You don't need a fancy fix to reduce reliance on your device. Your iPhone has built-in settings to find calm again.
The security update protects a raft of older iPhones and iPads from attacks linked to leaked hacking tools called DarkSword.
Apple doesn't regularly release a critical update for previous iOS versions but DarkSword appears to be a serious threat.
The threat of remotely installed malware is big enough that Apple stops begging people to install iOS 26 and 'backports' iOS ...