Apple on Wednesday will issue software updates to devices still running iOS 18 to protect them from an exploit called DarkSword, which can silently take over an iPhone if it visits a website infected with the malicious code.

Apple has announced it will release an update for specific iPhones today — and announcing this in advance is pretty much unprecedented.

Apple has issued an important software for iOS 18 users who are holding out and avoiding iOS 26 for whatever reason. Specifically, iOS 18.7.7 for all iPhone models running iOS 18 (not running iOS

Apple today released iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, the latest updates to the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 operating systems. The new software comes six weeks after Apple released iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.

Leaked hacking tools threaten the security of millions of older iPhones. Cybersecurity experts weigh in.

If you're a fan of emoji , iOS 26.4 added a handful of new ones to iPhones , including -- objectively -- the best of the bunch: an orca whale. Apple released the update to the general public on March 24, bringing eight new emoji to your device.

Apple has started pushing security alerts to iPhones still running iOS 17 and earlier versions, warning users that known vulnerabilities in their software are being actively exploited by attackers. The notifications arrive as the U.