Apple’s beta testing program follows a systematic and predictable rollout process, making sure that each update is thoroughly tested before its public release. The first beta of iOS 26.5 is already ...

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 ...

The first beta of iOS 26.5 has arrived, with Apple Intelligence now making its way to users in China, and Notification Forwarding expanding beyond the EU. According to multiple iOS users based in ...

If new features (and eight brand new emoji) aren’t incentive enough to update your iPhone to iOS 26.4, then security fixes should be. Like with most software updates, Apple has packed its 26.4 lineup ...

The iOS keyboard text prediction is not as good as Android’s, but it was never so bad as to cause typing errors. That changed with the iOS 26 update, which introduced an annoying bug that induced ...

Apple released iOS 26.3.1 for the iPhone on Wednesday -- a small patch that arrives a few weeks after the rollout of iOS 26.3, focusing mainly on fixes and under-the-hood improvements. The update is ...

Apple’s iOS 26.4 represents a significant step forward, introducing a variety of new features, performance upgrades, and minor trade-offs. Currently in its second beta phase, the update is expected to ...

Apple's latest iOS update brings new wallpaper and location features as well as the ability to transfer data to an Android device. Credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images There's a new iOS ...

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 ...

While the iOS 26.3 Release Candidate is now available ahead of a public release, the first iOS 26.4 beta is likely still at least a week away. Following beta testing, iOS 26.4 will likely be released ...

When Apple stops supporting older iPhones and iPads with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, it usually isn’t the end of the line—Apple keeps releasing new security-only patches for those devices for ...

Apple released iOS 26.2.1 primarily to support new 2nd generation AirTags with enhanced Precision Finding capabilities. Macworld reports that users must install this update to access full AirTag ...