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This newly discovered iOS flaw could completely brick your iPhone with a single line of code
An app developer and security researcher discovered an iOS vulnerability that could have allowed threat actors to remotely sabotage and brick the best iPhones using only a single line of code. Gilherme Rambo found a proof of concept flaw hidden in the internal messaging system; the vulnerability was related to Darwin notifications. A Darwin notification is a low-level interprocess communication…
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Apple CarPlay just got 3 upgrades with iOS 18.4 — here’s what’s new
Apple’s iOS 18.4 rolled out to the public earlier this month, adding a slew of new features like new languages for Siri, a new recipe section on Apple News, and an Ambient Music option. The update also brings three new enhancements for Apple CarPlay to streamline your driving experience. While not a huge overhaul, it includes some handy UI tweaks…
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How to hide contact photos and turn off Group by Sender in iOS 18.5 Mail
With iOS 18, Mail gets a makeover in which your inbox is broken up into different categories. It’s not a universally loved look, so Apple includes the option to change Mail back to a list view. And iOS 18.5 adds even more tools for customizing the look of your inbox to precisely the way you want it. iOS 18.5, currently…
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How to Permanently Save Voicemails in iOS & Android
Whether for business communication purposes or personal reasons like preserving a loved one’s special note, some voicemails are meant to be kept long-term or indefinitely. Saving voicemails also safeguards against equipment loss or failure and frees up storage space on a device. Storing voicemails, however, can be a little tricky. The process varies for each device type, and sometimes, another…
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iOS 18.4 just gave Control Center these 3 handy upgrades
Last week Apple rolled out iOS 18.4 to the public, an update that added additional emojis, a new recipe section on Apple News, and an improved Control Center with some handy new features. While the update is getting about as much attention for what’s not included (i.e., Apple’s delayed Siri overhaul) as what is, there’s still plenty to be excited…
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Apple Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in iOS 15 and 16
Image: ink drop/Adobe Stock On Monday, Apple issued critical security updates that retroactively address three actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities affecting legacy versions of its operating systems. CVE-2025-24200 The first vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-24200, was patched in iOS 16.7.11, iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 15.8.4, and iPadOS 15.8.4. CVE-2025-24200 allows a physical attacker to disable USB Restricted Mode on an Apple device. This is…
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iOS 19 May Leave These Three iPhones Behind
Image: Aminu Abdullahi/TechRepublic Apple is gearing up to announce iOS 19 at WWDC 2025, but not all iPhones may get the update. A new rumor suggests that Apple could be dropping support for three models from 2018 — the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max. According to a report from 9to5Mac, the information comes from an anonymous source…
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iOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4 Sneakily Enable Automatic Updates on Your iPhone and Mac
Apple just released iOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4 for the iPhone and Mac, respectively. Once you complete the update, you’ll see a prompt informing you that, as part of the update, the company has enabled automatic updates on your device, even if you had previously switched them off. This means that, unless you do something, Apple will start downloading and…
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iOS 18.4 Now Available With 7 New Emojis and New Apple Intelligence Features
Apple today announced that iOS 18.4 is now available with 8 new emojis and new Apple Intelligence features. Earlier, Apple promised that iOS 18.4 would be rolled out by April and surprisingly, the company has stuck to the deadline this time. If you are planning to download iOS 18.4 soon on your iPhone, here are the new emojis and other…
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Phishing platform ‘Lucid’ behind wave of iOS, Android SMS attacks
A phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform named ‘Lucid’ has been targeting 169 entities in 88 countries using well-crafted messages sent on iMessage (iOS) and RCS (Android). Lucid, which has been operated by Chinese cybercriminals known as the ‘XinXin group’ since mid-2023, is sold to other threat actors via a subscription-based model that gives them access to over 1,000 phishing domains, tailored auto-generated…
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