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 ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Apple has launched a security patch for iPhones still running iOS 18. The patch protects them against the dangerous DarkSword exploit. Install the ...

Apple released an unprecedented iOS 18.7.7 security update for all iPhones to combat the critical DarkSword malware threat. Macworld notes that while iOS 26 offers advanced security features, this ...

Apple has now made it possible for more iPhones still running iOS 18 to receive security updates that protect against the actively exploited DarkSword exploit kit. "We enabled the availability of iOS ...

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Thankfully, this isn’t an April Fool’s prank. After I wrote “DarkSword Exploit Threatens iPhones Still Running iOS 18” (23 March 2026), Apple published the tech note page “Update iOS to protect your ...

As DarkSword spreads, Apple tells WIRED it will enable iOS 18-specific fixes for millions of iPhone owners who remain on that iOS version rather than force them to update to iOS 26. Now, however, the ...

According to Wired, Apple will release an iOS 18 update on Wednesday morning to patch vulnerabilities exploited by the DarkSword hack. Here’s what that means. Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen Apple ...

The first beta of iOS 26.5 has arrived, with Apple Intelligence now making its way to users in China, and Notification Forwarding expanding beyond the EU. According to multiple iOS users based in ...

The iOS 26.5 beta that Apple released today includes no new Apple Intelligence Siri functionality, which suggests we're going to be waiting until iOS 27 to see any of the promised ‌Siri‌ features.

Apple has officially launched iOS 26.4, a feature-packed update designed to enhance functionality, improve design, and address critical bugs. With updates spanning the Music app, accessibility tools, ...

Google and cybersecurity companies Lookout and iVerify have detailed a new hacking technique that potentially puts a significant portion of iPhone users in danger, just by visiting the wrong web page.