I got an alert this morning for an iOS update numbered 26.3.1(a). (a)? This must be really bad .
Unrelated bug as far as I can tell.
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#62Here is the Google Research group's writeup https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/dar... Relevant forward: > GTIG has identified several different users of the DarkSword exploit chain dating back to November 2025. In addition to the case studies on DarkSword usage documented in this blog post, we assess it is likely that other commercial surveillance vendors or threat actors may also be using DarkS…
I wonder if that means 18.7.4 is vulnerable for all the Liquid Glass haters?
It's vulnerable, but iOS 18 since iOS 18.7.3 is only available for the 2018 iPhone XS and XR.
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#63Earlier quoted context omitted.
Apple should stop doing security by obscurity in the first place. People have no way finding out whether their phones have been compromised. Lockdown mode is just a cope mechanism for phones likely already compromised and there is no guarantee lockdown mode cannot be bypassed. Apple hardware is inherently insecure and it is bizarre that Apple keeps burying their head in the sand.
Aren’t their devices the most secure on the mass market? More than non-obscure phones, laptops, desktops… washing machines, robot vacuums, doorbells, you name it
Yes, but you can use anti-virus software on other platforms which can detect many threats.
Also just because others are not great, doesn't excuse Apple from being very much negligent.
I know many people who bought Apple products specifically because of the myth that they are secure. They were in fact mis sold. There is common thinking that no anti virus software = no viruses = secure among non technical crowd.
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#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
Enabling beta updates for ios18 should kill the nagging notification.
I'm keeping it there to remind me to stay defiant against the shittier UI. I'll wait until they can put it on a user switch or create a more readable option for older users. Which will probably be 'never'.
redmagic 11 is almost 1000 usd cheaper than the s25.
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#65I'm really hoping Apple backtracks on its refusal to update the 18.x line for phones that are compatible with 26. At least provide a security update.
Not going to happen (despite my still being on 18.x) because they want to force you to upgrade to 26 for publicity. As simple as that. The new "security upgrade available" will (I bet) be "to 26".
> for publicity
Or don’t want to maintain two different security architectures.
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#66I'm really hoping Apple backtracks on its refusal to update the 18.x line for phones that are compatible with 26. At least provide a security update.
Not going to happen (despite my still being on 18.x) because they want to force you to upgrade to 26 for publicity. As simple as that. The new "security upgrade available" will (I bet) be "to 26".
> for publicity
Or don’t want to maintain two different security architectures. Apple has always been visually opinionated.
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If it's really as bad as all that, they'll patch existing older releases.
> If it's really as bad as all that, they'll patch existing older releases. They have patched existing releases of iOS 18... but then they artificially restricted those patches only to a couple of phone models that don't support iOS 26. So if you're on a vaguely modern iDevice and are still on 18 because you don't want the new UI and other fuckups you are not allowed to install the patched 18. It'd be one thing if yo…
> you are not allowed to install the patched 18
Is it “you are not allowed,” or Cupertino isn’t going to bother developing and testing?
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#68I'm really hoping Apple backtracks on its refusal to update the 18.x line for phones that are compatible with 26. At least provide a security update.
Apple used to have a really good security record, it's mind boggling they blew it all up just to force Liquid Glass on users. For those not in the loop, Apple used to provide security patches for supported older iOS versions. They changed a lot of behavior around the release of Liquid Glass (iOS 26, MacOS Tahoe). Starting with iOS 18.7.3, they only release patch versions for the iPhone XS and XR. They've repeated thi…
Apple was always defeated in every pwn2own competition. I'm not sure if their security is any better or worse than anyone else.
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#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
Apple used to have a really good security record, it's mind boggling they blew it all up just to force Liquid Glass on users. For those not in the loop, Apple used to provide security patches for supported older iOS versions. They changed a lot of behavior around the release of Liquid Glass (iOS 26, MacOS Tahoe). Starting with iOS 18.7.3, they only release patch versions for the iPhone XS and XR. They've repeated thi…
Those trillions of dollars aren't going to find their way into the pockets of the shareholders if they have to pay some rubes to maintain old stuff!
> to pay some rubes to maintain old stuff
Can LLMs backport fixes to stable branches?
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#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
Apple should stop doing security by obscurity in the first place. People have no way finding out whether their phones have been compromised. Lockdown mode is just a cope mechanism for phones likely already compromised and there is no guarantee lockdown mode cannot be bypassed. Apple hardware is inherently insecure and it is bizarre that Apple keeps burying their head in the sand.
Aren’t their devices the most secure on the mass market? More than non-obscure phones, laptops, desktops… washing machines, robot vacuums, doorbells, you name it
> the most secure
Except for withholding iOS 18 security fixes when public exploits are fixed in iOS 26.