Apple has released iOS 26.4.2 and iOS 18.7.8, along with a warning to update your iPhone now. Here's what you need to know.

OS 26.5 brings security and stability updates with an estimated 10–30 vulnerability fixes, plus broader privacy protections ...

The FBI extracted Signal messages from an iPhone by exploiting a notification database flaw. Apple has now released iOS 18.7.8 and iOS 26.4.2 to fix a bug that allowed deleted notifications to persist ...

Apple has issued an urgent iOS update to fix a flaw that allowed deleted message previews to remain accessible, while Google has rolled out AI Overviews and Ask Gemini to Google Drive for broader use.

Safeguarding your personal data on iOS 26 is more critical than ever. With increasing concerns about data collection by corporations, data brokers, and governments, taking control of your privacy ...

Apple's iOS 26.4.2 fixes a security bug that exposed deleted iPhone messages, strengthening privacy, data protection, and ...

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Mobile security has become a proxy battle for everything from banking and health data to private photos and work emails, and the choice between iOS and Android now feels less like picking a phone and ...

At last year’s WWDC, Apple Intelligence certainly stole the show. I personally believe iOS 18 still would’ve been a very substantial software upgrade, even without a single AI upgrade. One of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Since upgrading to iOS 18.4, have you noticed a black dot at the top of ...

Apple recently released iOS 26.4.1 and as it traditionally does, it has now stopped signing iOS 26.4, making downgrading to ...

With the first beta of iOS 26.2 now available, MacWorld discovered that Apple is working on a new privacy feature for AirDrop. According to the publication, the company might soon require a PIN code ...