After the first beta was iPhone to iPhone only, the second iOS 26.4 developer beta lets iPhones and Androids trade fully encrypted RCS messages for the first time. You may recall that in the first iOS ...

With the second iOS 26.4 beta, Apple and Google have started testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users. Apple started testing E2EE for RCS in the ...

Spam calls, texts, and emails are not only disruptive but can also pose risks to your privacy and security. These unwanted communications often interrupt your day, clutter your inbox, and may even ...

The Emergency SOS feature on iPhones can send texts to emergency responders via satellite when there is no cell tower nearby. By Kalley Huang The six survivors of Tuesday’s avalanche near Lake Tahoe ...

Apple is improving music discovery with a new feature in the iOS 26.4 beta: Playlist Playground. For those curious about this update, it's an AI-driven addition to Apple Music where users can now ...

A new commercial mobile spyware platform dubbed ZeroDayRAT is being advertised to cybercriminals on Telegram as a tool that provides full remote control over compromised Android and iOS devices. The ...

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab is prioritizing production and shipment of its three highest-end iPhone models for 2026 while delaying the rollout of its standard ‌model due to a ...

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You know this by now. The threat from malicious text messages has never been worse. Fueled by Chinese organized criminal gangs and AI, this now targets smartphone users on an industrial level, sending ...

Lost Your iPhone? Beware Fake ‘Find My’ Messages Aiming to Steal Your Apple ID Your email has been sent Switzerland’s NCSC warns iPhone users of a new scam exploiting lost devices to steal Apple ID ...

The Swiss National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning iPhone owners about a phishing scam that claims to have found your lost or stolen iPhone but is actually trying to steal your Apple ID ...