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Apple’s upcoming iOS 26 update is introducing two brand-new apps Games and Preview and users are already buzzing about the potential impact on everyday iPhone use. While they may sound like small additions, both apps aim to make iPhones more organized, functional, and user-friendly.
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The Games App: All Your Games in One Place
For years, iPhone users have juggled folders, the App Store, and Game Center to manage their titles. With iOS 26, Apple is finally offering a dedicated Games app, effectively turning the iPhone into a more console-like experience.
The Games app includes:
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Home: Quick access to favorites and highlights.
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Arcade: A showcase of the latest Apple Arcade releases.
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Play Together: Integration with Game Center to track friends’ scores, join challenges, or hop into multiplayer matches.
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Library: A complete hub for all installed games, achievements, and progress.
Beyond organization, the app also delivers personalized recommendations based on the games you already enjoy, making discovery easier than ever.
The Preview App: Mac’s File Tool Comes to iPhone
Another major addition is the arrival of Preview, a long-time Mac staple now optimized for iOS. Previously, iPhone users had to jump between multiple apps to manage PDFs and images. With Preview, it all comes together in one place.
Key features include:
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Instantly open PDFs and images (especially from iCloud).
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Basic editing tools: rotate, crop, resize, and markup.
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Document scanning using the iPhone’s camera.
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Fill out and sign PDFs directly on your device.
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Create new files from scratch or copied content.
The only limitation noted so far: Preview appears to work best and possibly only with files stored in iCloud, which could restrict users who prefer local storage.
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Release Timeline
Both the Games and Preview apps will roll out with iOS 26, expected to launch alongside the iPhone 17 in early September 2025. Apple has yet to confirm every detail, but excitement around these features is already building.
FAQs
Q. What is the new Games app on iOS 26?
It’s a centralized hub for all your games, achievements, progress, and recommendations designed to give iPhones a more console-like feel.
Q. What is the Preview app on iOS 26?
Preview is a file management tool for viewing, editing, and annotating PDFs and images, previously exclusive to macOS, now available on iPhones and iPads.
