Apple patches ancient iOS versions to keep iMessage, FaceTime, other services working

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 ...
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New version of iOS 17.6.1 is available now for iPhone and iPad

It’s rare for the company to issue a re-release of the same numbered software update. It’s even more unusual for that re-release to happen so long after the first version. Sometimes Apple discovers ...

AirTag refresh prompts mass updates of older iOS, iPadOS versions

The introduction of a new AirTag has led Apple to issue updates for multiple older versions of iOS and iPadOS, all to ...
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A version of iOS 18 is already being tested outside Apple Park, report claims

Apple's iOS 18 iPhone software update is expected to be announced to the world at the WWDC event that's likely to be held in June, but it won't be made available to the wider public until September.
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iOS 26 is probably complete

Running the latest iOS 26 developer beta or public beta? You’re probably looking at the version of iOS 26 that will be released in September. For starters, iOS 26 ...

iOS 26.3 Coming Soon With These New Features

OS 26.3 has been in beta testing for more than a month. The software update is relatively minor, but it does include a couple ...