The arrival of the latest iPhone update, iOS 26.5, reveals Apple’s strategy: to move compatible phones from iOS 18 to iOS 26 now.

Apple has officially rolled out iOS 18.7.7, a significant update aimed at users who have chosen to remain on iOS 18 instead of transitioning to iOS 26. This release is primarily focused on enhancing ...

iOS 26 brought a major new Liquid Glass design that, in some cases, led to user reports of slower iPhone performance. But Daring Fireball’s John Gruber recently went back to iOS 18 after a long time ...

Apple made an unusual decision on Wednesday and released a new version of iOS 18.7.7 in order to combat a new hacking toolkit called DarkSword. Now, more devices, like the iPhone 16e, can download the ...

If you’ve been clinging to iOS 18 to avoid Apple’s Liquid Glass interface, you may be aware that it comes with a security trade-off that exposes your iPhone to vulnerabilities already fixed in iOS 26.

Apple has released an unusual and highly targeted iOS 26.5.1 update, exclusively for its iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air ...

Note: We enabled the availability of iOS 18.7.7 for more devices on April 1, 2026, so users with Automatic Updates turned on can automatically receive important security protections from web attacks ...

Apple doesn't regularly release a critical update for previous iOS versions but DarkSword appears to be a serious threat. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast ...

Apple today released iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5, the newest updates to the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 operating systems. The software ...

Last week when iOS 26.4 beta 1 debuted, it came with some odd design quirks in the App Store app. The beta revised the design of search in two ways: In iOS 26.4 beta 1, the App Store was the only app ...