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iOS iPhoneAug 1, 2025Aug 1, 2025

iOS 26 leak reveals Adaptive Temperature for Home app

Apple’s first iOS 26 betas kept the Home app unchanged, but newly discovered code points to a proactive thermostat feature called Adaptive Temperature. The strings were spotted by developer-analyst Steve Moser inside the HomeKit framework and reference deep ties to…

Chrome iOS iPad iPhoneJul 31, 2025Jul 31, 2025

iOS 18.6 and macOS Sequoia 15.6 patch zero-day exploit used in Chrome attacks

Asma Hussain

Apple recently rolled out iOS 18.6, iPadOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, watchOS 11.6, tvOS 11.6, and visionOS 2.6 to address a serious zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2025-6558, that was actively exploited in attacks targeting Google Chrome users. The issue lies in ANGLE,…

How tos iOS iPhoneJul 31, 2025Jul 31, 2025

iPhone 16 DFU mode, recovery, and force restart guide

Imran Hussain

A frozen screen can derail your day. Before you book a repair, use the built-in rescue tools in iPhone 16 to clear glitches. A normal restart (Side button + either volume key > slide to power off) fixes most issues,…

Android iOSJul 30, 2025Jul 30, 2025

Google Search AI Mode gains Canvas, Search Live, and PDF uploads

Imran Hussain

Google has announced a back to school wave of Google Search AI mode updates that turn the Labs preview into a complete study companion. Students, parents, and teachers can now keep research, planning, and Q&A inside the results page instead…

iOS iPad iPhoneJul 29, 2025

iOS 18.6 Security Fixes: Here Are All the Vulnerabilities Patched by Apple

Imran Hussain

Apple’s latest update, iOS 18.6, doesn’t bring new features—but it does patch over a dozen important security vulnerabilities affecting core parts of the system. These include privacy flaws in Accessibility services, memory management issues in system libraries, and web-based exploits…

iOS iPad iPhoneJul 29, 2025Jul 29, 2025

Download iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6 IPSW firmware updates

Imran Hussain

You can now download iOS 18.6 firmware files and iPadOS 18.6 IPSW firmware files for all supported iPhone and iPad models. Apple has released the final version of iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6 as build number 22G86, and the update…

iOS iPad iPhoneJul 29, 2025

Apple releases iOS 18.6 with a fix for Photos app

Imran Hussain

Apple has released iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6 for all compatible iPhone and iPad models. The update contains a fix for Photos app which could prevent movies from being shared. For European Union users, this software update also features new…

iOS iPhoneJun 23, 2025

iOS 26’s Adaptive Power Mode uses AI to extend iPhone battery life

Asma Hussain

Apple’s iOS 26 introduces a new Adaptive Power Mode aimed at extending iPhone battery life without the blunt trade-offs of Low Power Mode. Instead of waiting for your battery to hit 20%, this setting kicks in when your usage is…

Apple Watch iOS iPad iPhone MacJun 12, 2025

Everything to know about iOS 26’s Live Translation for calls and messages

Asma Hussain

Apple is finally weaving translation directly into how we talk, text, and video chat on iOS 26. With Live Translation, the iPhone becomes a real-time interpreter, offering instant speech and text translation within Messages, Phone, and FaceTime—all without sending data…

iOS iPhoneJun 12, 2025

iOS 26 adds stricter teen safeguards, smarter Child Accounts, and app age sharing controls

Asma Hussain

Apple is making some serious upgrades to parental controls and Child Accounts with iOS 26 and its other upcoming software updates, giving families more tools to manage how kids and teens use Apple devices. These new features are designed to…