Apple routinely recommends that users keep their device software bang up to date. However, Apple is now sending unprecedented alert notifications to some iPhone users. Here’s what’s going on. The updates appear directly on the iPhone lock screen and within the Settings app, so you should see them easily enough.

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.

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 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.

Just updated to iOS 26.4? From the new AI 'Playlist Playground' to the Orca emoji, here are the 5 things you must do immediately to master the new features.

Apple debuted new software updates today for old iOS, macOS, iPadOS, and watchOS versions, including iOS 18.7.7 and more.

Cisco has released patches for a dozen IOS and IOS XE vulnerabilities that could lead to DoS, secure boot bypass, and privilege escalation.

If you needed more proof of just how bad the DarkSword spyware is, Apple is about to issue a rare patch (via Wired) that addresses the issue on phones running iOS 18. Why is this rare? Well, typically Apple will simply tell iPhone users to upgrade to the latest version of iOS (that's iOS 26.