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Yahoo
30-07-2025
- Yahoo
iPhone update: Owners told to update Apple devices to iOS 18.6 now
iPhone users have been urged update their Apple devices to fix a host of security flaws. iOS 18.6 is a major update but does not bring significant new features, instead focusing on fixing stability and security. The primary change is a fix to the Photos app, which is sometimes unable to share 'memory movies'. That is an AI-powered feature that allows users to ask for a specific set of photos to be stitched together into an emotive film. But it includes a host of other security and bug fixes, some of which patch potentially dangerous vulnerabilities. As such, security experts advised users to fix them now. 'iOS 18.6 contains fixes for over 20 bugs and vulnerabilities. Given that this update is smaller and largely focused on security enhancements, we recommend users update as quickly as possible,' said by Josh Stein, VP of Strategy, Security at Jamf. Many of those bugs were inside frameworks and other technologies that are used across Apple's apps, he noted – though there is no evidence they have actually been exploited. The update comes soon after Apple made the first public version of iOS 26 available. As Apple gets close to the release of that new update – likely in September, alongside the new iPhones – new updates to the existing iOS 18 are unlikely to include dramatic new changes.
Digital Trends
30-07-2025
- Digital Trends
Apple rolls out important iPhone update ahead of iOS 26 overhaul
What's happened? Apple has rolled out what might be its final major update for its current software platforms ahead of its total overhaul across all devices this fall. The iOS 18.6 update has rolled out to iPhone users, with other Apple devices also seeing an update in the form of iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, watchOS 11.6, tvOS 18.6, and visionOS 2.6. The updates are free – but don't expect to see the new Liquid Glass interface. That's reserved for the '26' updates in a couple of months. This is important because: the latest software versions come with key security updates and bug fixes which will keep your devices working properly, and safely. One bug fix which is included in the updates is resolving an issue with sharing memory movies in the Photos app. The update mainly focuses on security issues, with a long list of improvements published by Apple. Recommended Videos Why should I care? While none of the security loop holes Apple has patched in its latest software updates are known to have been exploited, it's important to keep your devices up to date. Updates tend to take several minutes to prepare, download and install – and a device restart will also be triggered as part of the update process. Failing to update to the latest software version could leave your devices vulnerable to cyberattacks. Okay, what's next? If you own an iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV or Vision Pro, we'd recommend checking for the latest update to ensure your devices are fully up to date with the latest features and security settings. Beyond these updates, all eyes are on September for the introduction of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26 Tahoe, watchOS 26, tvOS 26 and visionOS 26 – marking Apple's biggest overhaul in its software offering in more than a decade. Apple has said these updates will arrive this fall, and going by previous software generations we expect them to arrive in September, around the time of the iPhone 17 launch. If you can't wait until then, public betas are available for all platforms bar visionOS – allowing you to get early access to the new look and features. Before you download, these aren't final versions of the software. There will be bugs and some features may not work at all.
Phone Arena
29-07-2025
- Phone Arena
Apple tries to sneak a disguised iPhone 17 Pro into the real world for testing
In what appears to be our first look at a pre-production 2025 iPhone model, an X subscriber with the username @Skyfops posted a tweet showing someone holding an iPhone 17 series model hidden in a thick black case that hides the camera bar on the back of the phone. According to the X subscriber, the photograph also shows a burly security guard who tried (but failed) to block the phone from being photographed. Trying to figure out a more specific unveiling date, Gurman eliminated Monday, September 8th, and Friday, September 12th, since Monday and Friday events are usually not done by Apple. Thursday, September 11th, is out since Apple considers it in poor taste to announce new products on any anniversary of 9/11. Photos embedded in this Tweet show off a pre-production iPhone 17 Pro in a case designed to hide the device. | Image credit-@Skyfops One photo shows a man wearing sunglasses and a hat (the hat is worn in the traditional manner) and in one hand is a recent iPhone Pro model while the disguised iPhone 17 is in his other hand. Even with the thick black case, you can tell that it is an iPhone 17 model with a camera bar because of the placement of the cutouts for the flash and LiDAR sensors. The cutout for the camera lenses indicates that the phone in the picture is an iPhone 17 Pro model. Here's your first look at the pre-production iPhone 17 Pro in a thick black case, | Image credit-@Skyfops The second photo is a look at the same scene from the side. In this picture you can see how thick the case that is covering up the iPhone 17 Pro is. The thickness of the case allows Apple to cover up the camera bar on the rear of the phone, which would be a dead giveaway that one of the phones being held by this man is not a model that Apple has released. You might remember that back in April 2010, an unknown iPhone model was discovered on the floor of a bar in San Jose, California. This was the iPhone 4, which not only had a much different design than the iPhone 3GS, but it was also put into a case so that no one could see what the phone looked like. Apple and other phone manufacturers resort to using such cases when they take a phone being tested out in the real world from being spotted, photographed, and placed all over social media. Obviously in this case, it didn't stop the device from being spotted, photographed, and placed all over social media.
