does not surprise anyone, since IOS 18 had already limited Apple Intelligence’s arrival At the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16. We have learned that only these models will be entitled to a handful of major innovations thanks to this new update.

IOS 26 features reserved for iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16

While the interface Liquid Glass will arrive on all iPhone compatible with iOS 26, 9TO5MAC has just specified that several features announced during the WWDC 2025 will not be accessible to all.

The American media thus reveals that most of the features using artificial intelligence will be exclusive to iPhone 15 pro And iPhone 16 – Or the models compatible with Apple Intelligence.

Here is the list of capacities exclusive to these models:

• ScreenshotTHE Visual Intelligence capacities
• Messages And Phonesthere real -time translation calls and messages
• Shortcutthe use of Apple language models
• Reminderssuggestions and automatic organization
• Cardsautomatic monitoring of packages thanks to email data
• Playground imagethe integration of chatgpt adding new image generation styles
• Genmojithe possibility of combining two emojis, modifying generation with a new request, or personalizing hairstyle and clothes
• Messagesgeneration by wallpaper and surveys suggestions

Last point, iOS 26 reserves a lock screen customization function at the following iPhone 12: the 3D effect. Therefore, the iPhone 11 and the iPhone SE 2 will not be able to benefit from it.

For the most curious, and especially the best equipped, know that it is already possible to take advantage of the update With the beta program of iOS 26.