Apple released the iOS 26.4 RC to developers and public beta testers today, setting the stage for an official release as soon as later this month. Apple has also shared its official release notes for ...

Apple typically does a great job of keeping its mobile devices updated with new features and security patches for years. One prime example of Apple's impressive software update policy is the iPhone 5S ...

Following last week’s release of iOS 26.2.1, Apple has now stopped signing iOS 26.2. Here’s what that means. Whenever Apple releases an iOS update with important security fixes, or decides a version ...

Apple is set to transform its virtual assistant, Siri, with the upcoming releases of iOS 26.4 and iOS 27. These updates aim to address long-standing user concerns by introducing advanced artificial ...

iOS 26.1 lets you control the Liquid Glass design. iOS 26.2 offers better security for AirDrop. Most of all, iOS 26 patches several nasty security bugs. My wife and I both own iPhones. But differences ...

Macworld reports that iOS 26 has achieved only 18.1% adoption among iPhone users as of January 2026, significantly lower than iOS 18’s 77.1% at the same timeframe. The poor adoption rate appears ...

Update: As noted by Nick Heer on his Pixel Envy blog, analytics data is unreliable because Safari on iOS 26 is reporting a different operating system version in the user agent string that analytics ...

Since the beginning of December, Apple has been pushing iPhone users who opted to stay on iOS 18 to install iOS 26 instead. Apple started by making the iOS 18 upgrades less visible, and has now ...

Just days after pushing iOS 26.2 to the public, Apple seeded the iOS 26.3 beta 1 to developers on Monday. The next major point release of the iPhone operating system does not include radical new ...

In addition to hundreds of bug fixes, iOS 26.2 brings much-needed refinement to the iPhone’s operating system — along with more than 20 new features. iOS 26.2, which Apple released Friday, lets you ...

Apple is now recommending that iPhone users update to iOS 26, changing it from an optional upgrade. Users with an iPhone 11 or newer can download and install the iOS 26 update. While users can remain ...

If your iPhone finally updated to the newest iOS and you aren't really loving it, you're not alone. Since September, iPhone users have had the chance to update their phones to iOS 26, Apple's software ...