iOS 26 promises to put a stop to those seemingly endless waits on hold — or at least, it will put a stop to you having to stay on the line and being driven slowly mad by the jarring hold music.

If you make a call and are placed on hold, a new feature in ‌iOS 26‌ will do the waiting for you so you can do other things. Hold Assist listens for hold music playing, and then alerts you when a ...

Apple reinvents the act of making, taking and dodging phone calls with the updated Phone app in iOS 26, thanks to a bold new design and the addition of several cutting-edge features. They include Call ...