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iOS 12

Latest News

Apple gives some older iPhones OS updates, going back to iPhone 5s

Apple has provided iOS 12.5.7, macOS 11.7.3, and other updates for older devices that can't be updated to the latest releases.

Wesley Hilliard 3 years ago 19

Apple releases iOS 12.5.6 for older iPhones

iOS 12.5.6 has been released with security updates and bug fixes for devices unable to update to iOS 15.

Wesley Hilliard 3 years ago 4

Apple patches iOS zero-day vulnerability exploited by Pegasus spyware

Apple on Thursday pushed out updates for older versions of its iOS and macOS operating systems, patching three zero-day vulnerabilities including a bug that was likely exploited in the wild by NSO Group's Pegasus spyware.

AppleInsider Staff 4 years ago 2
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Apple releases iOS 12.5.4 security update for older devices

Apple has released an iOS 12.5.4 security update for older devices that patches three vulnerabilities — two of which may have been exploited in the wild.

Wesley Hilliard 5 years ago 3

Apple releases iOS 14.4.2, iOS 12.5.2, watchOS 7.3.3

Apple has released iOS 14.4.2 for the latest devices, iOS 12.5.2 for older devices, and watchOS 7.3.3 with bug fixes and other improvements.

Wesley Hilliard 5 years ago 7

Apple releases iOS 12.5, bringing Exposure Notification to older devices

Apple has released iOS 12.5, an update that brings coronavirus Exposure Notification and security updates to older iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models.

Mike Peterson 5 years ago 4

Vast majority of all iPads, iPhones in service use iOS 13

Apple has updated its iOS 13 adoption numbers, with more than three-quarters of all iPhones introduced in the last four years on the new operating system.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 8

iOS 12.4.3 now available for some devices that can't upgrade to iOS 13

Apple has released an update of iOS for some older iPhone and iPad models that cannot be updated to iOS 13.2, with the legacy hardware now able to update to iOS 12.4.3.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 16

China believed to have used iPhone exploits to track Uyghur Muslims

The recently-revealed use of hacked websites to monitor iPhone users, is now reported to have been used by the Chinese government to target the Uyghur Muslim community.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 0

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Victor Marks 6 years ago 3
These are all the new features found in iOS 12.3

These are all the new features found in iOS 12.3

Apple has just released iOS 12.3 which like iOS 12.2 before it, contains some major updates to Apple's mobile platform. Here is what you can expect once you download it.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 8

Tim Cook promises expansion of Screen Time in interview with ABC

As he does from time to time, Apple CEO Tim Cook has appeared in an interview with ABC News to address user privacy, device over-use, and children's screen time.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 21

Apple amping up purges of apps that are similar to iOS 12 Screen Time

Apple has eliminated 11 of the 17 most popular screen time monitoring and parental control apps from the App Store, and has done so with increasing frequency since it launched its own monitoring tool, Screen Time, in iOS 12.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 54
Everything new in iOS 12.3 beta 2

Everything new in iOS 12.3 beta 2

AppleInsider goes hands-on with the latest beta of iOS 12.3, which includes the newly revamped TV app and several minor tweaks.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 4
Everything new in iOS 12.3 & tvOS 12.3: New TV app!

Everything new in iOS 12.3 & tvOS 12.3: New TV app!

Just days after the release of iOS 12.2 and tvOS 12.2, Apple has rolled out first betas of iOS 12.3 and tvOS 12.3. AppleInsider delves into them both, to see what is new and exciting.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 8
Apple is rolling out these 40 new features and changes in iOS 12.2 for iPhone & iPad

Apple is rolling out these 40 new features and changes in iOS 12.2 for iPhone & iPad

Now that Apple has rolled out iOS 12.2 for iPhone and iPad, AppleInsider breaks down over 40 features and changes that are included in the new OS update.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 10
Everything new in iOS 12.2 beta 6: AirPower support & AppleCare+

Everything new in iOS 12.2 beta 6: AirPower support & AppleCare+

The release of Apple's iOS 12.2 appears imminent as the sixth beta was recently pushed out to developers with a number of new changes and refinements. AppleInsider goes through everything that is new in the latest — and possibly last — iOS 12.2 beta.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 4

Apple continues UK 'There's more to iPhone' campaign with focus on recycling, Face ID, iOS 12

Apple is continuing its "There's more to iPhone" campaign in the United Kingdom, by publishing three new videos to its regional YouTube account highlighting the usefulness of iOS 12 software updates, Face ID, and the iPhone maker's recycling schemes.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 3
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