Apple confirms hidden iOS 26 security update, and Google confirms silent iOS 18 spyware compromise. What you need to know and do.

Here are the features and security updates iOS 26.2 brings to your iPhone. Don't miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source. iOS 26.2 patches these zero-day bugs and more Apple writes online that iOS 26.2 patches more than two dozen bugs on your iPhone. And the company wrote that two of those bugs could be used in "extremely sophisticated ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Update Feb. 13: This article, originally published on Feb. 11, has been updated to include expert commentary about the issues ...

The latest iOS update has hit Apple products, and you can now download it to your iPhone. The latest update is set to enhance certain apps and install security updates on users' devices. If you're looking to update your Apple device, here's what to know ...

OS 26.4 is the next big iPhone release, and Apple plans to enable a key security feature by default in the update: Stolen Device Protection.