The latest iPhone update is a surprise, featuring security fixes which were due to be released with iOS 26.6 but brought forward.

The next iPhone software cycle, iOS 27, is reported to cancel support for some iPhones. Here’s what you need to know.

Update: A day later, the public beta version is now available as well. While iOS 27 is very much the new focus for pre-release software, Apple is still preparing iOS 26.6 as the next iPhone update.

Today Apple released its latest iPhone software update, iOS 26.5.2, which includes fixes for nearly 30 security issues. Here ...

Following the public release of iOS 26.4 a week ago, Apple released iOS 26.5 developer beta 1 on Monday. Unlike its immediate predecessor, the first iOS 26.5 beta arrives with few new features. Most ...

Apple’s iOS 26.3 release puts a spotlight on deeper user customization and regulatory-driven upgrades to how the iPhone connects to other devices. The update combines fresh visual tools, a Liquid ...

iOS 26.5 will bring new features to Apple Maps, iPhone and Android messaging, and more! Credit: Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Apple's latest mobile operating system, iOS 26.5 ...

An iPhone user spotted a "terrible" iOS feature, but there appears to be a fix.

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages between iPhone and Android devices is coming in iOS 26.5, Apple confirmed today. The feature is listed in Apple's iOS 26.5 release notes. Apple says ...

Apple just dropped the fourth developer beta of iOS 26.4 — and historically, that’s the point where a stable release stops feeling hypothetical. Worth getting excited about, too; this update is full ...

Apple today released iOS 26.5.1, a minor update to iOS 26. The software is available three weeks after iOS 26.5 came out, and appears to only be available for the iPhone Air and all models in the ...

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