According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is expected to bring some new features to the messaging and phone app in the iOS 26 version.
The message application will have the ability to create a poll, a feature that is familiar on other messaging platforms.In addition, users can also set a separate wallpaper for each conversation, and this wallpaper will be synchronized on their Apple devices as well.

For the phone application, iOS 26 is expected to introduce a new interface, combining favorite lists, recent calls, and voiceovers in one place.Notably, users can optionally go back to the old interface if they do not like this change.
These updates are expected to be announced by Apple at WWDC 2025 at 0:00 on June 10.