It’s rare for the company to issue a re-release of the same numbered software update. It’s even more unusual for that re-release to happen so long after the first version. Sometimes Apple discovers a ...

Apple today stopped signing iOS 17.6, preventing iPhone users from downgrading to that version of iOS. The update is no longer being signed after Apple released iOS 17.6.1 on August 7. Apple regularly ...

iOS 18 arrived on iPhones in September 2024, bringing a raft of new features to iPhones. It was the latest in a line of yearly iPhone software updates that are like getting a new iPhone without paying ...

The iOS 17 update cycle is on a glidepath to landing. It’s been torrid at times, with the last update landing just a week after the one before, for instance, but things are much more stable now. The ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET ...