iOS 26 brings super-useful new Wi-Fi features to the iPhone, making cross-device synchronization super convenient!
As Creative Strategies analyst Max Weinbach discovered, iPhones and iPads running iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 can now sync login information for controlled Wi-Fi networks. For example, when Weinbach checked into a Hilton hotel, his iPhone prompted him to use the Wi-Fi information from his iPad, which was already connected to the hotel network.
Controlled Wi-Fi networks are those that require you to fill out a web form to gain access. Such networks are common in hotels, gyms, cafes, airports, and other public spaces. With this new feature (which is likely to be extended to macOS 26), connecting multiple Apple devices to these networks will become faster and easier.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman was the first to report on Apple's plans to introduce this feature, though it was not mentioned during last month's WWDC 2025 keynote speech. MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris later discovered related references in the code of the first iOS 26 developer beta. At the time, it was believed that the feature was not yet enabled, but it is now clearly available. According to earlier posts, Wembach appears to have installed the second iOS 26 developer beta.
iOS 26 is expected to be released in September, bringing this useful feature to a wide range of users.
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