Apple released iOS & iPadOS 18.6.2 one week ago, fixing security issues that needed fixing and helping to ensure its users were well-protected from vulnerabilities that may have been actively exploited by bad actors in the wild.
Apple stopped signing iOS 18.6 on Thursday, just one week after releasing iOS 18.6.1 alongside watchOS 11.6.1 to enable the Blood Oxygen monitoring feature on Apple Watches that were previously barred from offering the feature to end users under an International Trade Commission ruling – but later circumvented by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection ruling that patent troll Masimo is now once again suing over.
Apple on Tuesday officially stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 18.5, one week after releasing iOS & iPadOS 18.6 with bug fixes and security improvements for its mobile platforms.
The general public can start testing the AirPods beta firmware for the first time through the Apple Beta Software Program starting in July.
Just yesterday, following Apple’s WWDC 2025 Keynote address, we shared a post outlining which devices would support Apple’s upcoming software updates later this Fall, which included a rundown of what Macs would be able to run macOS Tahoe 26.
At the end of last year, we talked about an interesting attempt by hackers to port iPadOS 18 to the iPad (6th generation) – a device that seems to be capable of running the firmware based on substantial similarities to the officially-supported iPad (7th generation), but has simply been left off the table by Apple in an effort to force planned obsolescence on its users.
Apple on Tuesday released an updated firmware for the company’s over-the-ear AirPods Max with USB-C, pushing the previous firmware version of 7E101 up to a newer firmware version of 7E108.
Apple this week stopped signing iOS & iPadOS 18.4.1 approximately one week after launching iOS & iPadOS 18.5, a feature and security patch update intended for iPhones and iPads alike.
Apple on Wednesday pulled the plug on the iOS & iPadOS 18.4 signing window nearly one full week after launching iOS & iPadOS 18.4.1, a minor bug fix update for iPhones and iPads.
Apple officially released iOS & iPadOS 18.4 last week, bringing Priority Notifications to Apple Intelligence, a dedicated Vision Pro app, new Emojis, and other under-the-hood improvements to modern iPhone and iPad owners.
Apple on Monday released updated firmware for various AirPods models alongside the new iOS & iPadOS 18.4 and macOS Sequoia 15.4 software updates that bring countless new features and improvements to Apple device owners.
If you have a legacy iPhone or iPad with an A9-A10(X) chip inside, then you might be excited to hear about a new and free firmware downgrading tool called terdus merula for macOS that allows you to downgrade your device’s firmware back to any version you want, in either a tethered or an untethered fashion.