iOS 26 brings back the iPhone calculator’s clear button<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>iOS 18 featured a major redesign to the Calculator app, including fancy features like Math Notes. Those changes included adding a back button to the keypad, replacing the traditional C/AC button. This was so frustrating for some, the real hard-core Calculator users I guess, that
The Atlantic published an entire column when iOS 18 shipped, decrying the button’s removal.</p>
<p>Apple has seemingly taken those complaints onboard. With iOS 26, the Calculator once again has a dedicated C/AC button.</p>
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iOS 26 brings back the iPhone calculator’s clear button
