iOS 26 Is Coming — And Apple Finally Gave You the Button You’ve Been Asking For

iOS 18 introduced a few redesigns that were not-so-good (including the infamous change to the Photos app). And strangely, it removed an important button from the basic Calculator app, a move that people found bad enough to warrant an entire column on The Atlantic, calling it out. 

Now, Apple has apparently listened. iOS 26 brings back the C/AC button, the lack of which frustrated some people, especially those who used the Calculator app more frequently. 

Basically, with iOS 26, Apple is trying to please both worlds. Actually, the Calculator app now has both a backspace key and a C/AC key. The backspace key sits in the top-left of the number keypad, and it deletes one digit at a time. The second button next to it is what used to be the +/- key in iOS 18. 

Now, this button is replaced by the traditional C/AC button. When a number is a part of a calculation, pressing C removes the entire number. This is useful if you accidentally mistype one number in a string of a large addition or something.