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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Apple's iOS 26.4 and iOS 18.7.8 fix the same flaw, in Notification Services, where ...

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 ...

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 ...

There's a new iPhone update in for Apple users and if you’re trying to avoid it, we’ve got you covered with a little-known trick. Long gone is the time where all iPhone users were waiting for their ...

Big iOS updates always come with a few headline-grabbing features, and iOS 26 is no exception, thanks to Liquid Glass and the ...