IOS 26 and iPados 26 add a smaller Wi-Fi function but useful to iPhones and iPads.
Stacked by analyst of creative strategies Max WeinbachConnection details for captive Wi-Fi networks are now synchronized through iPhones and iPads running iOS 26 and iPados 26. For example, while Weinbach stayed in a Hilton hotel, its iPhone prompted it to fill the Wi-Fad details of its iPad which was already connected to the hotel network.
A captive Wi-Fi network is the type that forces you to fill out a web form before having access. They are commonly found in hotels, gymnasiums, cafes, airports and other public places. With this new feature, which probably extends to MacOS 26 also, it will be faster and easier to connect several Apple devices to these networks.
BloombergMark Gurman was the first to point out that Apple planned this feature, which was not mentioned during the WWDC 2025 Keynote last month. Macrumors The contributor Aaron Perris then discovered references in the code of the first iOS 26 beta developer. It was believed that the functionality was not yet functional, but obviously it is. According to a previous postIt seems that Weinbach installed the second iOS 26 beta developer.
iOS 26 will probably be published in September, bringing this practical option to the masses.
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