The developer beta is the only way to solve the Android vs. Apple feud for now, but it’s excellent news for the future. It's not all copycat features. In some cases, Apple makes it better for iPhone ...

Along the way to a full release, Apple develops several variants of iOS all with a unique purpose and an entirely different set of users. Here's what they are, when they're used, and by whom. The ...

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 ...

Running the latest iOS 26 developer beta or public beta? You’re probably looking at the version of iOS 26 that will be released in September. For starters, iOS 26 ...

The latest version of the iPhone operating system is iOS 26, which will continue to receive new features until the next major release, iOS 27, launches in the fall of 2026. Even if your iPhone can’t ...

When Apple stops supporting older iPhones and iPads with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, it usually isn’t the end of the line—Apple keeps releasing new security-only patches for those devices for ...

Apple's iOS 18 iPhone software update is expected to be announced to the world at the WWDC event that's likely to be held in June, but it won't be made available to the wider public until September. A ...

Apple today seeded the release candidate versions of upcoming iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 updates to developers and public beta testers for testing purposes, two weeks after ...

Apple today seeded the release candidate versions (RCs) of upcoming iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple released the the ...

Last week, news about the adoption rates for Apple’s iOS 26 update started making the rounds. The new update, these reports claim, was being installed at dramatically lower rates than past iOS updates ...

The anticipated release of iOS 26.2 has captured the attention of Apple users and developers, as it promises to bring refinements and updates to the iOS ecosystem. Currently in its third beta phase, ...

I accurately predicted the date of the next iPhone update for the third year in a row. Here's what time you can expect the OS to land on your iPhone. Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 ...