iOS 26’s Photos app re-adds the tab bar, a major design reversal<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>Apple’s Photos app underwent
major changes last year in iOS 18. But this year in iOS 26, Photos has reversed course on the single biggest aspect of that overhaul: the tab bar is back.</p>
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iOS 26’s Photos app re-adds the tab bar, a major design reversal
