Many of those bugs were inside frameworks and other technologies that are used across Apple’s apps, he noted – though there is no evidence they have actually been exploited. The update comes soon after Apple made the first public version of iOS 26 available.

Unlike last year, several iPhone models won't be eligible to download the newest iOS when it makes its debut this fall. This trio of models first released in 2018 won't be coming to the iOS 26 party:

The newest iPhone software release could be the last big update before Apple moves to the next-generation iOS 26. Here’s what’s in it.