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Apple confirms hidden iOS 26 security update, and Google confirms silent iOS 18 spyware compromise. What you need to know and do.
Apple provided developers and public beta testers with the release candidate versions of iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, which means we're going to see a public launch as soon as next week. The RC versions of the software include Apple's official release notes,
iOS 26.3.1 (a): Apple's First Background Security Improvement Fixes This On Your iPhone
OS 26.4 Beta 4 with a focus on stability and polish. See the new Emoji 17.0 characters and Liquid Glass refinements and more.
Apple today seeded the release candidate version of upcoming iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 updates to developers and public beta testers, with the software coming a week after Apple provided the fourth betas.
Cybersecurity researchers from Google's Threat Intelligence Group and two cybersecurity firms, Lookout and iVerify, have identified a new hacking toolkit this week that makes iPhone owners' data vulnerable.
Apple released iOS 26.3.1 (a) to fix a critical WebKit vulnerability (CVE-2026-20643). Learn how to enable Background Security Improvements.