Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Apple’s iOS 26.1 has been out for a few weeks now, alongside an update ...

Here are three very good reasons to update to iOS 26.2 if you are still on iOS 18. Here are three very good reasons to update to iOS 26.2 if you are still on iOS 18. This is a big change as since ...

Apple is encouraging iPhone users who are still running iOS 18 to upgrade to iOS 26 by making the ‌iOS 26‌ software upgrade option more prominent. Since ‌iOS 26‌ launched in September, it has been ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...