Apple expands iOS 18 updates to more iPhones to block DarkSword attacks

Apple has now made it possible for more iPhones still running iOS 18 to receive security updates that protect against the ...

Apple Releases iOS 26.4: AI Playlists, Keyboard Fix, and 13 New Features

Apple’s iOS 26.4 adds AI playlist creation, eight new emoji, better keyboard accuracy, and new Family Sharing payment options ...
AppleInsider

iOS 26 adoption rate isn't the crisis some analysts are portraying

Apple's February 2026 App Store data shows iOS 26 adoption closely tracking the pace set by iOS 18 in January 2025, and iPadOS 26 is ahead of iPadOS 18, undercutting claims that the upgrade cycle is ...
Forbes

iOS 26.3—Update Now Warning Issued To All iPhone Users

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Update Feb. 13: This article, originally published on Feb. 11, has been ...
Cult of Mac

iOS 27 will be a critical update — will your iPhone support it?

iOS 26 is the most controversial iPhone update in many years. That includes dislike of the Liquid Glass design, but there are also plenty of reports of performance problems. That makes iOS 27 such an ...
MacRumors

iOS 26 Adoption Hits 50%, But Some Users Are Still Reluctant to Update

iOS 26 adoption now hovers at around 50%, according to StatCounter, but some users are still cautious about updating. New data published by SellCell provides a look at how users have responded to the ...
Fast Company

5 quick ways to make your iPhone act more like it used to, before Apple’s iOS 26 update

Apple’s iOS 26 has been available for nearly six months now, but it’s still one of the company’s least well-received software updates for the iPhone. Primarily, people have criticized the new Liquid ...
Macworld

If you’re not running iOS 26 yet, here’s why you need to update right now

Macworld emphasizes that iOS 26 is essential for iPhone security, as Apple no longer provides critical security patches for older iOS versions. The upcoming iOS 26.4 update introduces Siri 2.0 powered ...
USA Today

iOS 26.2 is here. What to know about the iPhone update.

The latest iOS update has hit Apple products, and you can now download it to your iPhone. The latest update is set to enhance certain apps and install security updates on users' devices. If you're ...
Macworld

iOS 26 is a massive flop with iPhone users, and you can probably guess why

Macworld reports that iOS 26 has achieved only 18.1% adoption among iPhone users as of January 2026, significantly lower than iOS 18’s 77.1% at the same timeframe. The poor adoption rate appears ...
MacRumors

Don't Want to Upgrade to iOS 26? Here's How to Stay on iOS 18 [Update: Now Unavailable]

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 ...
Cult of Mac

iOS 26.3 beta 1: All the new features and changes

Just days after pushing iOS 26.2 to the public, Apple seeded the iOS 26.3 beta 1 to developers on Monday. The next major point release of the iPhone operating system does not include radical new ...