… By Anna Washenko March 17, 2026 5:40 pm EST Apple has started providing small security updates to iOS, iPadOS and macOS devices. These are dubbed Background Security Improvements that will offer minor system updates between the larger software updates. …
… DarkSword currently targets iOS 18 releases between iOS 18.4 and iOS 18.6.2, and according to Apple's latest iOS usage stats for developers , around 24 percent of iOS devices are still on some version of iOS 18. However, Apple simultaneously released iOS 26 and iOS 18.7 on September 15, 2025. …
… On the Android side, the Google Messages chats to iOS devices will look the same way they do when messaging another user or users with encrypted RCS. Apple added the option for RCS messaging as part of iOS 18. …
… By Anna Washenko March 26, 2026 9:00 am EST WhatsApp shared multiple quality of life updates coming to its messaging platform starting today. The first is a long awaited option to have two accounts on a single iOS device. …
Apple rolls out iOS 26.4.2 to fix a flaw that allowed the FBI to access push notifications Data from deleted notifications was previously accessible on the local storage of some iOS devices. …
… The website's parent company, Aylo, has announced that it's welcoming back "age-confirmed" iOS users after Apple launched a device-based age verification solution with iOS 26.4 . …
… And speaking of iOS, Google also says it's worked together with Apple to make it easier for people to switch from iOS to Android devices. Apple confirmed that the feature is a part of the new iOS 26.5 update . …
iOS 26.4 is here, with Playlist Playground and new emoji There's also an ambient music widget and bug fixes. By Will Shanklin March 24, 2026 1:13 pm EST iOS and iPadOS 26.4 are here, with a surprising number of new features for a point release. …
… For communication between different Apple devices, Apple will continue to route messages through its own iMessage protocol. As is usually the case, Apple also dropped updates for iPadOS, macOS Tahoe and watchOS, all of which hit version 26.5 as well. …
… Luckily, we do have some sense of what Apple has in store, and it looks like stability improvements and AI are the company's big focuses for the updates coming to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS and tvOS this fall. iOS 27 may be redesigned around Siri The closer we get to June 8, the more lea… …