Latest iOS 9 News

Six-year iPhone 4S & iOS 9 legal battle may end in $15 settlement

Six years of a legal case regarding Apple allegedly slowing older iPhones with its iOS 9 upgrade may end as the plaintiffs ask the courts to recommend a much reduced settlement.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 6

'iBoot' leak may stem from low-level Apple engineer with ties to jailbreaking community

This week's publishing of the "iBoot" source code for iOS 9 can be traced back to a "low-level" Apple employee who shared it with a small group of jailbreaking friends — and may not have wanted it to go beyond that circle, a report claimed on Friday.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 39

Apple issues DMCA takedown for iBoot code, says recent devices should be safe

The iOS 9 iBoot source code published this week is old and shouldn't pose a threat to people who keep their iPhones and iPads updated, Apple said on Thursday.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 13

NYT reporter uses megaphone to decry 'slow death' of 5-year-old iPad mini running iOS 9, admits hardware still works fine

An editorial in the New York Times complains about the slow death of the writer's five-year-old iPad mini, while still noting that everything about it functions fine — if not in the eternally new fashion the author demands.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 63

iOS 10 now installed on 79% of Apple's mobile devices

A little over 5 months after the update's release, iOS 10 had made it onto 79 percent of iOS devices, according to official Apple statistics shared with developers.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 26

Apple stops signing iOS 9.3.5, halting any downgrades from iOS 10

As of Wednesday Apple is no longer signing iOS 9.3.5, effectively preventing anyone already on iOS 10 from downgrading to iOS 9.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 7

Apple issues iOS 9.3.5 update, patching serious security issues discovered just 10 days ago

Apple on Thursday pushed out yet another important update for its iOS 9 operating system, addressing serious security holes apparently exploited by an Israeli hacking firm, in what could be the final patch ahead of the release of iOS 10.

Neil Hughes 9 years ago 22

Apple squashes FaceTime bug that facilitated eavesdropping on calls

Apple in a pair of security updates for iOS and OS X on Monday addressed a FaceTime vulnerability that allows attackers to surreptitiously maintain audio connectivity in a seemingly terminated FaceTime call.

Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 2

Apple brings iOS 9 Spotlight Suggestions to 7 more markets, adds NBC to Apple TV's universal search

Apple on Tuesday made a pair of improvements to its search services by bringing iOS 9's Spotlight Suggestions to seven more markets and adding NBC as an item in the fourth-generation Apple TV's universal search results.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 0

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