This is a public service announcement for all of our readers with an iPhone X, iPhone 8, or iPhone 8 Plus: Once you move your device to iOS 16.7.8, there’s no way to downgrade back to older software.

Put another way, if you have an iPhone from the 2017 model year or earlier (iPhone 8 or iPhone X), you can't upgrade to the latest iOS, but your phone should continue to work — albeit without the ...

Apple's iOS 18.4 update also comes with a warning to update now, because it fixes a hefty list of 60 security vulnerabilities, some of which are serious. Update, April. 02, 2025: This story, ...

Screenshot iOS 26.2 fixes 26 flaws in Apple’s iOS software, two of which are already being used in real-life attacks. Update Dec. 14: This article, originally published on Dec. 13, has been updated to ...