Your iPhone already handles verification codes pretty well – but iOS 26 is about to make that "pretty well" feel downright magical. Since iOS 17 introduced automatic deletion of verification codes and iOS 15 brought us seamless autofill, Apple's been steadily chipping away at one of modern life's most annoying friction points. Now they're taking it cross-platform in a way that'll make you wonder how you ever managed without it. What you need to know: Autofill now works with third-party messaging apps like WhatsApp, not just Apple Messages Gmail and other email apps can finally feed codes directly to Safari and other browsers Mac users get autofill support in Chrome, Firefox, and beyond – no more Safari-only limitations The same auto-delete magic applies everywhere, keeping all your inboxes pristine During our beta testing, cross-app sync works seamlessly across the entire ecosystem Third-party messaging apps join the party Here's the kicker: iOS 26 lets your iPhone pull SMS...more
