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 ...

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.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Apple is urging users to adopt iOS 26, six months after its release, despite many remaining ...

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 ...

Since the beginning of December, Apple has been pushing iPhone users who opted to stay on iOS 18 to install iOS 26 instead. Apple started by making the iOS 18 upgrades less visible, and has now ...

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 ...

As promised, Apple has released a new version of iOS 18 for all iPhone users. The update comes in response to the growing proliferation of a new exploit chain known as DarkSword. Today’s update comes ...